EnviSci Ch9&10 Terms Crossword

the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.
Gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacterium, commonly used as a biological pesticide.
water equivalent of the green revolution and primarily refers to the management of water resources that can steer humanity to achieve drinking water and crop irrigation security.
the unwanted fish and other marine creatures caught during commercial fishing for a different species.
Concentrated animal feeding operation
finely-grained natural rock or soil material
industrial agriculture, refers to farming systems which include the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides
help improve soil health on the farm-scale.
the action or system of rotating crops.
micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants.
the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A
a large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.
vegetables, flowers, and fruits grown from seeds that are passed down from generation to generation; open populated
a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests.
Malnutrition produced by a severely inadequate amount of protein in the diet.
a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food.
severe undernourishment causing an infant's or child's weight to be significantly low for their age
association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular host plant.
large pool of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial and aquatic environments.
process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit.
practice of moving grazing livestock between pastures (often called paddocks) as needed or on a regular basis.
Monsanto trademark for its patented line of genetically modified crop seeds that are resistant to its glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup.
crops are crops genetically modified to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup.
tools that soil scientists use to visualize and understand the meaning of soil texture names.
refers to the way in which organisms use food resources.
change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
relating to the exclusion of meat or other animal products from the diet.
condition of too little iron in the body; amonia