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Unit 3 Vocab
Adriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Agriculture | the industry engaged in the production of plants and animals for food and fiber, the provision of agricultural supplies and services, and the processing, marketing and distribution of agricultural products |
Agriculturalist | an expert in agriculture |
Agricultural Engineer | an engineer who solves problems that affect the quantity and quality of food |
Ecology | the pattern of the interrelationships of organisms and their environment, and the science that is concerned with that relationship |
Biologist | a person who studies living organisms |
Economics | study of financial aspects of life |
Food Science | the scientific study of food and its preparation |
Nutrients | providing nourishment or nutriment |
Compliance | conformity or obedience |
Inspector | an official who examples for compliances with regulations, standards, etc. |
FDA | abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration |
USDA | abbreviation for United States Department of Agriculture |
Horticulture | the art of science of cultivating gardens |
Natural Resources | materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain |
Non-renewable resources | resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption |
Energy Conversation | the reducing of energy through using less of an energy source |
Geologist | a person who specializes in geologic research and study |
Veterinarian | a person who practices veterinary medicine or surgery |
Sustainability | Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged |
Consumption | The using up of a resource |
Recycling | Convert waste into reusable material |
Preservation | to keep up: maintain |