Nutrition and Health UNIT 4 TERMS (no food security)

A product that can be bought or sold. For example, agricultural products.

• Commodity

• Service

• Luxury Item

• Raw Material

An agricultural technique for growing crops without disturbing the soil through tillage.

• No-tillage agriculture

• Conventional tillage

• Crop rotation

• Hydroponics

A crop produced to sell for profit, rather than for use by the grower.

• Cash crop

• Food crop

• Cover crop

• Ornamental crop

The practice of planting different crops in proximity for pest control, pollination, and other benefits.

• Companion growing

• Crop rotation

• Monoculture

• Intercropping

Crops grown primarily for animal feed.

• Forage crop

• Cash crop

• Cover crop

• Fiber crop

A chemical used to make certain plastics, often found in containers that store food and beverages.

• Bisphenol A (BPA)

• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

• Polystyrene (PS)

• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

A type of cover crop grown to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil.

• Green manure

• Cover crop

• Soil enhancer

• Organic fertilizer

The direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology.

Example = corn that is pest resistant (lowers need for pesticides).

• Genetic engineering

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• Bioremediation

Traditional farming methods that often involve the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.

• Organic farming

• Sustainable agriculture

• Conventional farming

• Permaculture

The agricultural practice of growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area for many consecutive years.

• Monoculture

• Polyculture

• Crop Rotation

• Intercropping