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What do we call plants grown by farmers for food?
Crops
What is the word for insects or animals that attack and damage crops?
Pests
If water is very rare or hard to find, we say it is...?
Scarce
True or False: Poor soil has plenty of nutrients for plants.
False
What insect in the book drawings is eating the crop leaves?
A grasshopper
What happens to crops when they are damaged by pests?
They cannot grow properly (or they die)
What do we call unwanted plants that steal nutrients from crops?
Weeds
If a farmer has "dry soil", what essential resource is missing?
Water (or Rain)
Complete the sentence: "The crops are ______ by insects."
Damaged
Besides water, what must roots absorb from the soil to grow big?
Nutrients
Can engineers help solve problems when water is scarce?
Yes
What is the opposite of an organized, healthy crop field?
A damaged field
