Organic Vocab

3. following,agreeing with, or based on a way of doing things that is wide lyaccepted and followed
7. chemicals made in one part of the body that act on another part of the body;part of the body’s chemical message system; used to make livestock grow faster or produce more milk
9. chemicals that kill insects
10. a substance (as an element or compound) obtained from a chemical process or used to get a chemical result
12. introducing dna from other species in order to get new characteristics such as vitamin production, disease resistance, etc.
14. usually small plastic pieces with embedded hormones that are inserted under an animal’s skin for slow-release of the chemicals
15. biological variety in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
19. chemicals used to kill bacteria; may also be used as a growth stimulant in livestock
20. a careful preservation and protection of something; especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, pollution, destruction, or neglect

1. large pens of livestock kept confined and usually fed grain until large enough to harvest
2. to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association
4. chemicals that kill plants
5. endorsed authoritativelyas having met certain standards
6. an individual grown from a single body cell of its parent and having the same genes as its parent
8. cage small cages used to hold several hens for long periods of time
11. insects—insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest control
13. ecological approach to pest management, incorporating all available techniques in a plan to manage the pest in such a manner that economic damage is reduced and adverse side effects are minimized
16. a substance (asmanure or a chemical) used to make soil produce larger or more plant life
17. made, produced, or performed by human beings
18. the state of wearing away by or as if by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice