Across
- 3. A type of animal feeding operation which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter
- 4. The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.
- 7. Process by which water-soluble salts accumulate in the soil
- 9. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
- 12. Soil composed mostly of sand, silt, and a smaller amount of clay.
- 13. Breaking down of rocks, soils, and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms.
- 14. Occurs when plants are exposed to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.
- 15. A substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
Down
- 1. The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
- 2. Granular material of a size between sand and clay, whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar
- 5. An animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower.
- 6. occurs when the body doesn't get enough nutrients
- 8. A mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.
- 10. Sand A granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.
- 11. The hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel.