Organic Vocab

2. chemicals made in one part of the body that act on another part of the body
5. a substance used to make soil produce larger or more plant life
6. having the same genes as the parent
8. chemicals that kill insects
10. large pens of livestock kept confined and usually fed grain until large enough to harvest
11. chemicals used to kill bacteria
13. chemicals that kill plants
15. implants—usually small plastic pieces with embedded hormones that are inserted under an animal’s skin for slow-release of the chemicals
18. incorporating all available techniques in a plan to manage the pest in sucha manner that economic damage is reduced and adverse side effects are minimized
20. state of wearing away by the action of water, wind or glacial ice
21. a substance (as an element or compound) obtained from a chemical process or used to get a chemical result

1. endorsed authoritativelyas having met certain standards
3. made, performed and produced by humans
4. perform valued services like pollination and pest control
7. person who buys and uses up goods
9. to soil, stain, or infect by contact
12. biological variety in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
14. careful preservation and protection of something
16. used to hold hens for a long period of time
17. following or agreeing with
19. engineering introducing dna from other species in order to get new characteristics