Chapter 9 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. These can be natural or synthetic, and have many benefits and drawbacks
  2. 3. A systematic way of eliminating pests
  3. 4. The result of gene splicing to add desirable traits to crops
  4. 6. The process in which topsoil becomes less productive because of human activities
  5. 8. Agriculture that uses motorized equipment and large scale operation
  6. 14. Label on food that usually means no pesticide use and no genetic engineering
  7. 16. An infamous synthetic pesticide that caused much environmental damage
  8. 17. The gradual accumulation of salt in topsoil
  9. 19. Access to enough safe, nutritious food is called food _____
  10. 21. The name of the "revolution" that increased crop yields through industrialized agriculture
Down
  1. 1. Agriculture that is low-input and is also known as subsistence agriculture
  2. 5. When food intake exceeds energy use
  3. 7. A lack of of access to nutritious food is called food _____
  4. 9. A lack of iron can cause this disease
  5. 10. A type of species that invades and disrupts another ecosystem
  6. 11. The practice of raising fish and shellfish for human consumption
  7. 12. Farmland that produces mostly grains
  8. 13. A lack of this can cause goiter and stunted growth
  9. 15. Taking the best plants and making them reproduce to pass on desirable traits
  10. 18. Farmland that produces mostly meat
  11. 20. A species that interferes with human welfare