Details Title: APES Chapter 23 Vocab Description: Chapter 23 Glossary Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 09/21/2009 16:39:42		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Environmental Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term biocides Definition See pesticides. Term biological pest control Definition Control of pest populations by natural predators, parasites, or disease-causing bacteria and viruses (pathogens). Term chlorinated hydrocarbon Definition Organic compound made up of atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine. Examples are DDT and PCBs. Term DDT Definition Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, a chlorinated hydrocarbon that has been widely used as an insecticide but is now banned in some countries. Term fungicide Definition Chemical that kills fungi. Term herbicide Definition Chemical that kills a plant or inhibits its growth. Term insecticide Definition Chemical that kills insects. Term integrated pest management (IPM) Definition Combined use of biological, chemical, and cultivation methods in proper sequence and timing to keep the size of a pest population below the size that causes economically unacceptable loss of a crop or livestock animal. Term PCBs Definition See polychlorinated biphenyls. Term pest Definition Unwanted organism that directly or indirectly interferes with human activities. Term pesticide Definition Any chemical designed to kill or inhibit the growth of an organism that people consider undesirable. See fungicide, herbicide, insecticide. Term polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Definition Group of 209 different toxic, oily, synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds that can be biologically amplified in food chains and webs.