Environmental Science Chapter 14 Flashcards

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1. An unwanted plant.
Weed

2. Plant hormone that stimulates growth.
Auxin
3. Nutrient needed in extremely small amounts for plant growth.
Micronutrient
4. Pesticide that remains unchanged for a long period of time.
Persistent pesticide
5. Nutrient that is required by plants in relatively large amounts.
Macronutrient
6. Pesticide that persists for a long period of time.
Hard pesticide
7. Increases in the amount of material at successively higher trophic levels.
Biomagnification
8. Pesticide designed to kill mice, rats, and related organisms.
Rodenticide
9. Pesticide that breaks down into harmless products in a few hours or days.
Soft pesticide
10. Pesticide consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine.
Chlorinated hydrocarbon
11. Class of pesticides that interferes with normal nerve impulses.
Organophosphate
12. Class of pesticides that kills fungi.
Fungicide
13. Kind of chemical that kills many different types of living things.
Biocide
14. Pesticide designed to kill plants.
Herbicide
15. Chemical produced by one animal that changes the behavior of another.
Pheromone