Studied by 0 peoplebiological control
using a natural predator to control a pest population
biotechnology
the use of biological processes or organisms to produce products
donor organism
organism from which desired genes are taken
fertiliser
natural or artificial materials that are added to soils to provide essential nutrients and improve plant growth
food security
the ability of human populations to access food of sufficient quality and quantity
foreign genes
genes that are inserted into an organism from different species
gene pool
all the genetic material present in a population
genetic engineering
altering an organism's genome (by inserting a desired gene from another organism) to produce an organism with desired characteristics
genome
organism's complete genetic material
host organism
organism into which foreign genes are inserted
hydroponics
the method of growing plants in water containing dissolved minerals
intensive farming
farming which uses techniques to produce the maximum yield of food products from the minimum area of land. Often achieved by using chemicals and machinery
ligase enzymes
enzymes which rejoin DNA at sticky ends
organic farimg
method of farming that uses more natural methods of producing crops and rearing animals, avoiding the use of artificial chemicals
pesticide
a chemical used to control pests around crops
resriction enzymes
enzymes which cut the DNA at specific base sequences producing sticky ends
selective breeding
the process by which humans breed animals and plants with desired characteristics
sticky ends
Exposed unpaired bases on the ends of the DNA strands produced by restriction enzymes
sustainable food production
producing foods using methods that can be continued indefinitely
vector
a vehicle, such as bacterium, used to transfer genetic material into an organism
yield
the amount of agricultural product produced
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