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Match the term with the correct description. Soil Loam Soil horizons Soil profil

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Question

Match the term with the correct description.

Soil

Loam

Soil horizons

Soil profile

Desertification

Organophosphates

Chlorinated hydrocarbons

Fumigants

Integrated pest management

Trap crops

Small molecules (e.g., carbon tetrachloride) which are delivered as a gas to penetrate soil or other materials

Most abundantly used synthetic pesticides

Process of converting productive land to desert

A collection of soil horizons

Soils stratified into horizontal layers

Mixture of sand, silt, and clay which is best for agriculture

Renewable resource that develops gradually through the weathering of rocks and minerals as well as organic material

A flexible, ecologically based strategy that is applied at specific times against specific pests

Small areas are planted before the main crop. These plants mature first and attract insects, and the trap crop is then destroyed along with the pests

Fast acting and highly toxic to sensitive organisms

Soil

Loam

Soil horizons

Soil profile

Desertification

Organophosphates

Chlorinated hydrocarbons

Fumigants

Integrated pest management

Trap crops

a.

Small molecules (e.g., carbon tetrachloride) which are delivered as a gas to penetrate soil or other materials

b.

Most abundantly used synthetic pesticides

c.

Process of converting productive land to desert

d.

A collection of soil horizons

e.

Soils stratified into horizontal layers

f.

Mixture of sand, silt, and clay which is best for agriculture

g.

Renewable resource that develops gradually through the weathering of rocks and minerals as well as organic material

h.

A flexible, ecologically based strategy that is applied at specific times against specific pests

i.

Small areas are planted before the main crop. These plants mature first and attract insects, and the trap crop is then destroyed along with the pests

j.

Fast acting and highly toxic to sensitive organisms

Explanation / Answer

Soil: Renewable resource that develops gradually through the weathering of rocks and minerals as well as organic material

Loam : Mixture of sand, silt, and clay which is best for agriculture

Soil Horizons : Soils stratified into horizontal layers

Soil Profile : A collection of soil horizons

Desertification : Process of converting productive land to desert.

Organophosphates : Fast acting and highly toxic to sensitive organisms

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons: Most abundantly used synthetic pesticides

Fumigants : Small molecules (e.g., carbon tetrachloride) which are delivered as a gas to penetrate soil or other materials

Integrated pest management : A flexible, ecologically based strategy that is applied at specific times against specific pests