organic vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a substance (as an element or compound) obtained from a chemical process or used to get a chemical result
  2. 4. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain standards
  3. 11. insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest control
  4. 12. chemicals that kill plants
  5. 13. usually small plastic pieces with embedded hormones that are inserted under an animal’s skin for slow-release of the chemicals
  6. 14. the state of wearing away by or as if by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
  7. 15. being or composed of matter that does not come from plants or animals either alive or dead
  8. 16. introducing dna from other species in order to get new characteristics such as vitamin production, disease resistance, etc.
  9. 18. small cages used to hold several hens for long periods of time
  10. 19. an individual grown from a single body cell of its parent and having the same genes as its parent
  11. 20. biological variety in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
  12. 21. a careful preservation and protection of something; especially planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, pollution, destruction, or neglect
Down
  1. 1. large pens of livestock kept confined and usually fed grain until large enough to harvest
  2. 3. a substance (as manure or a chemical) used to make soil produce larger or more plant life
  3. 5. to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association
  4. 6. 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
  5. 7. following, agreeing with, or based on a way of doing things that is widely accepted and followed
  6. 8. made, produced, or performed by human beings
  7. 9. 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
  8. 10. chemicals used to kill bacteria; may also be used as a growth stimulant in livestock
  9. 17. chemicals that kill insects