Hydroponics

What does hydroponics recycle? (Check ALL that apply)

• Water

• Glucose

• Seeds

• Soil

Disadvantages of using Hydroponics

• Grow in any condition

• It's legal

• Cost, expertise, daily attention

• Diseases spread, specially formulated nutrients, production

Hydro means

• cool lights

• soil

• water

• sun

Hydroponics gives more ......... to plants

• Vitamins

• Bacteria

• Bad taste

What is a benefit of hydroponics?

• More work than traditional farming

• Requires more soil

• Grows smaller plants

• You can grow plants year round

Water contains important minerals plants

• True

• False

Hydroponics reduces....

• Disease

• Pesticides

• Space

• All of the above

We use soil in hydroponics

• True

• False

what is needed for plants to survive

• water

• air

• some form of light

• nutrients and anchorage

What is a substrate?

• The nutrients added to water

• The source of heat for the plant

• Holds the plant in place to grow

• The type of seed used