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word searches from 3/23/15 and 3/25/15

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biennial weed   a weed that lives for two years  
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instars   a stage in the growth of insects  
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noxious weed   a weed that kills other plants  
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vector   a bacteriophage or plasmid that transfers genetic material into a cell, or from one bacterium to another.  
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nematodes   a round worm that burrows into plants and causes harm  
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insect   a bug with 6 legs and three body parts  
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chemical control   a way to control a pest with chemicals  
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metamorphosis   the transformation of a living creature in multiple life stages  
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causal agent   biological pathogen that causes a disease, such as a virus, parasite, fungus, or bacterium  
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perennial weed   a weed that lives longer than three years  
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hyphae   branching filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus  
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diseases   an illness caused by a pathogen  
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disease triangle   basic diagram of pathology  
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bacteria   a microscopic living creature  
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annual weed   a weed that only lives for one year  
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biological control   a way to control pests with another living creature  
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pesticide resistance   when a pest species grows resistant to a type of control method  
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cultural control   manipulating the environment to eliminate or reduce pests  
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arachnid   insect with 8 legs (spiders)  
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viruses   a microscopic non-living agent of sickness and disease  
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eradication   to destroy a living creature completely  
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key pest   a pest that is very common for a species of plant  
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quarantine   isolating a plant to prevent the spread of disease or contamination  
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fungi   mushrooms, mold, mildew, etc  
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pathogens   an agent of disease  
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compound   a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements  
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signal words   words that serve to indicate, warn, direct, command,ect  
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net contents   a list of the contents or ingredients of a product  
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carcinogen   a substance that is toxic and can cause death  
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toxicity   the degree to which a substance can damage an organism  
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xylem tissue   The tissue of vascular plants that conducts water and minerals, provides support, and consists of tracheary elements and parenchyma cells  
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insecticides   a chemical used to kill insects  
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phloem tissue   The tissue of vascular plants that conducts food produced by photosynthesis to all parts of the plant and consists of sieve elements, fibers, and parenchyma  
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common name   Brand, generic, or trade name of a substance that is not a chemical name or scientific name  
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symbols   pictures that have a special meaning  
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volatilization   the process whereby a dissolved sample is vaporised  
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drift   be carried slowly by a current of air or water  
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trade name   a name by which something is known in a particular trade or profession  
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element   each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter  
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formulation   the action of creating something  
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