Agriculture & Food Resouces
Across
- 4. An inherited characteristic that decreases the effect of a given agent (such as a pesticide) on an organism, like a pest.
- 6. Agricultural methods that maintain soil productivity and a healthy ecological balance while having minimal long-term impacts.
- 7. The breakup of large areas of habitat into small, isolated patches.
- 9. A pesticide that kills a variety of organisms, including beneficial organisms, in addition to the target pest.
- 11. A state in which all people at all times have secure and reliable access to sufficient amounts of nutritious food.
- 12. Modern agricultural methods that require large capital inputs and less land and labor than traditional methods.
Down
- 1. A state in which underconsumption of calories or nutrients leaves the body weakened and susceptible to disease.
- 2. The manipulation of genes to produce a particular trait.
- 3. The process of taming wild animals or adapting wild plants to serve humans.
- 5. A toxic chemical used to kill pests.
- 8. A state in which people lack secure and reliable access to sufficient amounts of nutritious food needed to sustain healthy lives.
- 10. Natural or human-induced reduction in the potential ability of the land to support crops or livestock.