Organic vs. Natural

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter (6)
  2. 5. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has (plural) (8)
  3. 7. Living things like dogs and birds (7)
  4. 11. Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more ___ (plural) (11)
  5. 12. Sweet food that grows on plants (5)
  6. 13. A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter (7)
  7. 14. The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock (4)
  8. 15. A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth (plural) (10)
  9. 16. Any animals kept for use or profit (9)

Down

  1. 1. Living things like trees and flowers that grow in soil (6)
  2. 3. The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (7)
  3. 4. Someone regarded as certain to succeed (7)
  4. 6. Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural) (9)
  5. 8. Plant foods like carrots and broccoli (10)
  6. 9. A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure (plural) (11)
  7. 10. A chemical used to kill pests (plural) (10)