AEST Associate Of Agriculture Industry
Certification Study Guide
Describe the process of mitosis & Meiosis and include the stages of
Mitosis - ANS mitosis- genetically identical; daughter cells.
meiosis- genetically different; gamates
Stages of mitosis & meiosis - ANS Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase,
Telophase, Interphase
Describe the function of photosynthesis, transpiration, & cellular
respiration. - ANS photosynthesis- makes food, sun, h20, co2, creates
sugars & starches
transpiration- loss of water from plant
cell respiration- releasing energy
List & define 8 types of land classification - ANS 1-4 cultivate (1 is
best, can farm on)
5-8 grazing (only for animals)
what is soil texture vs soil structure & list the soil particles in order of
particle size- large to small - ANS soil texture- % of sand, silt, clay
soil structure - arrangement of particles
Separate the 17 essential plant nutrients into macro & micro, make
sure t indicate which three are the most important - ANS macro:
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen,
Calcium, Sulfur, Magnesium.
Micro: Maganese, Molybdenum, Chlorine, Copper, Boron, Zink,
Nickel, Iron
, what is the most important nutrient's main purpose for the plant? -
ANS Nitrogen; helps to make the plant green (chlorophyll)
Describe the following propagation methods of air layering, tissue
culture, stem cuttings, leaf cuttings, root cuttings, & seeds. - ANS Air
layering is a method of propagating new trees and shrubs from stems
still attached to the parent plant. The stem is wrapped with damp
moss to encourage roots to form.
Plant tissue culture is a collection of techniques used to maintain or
grow plant cells, tissues or organs under sterile conditions on a
nutrient culture medium of known composition. It is widely used to
produce clones of a plant in a method known as micropropagation.
Stem cuttings: It involves taking a section of stem from a parent plant
and manipulating it to create a new plant.
leaf cuttings: stem cutting produces new roots, and a root cutting
produces new stems
root cuttings: the portion of root is cut from a parent plant (often called
a mother plant), placed in a growing medium, and then left to grow its
own system of roots and stems.
seeds: is the method of plant propagation (multiplying, reproducing, or
breeding new plants) that is done through the use of seeds.
What is germination vs propagation - ANS germination- seed sprouts
propagation- growing plants
Describe asexual plant propagation & sexual plant propagation. - ANS
asexual: cuttings, layering, division, buddings, & grafting
sexual:involves the union of the pollen (male) with the egg (female) to
produce a seed
