AEST CERTEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is the series of processes in which light energy is converted into simple sugar called? - Answer-photosynthesis The blade of the leaf is broken down into what three parts? - Answer-tip, margin, and base Wheat, barley, oats and rice are examples of what type of crop? - Answer-cereal crops What is the term for the process of cell division that results in the formation of gametes? - Answer-meiosis Who is considered the father of heredity? - Answer-Gregor Mendel What type of Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) would a middle school student select if he/she wishes to observe and experience a variety of areas in agriscience? - Answer-exploratory What farming practice involves soil preparation, planning, and cultivation, but only minimally disturbs the soil? - Answer-conservation tillage What factor contributes the greatest to food waste in the United States? - Answer-Food labeling date phrases confuse consumers and they discard good food What is the process by which living cells (plant or animal) take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide? - Answer-respiration In what must a student be enrolled to be an active member of the FFA? - Answer-agricultural education course What is the name of the process by which water moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a semipermeable membrane? - Answer-osmosis The practice of