Agriculture & Food Resouces

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