Unit 3-Food Security Flashcards
The ability of human populations to access food of sufficient quality and quantity
Food security
Must be sustainable and not degrade the natural resources needed for agriculture.
Food Production
Rapidly increasing and causing an increasing global demand for food.
Human Population
Methods used to increase food production while conserving the natural resources wherever possible.
Sustainability
Struggle for existence between two organisms
Competition
production of carbohydrate by a plant using the energy of light
Photosynthesis
Examples include cereals, potato, roots and legumes.
Plant Crops
A feeding level in a food chain
Trophic level
Agricultural animals
Livestock
Organism that damages agricultural produce and reduces food security
Pest
Human practice of growing crops and keeping livestock to maintain food security
Agriculture
The rate of generation of new biomass per unit area per unit of time
Productivity
