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Science 7 - Plants for Food and Fiber - topic 4

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When only the best plants and animals mate together to create an offspring with good qualitiesSelective Breeding
Altering the DNA of a plant or animal so that we can create characteristics that are not natural to itGenetic Engineering
Specializing in one particular type of plant to grow that results in a crop with little diversityMonoculture
The variety if living things found in an ecosystem. The greater this is, the healthier the ecosystemBiodiversity
A natural enemy of the pine trees which are rapidly destroying forested areas in B.CMountain Pine Beetle
The amount of useful plant material produced per plantYield
A group with similar traits that can reproduceSpecial
Distinguishing characteristics that separate speciesTraits
Members of the same species with special traitsVariety
Chemicals used to kill insects or weedsPesticides And Herbicides
When organisms are used to deal with other pesky organismsBiological Control
A soil-less growing system where you can control everything a plant may needHydroponics
Using a resource in a way that can be continued into the futureSustainable Use
When something doesn't turn out as plannedUnintended Consequences


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