Unit 3: 3.5 Flashcards
1
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FOOD YEILD
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The amount of food grown from crops.
2
Q
FERTILISERS
A
Mixtures of chemicals which are used to increase crop yield.
3
Q
AMINO ACIDS
A
The building blocks of proteins
4
Q
NITRATES
A
A type of chemical important for amino acid and protein formation.
5
Q
PESTICIDES
A
Chemicals that can kill animals or weeds that harm crops.
6
Q
LEACHING
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The process of fertilisers being washed from fields into water supplies.
7
Q
ALGAL BLOOM
A
The sudden increase in algal populations.
8
Q
GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM)
A
A living thing thing that has new genes added to it artificially.
9
Q
TOXICITY
A
A measure of the harmfulness of a chemical to a living thing.
10
Q
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
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