Matter & Energy in Plants

What do plants need in order to live and grow?

• air and water

• soil and water

• soil and air

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How do plants get their energy?

• The water

• The air

• The sun

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Under which of the following conditions would a plant grow the best?

• water, soil, but no air

• water, air, but no soil

• soil, air, but no water

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The idea that plants do not need soil to grow is supported by which of the following observations?

• Different types of plants grow better in different types of soil.

• Plants remain green for several hours after being removed from the soil.

• Some plants are grown in containers with nothing but water.

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Plants are __________ which means they can make their own food.

• Consumers

• Producers

• Decomposers

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When plants are grown without soil and just nutrient-rich water and air.

• hydroponics

• phytoremediation

• aquaponics

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Also known as air plants, these plants grow on other plants and get their nutrients from air and rain.

• aquaponics

• hydroponics

• epiphytes

Uses plants, such as sunflowers, to safely clean the soil by absorbing toxic and unwanted materials in the roots.

• air plants

• epiphytes

• phytoremediation

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Raises fish and other aquatic animals, gathers their waste products and gives the hydroponic plants nutrients and fertilizer to grow using the same water system.

• phytoremedeiation

• aquaponics

• hydroponics

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• photosynthesis

• weight

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