Toxicology and food vocab-Abdul Khan

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Across
  1. 3. Natural pesticides like nicotine and sulfur used in early farming
  2. 6. Something that can change DNA and possibly cause diseases
  3. 8. chemical that can cause cancer
  4. 9. Harmful bacteria that cause diseases
  5. 11. Growing only one type of crop in an area
  6. 12. idea of playing it safe by avoiding something that might be harmful
  7. 13. Short for “Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation,” where large numbers of animals are raised in small spaces
  8. 15. Short for “Integrated Pest Management,” a smart way to control pests using multiple safe methods
  9. 19. Chemicals that interfere with hormones; mimics act like real hormones
  10. 23. substance that can cause birth defects during pregnancy
  11. 24. Not eating enough calories to stay healthy and energized
  12. 27. Parasites that cause disease
  13. 28. How long a chemical stays in the environment before breaking down
  14. 29. Not getting the right balance of nutrients your body needs
  15. 30. Large-scale farming that uses machines, chemicals, and tech to produce tons of food
Down
  1. 1. Eating too many calories and nutrients, which can lead to health problems
  2. 2. Farming that provides just enough food for a family using simple tools
  3. 4. Organisms changed in a lab to grow better or resist pests
  4. 5. Big changes in farming using tech, chemicals, and new seeds to grow more food
  5. 7. Farming without synthetic chemicals; uses natural methods to grow food
  6. 10. Techniques like crop rotation and no-till farming that help protect soil
  7. 14. Farming fish or other seafood in tanks or controlled environments
  8. 16. Growing many types of crops together in the same space
  9. 17. graph that shows how different amounts of a chemical affect the body
  10. 18. Harmful virus that causes diseases
  11. 20. Man-made chemical pesticides used in modern farming
  12. 21. Studying how dangerous something is and how likely it is to cause harm
  13. 22. chemical in some plastics and cans that can mess with hormones
  14. 25. measure of how poisonous or harmful a substance is
  15. 26. Toxic chemicals once used in electronics that stick around in nature for a long time