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| 9720053611 | Bioaccumulation | when a toxin accumulates in the body's cell | 0 | |
| 9720053612 | Biomagnification | when the concentration of a toxin increases at each successive trophic level | 1 | |
| 9720056584 | Fertilizer | help plants grow and lead to eutrophication | 2 | |
| 9720059100 | DNA | the basis for genetic engineering | 3 | |
| 9720074531 | Transgenic Engineering | crop varieties can be created through the deliberate introduction of a gene from one species to another | 4 | |
| 9720079591 | Primary GMO crops in the US | soybeans and corn | 5 | |
| 9720086033 | Bacillus Thuringienis | a naturally occurring soil bacterium that produces crystal proteins that are lethal to many insect larvae | 6 | |
| 9720111837 | Golden Rice | used daffodils and bacterium to make genes for it and it | 7 | |
| 9720123656 | Desertification | when fertile land becomes desert because of thing like improper agriculture | 8 | |
| 9720123657 | Salinization | the process of increasing the salt content | 9 | |
| 9720123658 | Dust Bowl | a point in time when people moved to CA suddenly and caused soil erosion | 10 | |
| 9720127071 | Green Revolution | a large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties | 11 | |
| 9720127072 | Monocropping | he agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land, in the absence of rotation through other crops or growing multiple crops on the same land | 12 | |
| 9720129835 | Pesticide resistance | describes the decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest | 13 | |
| 9720129836 | Pesticide persistance | 14 | ||
| 9720133787 | Non-target organism | not being the intended object of action by a particular agent | 15 | |
| 9720133788 | Shelterbelt | an area of trees planted around a crop to keep soil from blowing away | 16 | |
| 9720136459 | Intercropping | grow (a crop) among plants of a different kind, usually in the space between rows | 17 | |
| 9720136460 | No-till farming | a way of growing crops or pasture from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage | 18 | |
| 9720138534 | Terracing | make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps | 19 | |
| 9720138535 | Silent Spring | documented the adverse effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides | 20 | |
| 9720140675 | CAFOs | a farm in which animals are raised in confinement | 21 | |
| 9720143167 | Eutrophication | excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen | 22 | |
| 9720143168 | Antibiotic resistance | occurs when bacteria change in a way that reduces the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents designed to cure or prevent infections | 23 | |
| 9720151077 | Who regulates GM crops? | EPA, FDA, USDA | 24 | |
| 9720160701 | What are the USDA labeling requirements for organic foods? | -Must be produced with minimal pesticide usage -No antibiotics/ No growth hormones for eggs, meat, dairy -No synthetic fertilizer/ No sewer sludge -No GMO's | 25 | |
| 9720162591 | What is the law that regulates pesticides? | FIFRA | 26 | |
| 9720361017 | Threshold dose | where the change begins to occur | 27 | |
| 9720364546 | LD50 | the point where 50% of the population dies | 28 | |
| 9720381322 | Higher LD50 | less toxic | 29 |
