Ch. 15 - Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. organisms that can cause disease
  2. 4. can pesticides be dangerous to humans
  3. 7. a condition that occurs when people do not consume enough calories.
  4. 9. to remain unplanted for several years
  5. 10. food that animals regurgitate from the first chamber of their stomach and chew again
  6. 12. movement of rock soil and sand by wind and water.
  7. 13. what is the abbreviation for genetically modified
  8. 14. the surface layer of soil
  9. 16. what type of farming is considered sustainable agriculture
  10. 17. droppings used to fertilize fields of rice
  11. 18. the raising of aquatic organisms for human use or consumption
  12. 20. domesticated animals that are raised to be used on a farm or ranch
Down
  1. 1. what percentage to insects in North America eat of the crops
  2. 3. catching or removing from a population more organisms than the population can replace
  3. 5. widespread starvation caused by a shortage of food
  4. 6. chemicals used to kill insects
  5. 8. type of agriculture where plows are pushed by the farmer or livestock
  6. 10. partly decomposed organic matter
  7. 11. the amount of food that can be produced in a given area
  8. 13. plants of the grass family
  9. 15. an organism that occurs where it is not wanted and in large amounts.
  10. 19. what type of animal is a type of poultry