AEST AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

AEST AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 Refrigerated Boxcar - Answer -Invention in the 1880s that expanded the beef industry by allowing meat to be transported across the country and stored for extended periods Combine - Answer -Machine developed by joining a reaper and a threshing device USDA - Answer -United States Department of Agriculture Hydraulics - Answer -Conveyance of liquids through pipes and channels, especially as a source of mechanical force or control Green Revolution - Answer -Occurred in the 1950's-1960's, leading to increased use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers resulting in higher-yielding, disease- and insect-resistant varieties of small grain Aerosol Can - Answer -Modern day invention resulting from agriscience research conducted to control mosquitoes in tropical areas Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) - Answer -Highly stable compounds used as aerosol propellants consisting of chlorine, fluorine, carbon, and hydrogenGarden Peas - Answer -Type of plant used by Gregor Johann Mendel to discover the effects of genetics on characteristics Gregor Mendel - Answer -Credited with discovering the effects of genetics on plant characteristics, known as 'the father of genetics' and 'the father of heredity' Agronomy - Answer -The science of soil management and crop production SMV Triangle - Answer -Reflective orange triangle bordered with red, warning other road users that the vehicle displaying the sign is traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic Iron - Answer -Metal that revolutionized agriculture John Deere - Answer -Inventor of the iron plow in 1837 Eli Whitney - Answer -Inventor of the cotton gin, which quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds Dust Bowl - Answer -Occurred due to severe drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods, leading to wind erosion and the creation of crop rotation Hatch Act - Answer -Established agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States Smith-Hughes Act - Answer -Provided federal aid to the states for promoting precollegiate vocational education in agricultural and industrial trades and in home economics Smith-Lever Act - Answer -Established a national Cooperative Extension Service that extended outreach programs through land-grant