UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

2. a testable, educated guess or proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
4. a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery.
5. A low-priced, all in one meal typically protein, starch, and vegetable.
7. a sterile filling process where both the food product and the packaging material are sterilized separately, then combined and sealed.
11. the action or process of observing something.
12. the customary code of polite behavior in society.
14. produced, processed, and sold within a specific, limited geographical area to minimize transportation distance.
15. manufactured food products designed to replace traditional foods.

1. a genetically modified organism is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
3. a systematic process for acquiring knowledge through observation, question, formulation, hypothesis testing, and experimentation.
6. a self serving dining method where a variety of prepared dishes are displayed on a central table or station.
8. the process or fact of irritating or being irradiated.
9. a behavior health concept describing compulsive eating patterns.
10. cause to lose a large amount of water.
13. farming and production methods that avoid synthetic fertilizers.