Across
- 5. a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to kill unwanted vegetation
- 7. a synthetic compound (herbicide) commonly used to kill weeds
- 11. the set of observable characteristics of an organism
- 12. selectively breeding two plants or animals of different breeds or cultivars to produce a superior offspring
Down
- 1. containing a gene that has been transferred from one organism to another and acts as a synonym for genetically modified
- 2. the introduction of exogenous genes into plant cells, tissues, or organs
- 3. the genetic makeup of an organism
- 4. the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock
- 6. systemic herbicide and crop desiccant containing Glyphosate used to kill weeds especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses
- 8. a plant, bacterial, or fungal cell that had its cell wall completely or partially removed using either mechanical or enzymatic means
- 9. a method of selective breeding in plants where seeds are exposed to chemicals or radiation to promote DNA mutations that could result in developing new traits in offspring plants
- 10. cells and organisms containing more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes