Hydroponics Quiz

What is hydroponics?

• Growing plants in sunlight

• Growing plants in water

• Growing plants in soil

• Growing plants in air

Compare the way that plants grown in soil and plants grown by hydroponics get the things they need. Include sunlight, water, air, and mineral nutrients.

• Plants grown in soil get sunlight, water, air, and mineral nutrients, while plants grown by hydroponics get sunlight, water, air, and mineral nutrients.

• Plants grown in soil get sunlight, water, air, and mineral nutrients, while plants grown by hydroponics only get air.

• Plants grown in soil get sunlight, water, air, and mineral nutrients, while plants grown by hydroponics only get sunlight.

• Plants grown in soil get sunlight, water, air, and mineral nutrients, while plants grown by hydroponics only get water.

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How can hydroponics help solve the problem of less land available to grow food as the world population increases?

• Hydroponics can provide fresh local food year-round.

• Hydroponics can produce more food per unit of land compared to traditional farming methods.

• Hydroponics can grow crops in arid regions where traditional farming is not possible.

• Hydroponics requires less water than traditional farming methods.

What are the advantages of hydroponics over traditional farming methods?

• Hydroponics requires less water and can produce more food per unit of land.

• Hydroponics requires more water and can produce less food per unit of land.

• Hydroponics and traditional farming methods have the same water requirements and food production.

• Hydroponics requires more water but can produce more food per unit of land.

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Why is hydroponics considered a sustainable method of farming?

• Because it uses less water and can grow crops in regions where traditional farming is not possible.

• Because it uses more water and can grow crops in regions where traditional farming is not possible.

• Because it uses the same amount of water as traditional farming and can grow crops in any region.

• Because it uses less water but can only grow crops in specific regions.

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How do plants grown by hydroponics get their mineral nutrients?

• They get it from the soil.

• They get it from the air.

• They get it from the water solution in which they are grown.

• They do not need mineral nutrients.

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