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Hydroponics/ Aeroponics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify an advantage of hydroponics.

a)

Less electricity

b)

More efficient use of land

2.

Aeroponics is more efficient than hydroponics.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Who were the first people to experiment with hydroponics?

a)

British

b)

Hopi Indians

c)

English

d)

Aztec Indians

4.

Who was the first person to experiment with how plants obtained their nutrients?

a)

John Woodward

b)

Julius Von Sachs

c)

William Geriche

d)

Freddy Krueger

5.

Identify one of the essential macro-nutrients for plant growth?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

6.

Who grew plants hydroponically under laboratory type conditions?

a)

John Woodward

b)

Julius Von Sachs

c)

John Gilmore

d)

William Gericke

7.

Identify two disadvantages of hydroponics?

a)

Complex technology

b)

Controlled watering

c)

Decreased lighting

d)

Insect infestations

8.

Who is the American among this group?

a)

William Gericke

b)

Julius Von Sachs

c)

John Woodward

d)

Amerigo Ves Puchi

9.

How tall of tomato plants did William Gericke grow?

a)

10 foot

b)

17 foot

c)

25 foot

d)

8 foot

10.

Identify the macro-nutrients in terms of how they appear on a bottle?

a)

P-K-N

b)

Nitrogen- K- Sulfur

c)

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium

d)

Sulfur, Hydrogen, Magnesium