Aquaponics and the Nitrogen Cycle Review

Aquaponics is the combination of ________ and _________.

• plants and water
• aquaculture and water
• hydroponics and aquaculture
• hydroponics and plants

How does aquaponics help the environment?

• Less water is needed.
• Food can be grown locally and not shipped in from far away.
• Chemical fertilizers do not need to be sprayed on plants for nutrients.
• All of the above!

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In aquaponics, plants provide nitrogen for the fish.

• True
• False

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The nitrogen cycle has three living organisms: 

• fish, plants, and people
• plants, bacteria, and algae
• fish, bugs, and algae
• fish, plants, and bacteria

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Aquaponics is important to the future of food production because it allows a grower to produce a large quantity of food in a small space using minimal resources.

• True
• False

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The fish produce waste called _________ which is converted by bacteria into _________ which is then converted into _________ that can be used by the plants.

• nitrites, ammonia, nitrates
• ammonia, nitrites, nitrates
• nitrites, nitrates, ammonia
• nitrates, nitrites, ammonia

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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 plants

• They urinate in the water producing ammonia for plants.

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Aquaponics is...

• producing plants without soil
• producing plants with soil
• producing plants & aquatic animals together.
• none of these

Hydroponics is producing....

• plants without soil.
• plants in soil.
• plants & aquatic animals together.
• None of these

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Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly from the

• soil in their habitat

• air they breathe

• plants and animals they eat

• bacteria living within them

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