5-LS1-1 What Plants Need to Grow

What is hydroponics?

• Water-based, growing plants without soil

• Growing in soil

• The use of fish to act as a fertilizer for plants

• Growing plants that are suspended in the air

Which option does NOT belong? In order to build a hydroponics system, a person must acquire

• Location

• Equipment

• Water

• Fertilizers

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What is the process called when light, carbon dioxide and water are converted into energy?

• Transpiration

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Osmosis

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What is hydroponic gardening?

• Grow plants with the use of soil.

• Grow plants without the use of soil.

To provide the necessary nutrients in plants, it is necessary to use soil.

• True

• False

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What problems do hydroponics solve?

• Hydroponics solves the problem of invasive species of plants.

• Hydroponics solves the problem of plants not getting enough energy from the sun.

• Hydroponics solves the problems of not having enough land, having poor soil, harsh climates, and drought.

A way to grow plants without soil. Instead they are grown in rock, air, or rafts floating in water.

• Hydrogen
• Hydroponics
• Nitrospira
• Potassium

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The system of growing plants using fish in a recirculating environment.

• Hydroponics

• Aeroponics

• Aquaponics

• None of these

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How do fish help the plants grow?

• They eat the bugs that harm the plants. 
• They eat debris which cleans the water.
• They produce waste which acts as nutrients for the water
• They urinate in the water producing ammonia for plants.

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What do plants primarily need to survive?

• Water and air

• Oxygen

• Soil

• Fish

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