Topic 5 crossword

1. The kinds of food that a person, animal or community habitually eats.
3. A single species of plant grown on a farm, usually in high density
5. Chemicals used to deter pests
8. The supply of water for crops other than natural process such as rain or water tables
9. the amount of product taken from the feild
11. Insects and small mammals that help plants disperse their pollen
13. When crops are switched out seasonally so that no specific nutrient is continuously depleted from the soil
16. The top layer of the soil profile. A dark brown or black organic substance made up of decayed plant or animal matter. It provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water.
17. The distance food travels from the farm where it is produced to the plate of the final consumer.
18. When perfectly edible foodstuff are thrown away at the retail and consumer level.
19. When all people at all time have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.
20. A natural process by which water-soluble substances such as calcium are washed out from the soil. This reduces the fertility of a soil.

2. Of the Earth - meaning "land" in ecology
4. Animals in pastoral farming - useful in converting plants which humans cannot digest (grass) into valuable protein
6. A mixture of air, water, mineral particles, organic material from decomposed flora and fauna that covers the underlying bedrock, and in which a wide variety of terrestrial plants grow.
7. The time period associated with introduction of high-yielding seeds and modern agricultural techniques.
10. The removal of crops from the field, for use.
12. farming for self-sufficiency to grow enough for a family
14. large scale production of crops and livestock for sale
15. Growing various crops at the same time so they may provide each other with benefits
19. A measure of how rich the soil is in the nutrients necessary for basic plant nutrition, including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.