AgriScience Midterm 2018

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Across
  1. 4. Series of activities related to a single objective or enterprise.
  2. 5. Neither acidic or alkaline.
  3. 8. pH of less than 7.0.
  4. 9. Natural volcanic glass material with water holding capabilities.
  5. 10. One-celled, microscopic organisms.
  6. 14. Pertaining to a particular season of the year.
  7. 15. Exact duplicate.
  8. 16. Plant grown from seed in a special container.
  9. 18. Practice of growing plants without soil.
  10. 19. Addition of water to plants to supplement rain and or snow.
  11. 23. Growing plants as roots hang in air and are misted with nutrient solution.
  12. 25. Pathogenic entity consisting of nucleic acid and a protein sheath.
  13. 27. Tree that has rootstock limiting growth to under 10 feet.
  14. 28. Material that destroys infective agents such as bacteria and viruses.
  15. 29. Desirable proportions of nutrients and organisms to support plant growth
  16. 30. Mixture of partially decayed organic matter.
  17. 31. Raising aquatic animals under controlled conditions.
  18. 32. Material that supplies nutrients for plants.
  19. 34. Person’s occupation or profession.
  20. 36. Weather conditions of a specific region.
  21. 38. Granular soil containing good balance of sand, silt, and clay.
  22. 39. Obtain nourishment from either live or decaying organic matter.
Down
  1. 1. Plant that takes two growing seasons from seed to complete life cycle.
  2. 2. Mixing of air into water or soil.
  3. 3. Large land area from which water flows, is absorbed, drained, and released.
  4. 6. Living organism that transmits a disease.
  5. 7. Plant that lives from year to year.
  6. 11. Tree that has rootstock limiting growth to under 15 feet.
  7. 12. All the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding an organism.
  8. 13. pH of more than 7.0.
  9. 17. Activities concerned with the production of plants and animals.
  10. 20. Organism that is capable of breaking down dead plant and animal matter.
  11. 21. Commercial firms that have developed with or stem from agriculture.
  12. 22. Application of scientific principles to agriculture.
  13. 24. Organism that produces disease.
  14. 26. Drinkable water free of harmful chemicals and organisms.
  15. 33. National intracurricular organization for students enrolled in agriscience programs.
  16. 35. Plant with a life cycle that is completed in one growing season.
  17. 37. Material placed on soil to prevent erosion and weeds.