Key Terms — Farming And Using Microorganisms Flashcards

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Nitrate

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Make amino acid

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Magnesium

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Make chlorophyll

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Herbicide

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Insecticide

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Fungicide

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Bioaccumulation

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Accumulation of pesticides along the food chain and reaches a harmful level at the top

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Biodegradable

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Water soluble

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Biological control

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Introduce another living organism

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Herbivore

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Pheromones

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Scent that attracts

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Intraspecific

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Same species diff size

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Mycoprotein

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Microorganism used to make veggie sausages and burgers

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Agitation

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Lactobacillus

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Ferments lactose into lactic acid which coagulates milk proteins into yogurt

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