AEST Standard 23 Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Version 2025-2026
What aspect of stem cell research often leads to ethical controversy? - AnswersDestruction of
human embryos
What is one potential environmental benefit of producing pest-resistant crop varieties? -
AnswersReduce the amount of pesticide in the soil
When John Gurdon developed a procedure for nuclear transfer, what was he able to do for the
first time? - AnswersClone a frog
What animal was the first be cloned - AnswersDolly the sheep
Who/when was the first person to discover a cell - AnswersRobert Hooke 1663
What is a benefit of using genetic engineering to improve a plant species instead of more
traditional selective breeding? - AnswersIf it has good genes you don't have to cross it with
another plant
When a scientist travels to a location to collect biological samples that may be helpful in
scientific research, what are they doing? - AnswersBio prospecting
first food crop to be a gmo? - AnswersTomato
what process from the 1960's allowed for more crop production in developing countries due to
the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties? - AnswersGreen revolution
which of the following is a primary health concerns of GMO for consumers? - Answersallergic
reactions, nutritional effects associated with genetic modification
Who was the first to discover antibodies (Penicillin)? - AnswersAlexander Fleming in 1928
who helped create the cell theory and when? - AnswersMatthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann,
Rudolf Virchow in 1839
when was the first product of genetic engineering to be introduced to food supply? - AnswersIn
1990
What was the date of release of first draft of human genome project? - AnswersFebruary 2001
Who were the first to apply direct fermentation to product development? - AnswersSumerians
and Babylonians
Who used crop rotations to maximize crop fertility - AnswersThe Greeks
What aspect of stem cell research often leads to ethical controversy? - AnswersDestruction of
human embryos
What is one potential environmental benefit of producing pest-resistant crop varieties? -
AnswersReduce the amount of pesticide in the soil
When John Gurdon developed a procedure for nuclear transfer, what was he able to do for the
first time? - AnswersClone a frog
What animal was the first be cloned - AnswersDolly the sheep
Who/when was the first person to discover a cell - AnswersRobert Hooke 1663
What is a benefit of using genetic engineering to improve a plant species instead of more
traditional selective breeding? - AnswersIf it has good genes you don't have to cross it with
another plant
When a scientist travels to a location to collect biological samples that may be helpful in
scientific research, what are they doing? - AnswersBio prospecting
first food crop to be a gmo? - AnswersTomato
what process from the 1960's allowed for more crop production in developing countries due to
the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties? - AnswersGreen revolution
which of the following is a primary health concerns of GMO for consumers? - Answersallergic
reactions, nutritional effects associated with genetic modification
Who was the first to discover antibodies (Penicillin)? - AnswersAlexander Fleming in 1928
who helped create the cell theory and when? - AnswersMatthias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann,
Rudolf Virchow in 1839
when was the first product of genetic engineering to be introduced to food supply? - AnswersIn
1990
What was the date of release of first draft of human genome project? - AnswersFebruary 2001
Who were the first to apply direct fermentation to product development? - AnswersSumerians
and Babylonians
Who used crop rotations to maximize crop fertility - AnswersThe Greeks
