Chapter 9 Vocab

2. These can be natural or synthetic, and have many benefits and drawbacks
3. A systematic way of eliminating pests
4. The result of gene splicing to add desirable traits to crops
6. The process in which topsoil becomes less productive because of human activities
8. Agriculture that uses motorized equipment and large scale operation
14. Label on food that usually means no pesticide use and no genetic engineering
16. An infamous synthetic pesticide that caused much environmental damage
17. The gradual accumulation of salt in topsoil
19. Access to enough safe, nutritious food is called food _____
21. The name of the "revolution" that increased crop yields through industrialized agriculture

1. Agriculture that is low-input and is also known as subsistence agriculture
5. When food intake exceeds energy use
7. A lack of of access to nutritious food is called food _____
9. A lack of iron can cause this disease
10. A type of species that invades and disrupts another ecosystem
11. The practice of raising fish and shellfish for human consumption
12. Farmland that produces mostly grains
13. A lack of this can cause goiter and stunted growth
15. Taking the best plants and making them reproduce to pass on desirable traits
18. Farmland that produces mostly meat
20. A species that interferes with human welfare