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Chapter 16 Ecology

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

aquaculture ? raising of aquatic organisms for human use
 

 2. 

biological pest control ? removing more of a population than the population can replace
 

 3. 

ruminants ? cattle sheep or goats
 

 4. 

overhavesting ? removing more of a population than the population can replace
 

 5. 

malnutrition ? in a condition that occurs when people do not take in enough calories
 

 6. 

arable land ? land that can be used to grow crops
 

 7. 

genetic engineering ? technology that is used to alter the gentic make up of an orgasim
 

 8. 

diet ? wide spread starvation caused by food shortage
 

 9. 

domesticated ? chemicals used to kill insects
 

 10. 

salinization ? in a condition that occurs when people do not take in enough calories
 

 11. 

famine ? is the type and the amount of food that one eats
 

 12. 

pesticides ? animals that are bred for human use
 

 13. 

livestock ? is the type and the amount of food that one eats
 

 14. 

top soil ? partly decomposed organic materials
 

 15. 

erosion ? is the type and the amount of food that one eats
 

 16. 

compose ? partly decomposed organic materials
 



 
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