APES Chapters 12 & 16 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. – Graph showing how dose affects response
  2. 6. – Large facilities that raise animals in confined spaces
  3. 9. – Early pesticides that were often natural
  4. 11. – Avoiding actions that may cause harm even without full proof
  5. 14. – Substance that causes DNA mutations
  6. 15. – Plastic chemical that disrupts hormones
  7. 18. – Organisms with DNA altered for desired traits
  8. 21. – Degree to which a substance is harmful
  9. 22. – Chemicals that imitate natural hormones
  10. 24. – Synthetic pesticides designed to last longer
  11. 25. – High-input farming using machinery, chemicals, and fossil fuels
  12. 26. – Substance that causes cancer
  13. 27. – Disease-causing virus
  14. 29. – Disease-causing parasite
  15. 30. – Advances in agriculture that increased crop yields
  16. 32. – Small-scale farming to feed a family
  17. 33. – Persistent industrial chemicals that bioaccumulate
  18. 34. – Disease-causing bacteria
Down
  1. 1. – How long a chemical remains in the environment
  2. 2. – Consuming more calories or nutrients than the body needs
  3. 3. – Not consuming enough nutrients to maintain health
  4. 4. – Growing multiple crops in the same area
  5. 7. – Evaluating the likelihood and severity of harm
  6. 8. – Pest control using biological, chemical, and physical methods
  7. 10. – Chemicals that interfere with hormone systems
  8. 12. – Substance that causes birth defects
  9. 13. – Poor nutrition caused by too much or too little food
  10. 16. – Methods used to prevent soil erosion
  11. 17. – Dose that kills 50 percent of test organisms
  12. 19. – Farming without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers
  13. 20. – Growing a single crop over a large area
  14. 23. – Long-lasting chemicals that contaminate water
  15. 28. – Farming fish or aquatic organisms
  16. 31. – Concentration causing effects in 50 percent of organisms