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WorksheetsAgriculture
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Definition of agriculture
the science or practice of farming
comprises establishment primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, farming,
the process of too many plants growing on the surface of a river, lake, etc., often because chemicals that are used to help crops grow have been carried there by rain
a long period of time when there is little or no rain
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
pest (n)
pesticide (n)
productivity
spray (v)
subsistence farming
to breed and raise livestock
an animal or plant from a particular group whose characteristics are different in some way from others of the same group
farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, but not enough for them to sell
an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied
salmonella: a type of (a) that exists in several forms, some of which live in food and make the people who eat it ill
capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment
toxic
sustainable
organic (adj)
genetically modified (adj)
yield (n)
something that remains after a part is removed
Restriction of an organism or a population activity to a portion of the environment
an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied
having the effect of a poison
a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully
mechanization (n)
livestock (n)
hormone (n)
fertilizer (n)
drought (n): a long period of time when there is little or no (a)
pesticide (n): a..(a) (a) substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
synonym: contaminated
polluted
environmental
clean
pure
pest (n)
the quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money
the act of forcing somebody/something away from their home or position
an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
antonym: artificial
natural
manufactured
synthetic
man-made
nutrient (n)
any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow
an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops
the practice of growing only one crop or keeping only one type of animal on an area of farm land
the process of introducing a machine to do something that used to be done by hand
livestock (n)
an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied
farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, but not enough for them to sell
an animal or plant from a particular group whose characteristics are different in some way from others of the same group
animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens
cultivation (n)
the act of forcing somebody/something away from their home or position
the preparation and use of land for growing plants or crops
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other people
a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully
