Future Food Lesson 1 Flashcards

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aeroponics

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A method of growing plants by suspending their roots in the air and spraying them with nutrient solutions.

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agriculture

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The cultivating of the soil, producing of crops, and raising of livestock.

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carbohydrate

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A substance, like starch or sugar, that is rich in energy and made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

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carbon dioxide

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A gas found in the Earth's atmosphere, its molecules have one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms—it is a waste product of respiration in living things and also acts as a greenhouse gas, trapping energy from the Sun in the Earth's atmosphere.

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chloroplast

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A tiny part in a plant containing chlorophyll—chloroplasts are where photosynthesis occurs.

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food chain

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A way of describing how animals gain energy and matter from other organisms.

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Glucose

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A simple sugar, often in the form of a carbohydrate, produced through photosynthesis.

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hydrogen

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A gas, it is very common in the Universe and forms part of water—the symbol for hydrogen is H.

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hydroponics

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A method of growing plants in a nutrient solution, with or without the support of soil, sand, or gravel.

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matter

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The substance everything is made of, something that takes up space and has weight.