Vocab
What is soil?
Soil means dirt
in hydroponics, plant roots are dipped in what?
Water
with hydroponics, WHERE can plants be grown?
indoors
Name a piece of modern farming Equipment/ Technology
(answers may vary)
What does Photosynthesis mean?
Plants using Light and Water to make food
With hydroponics, do plants use more or less energy to search for water?
less energy
How long can plants be grown using hydroponics?
Year-round
Define Crop And livestock
Plant grown on a farm, and an animal raised on a farm
What is Hydroponics?
Growing plants without soil, or growing plants in water
Hydroponics allow plants to grow bigger what?
Leaves and fruit
How long does it take plant roots to find water using hydroponics?
fast/quickly
What does a pesticide do?
Kills pests
Define Passive Hydroponics
Where the water the plant is placed in is still
Name two vegetables we saw in the slides that can be grown using hydroponics
lettuce, carrots, celery, potato, sweet potato, green onion
In hydroponics, do plants need a lot of space, or a little?
Plants can grow in small spaces
What Is a GMO?
GMO stands for genetically modified organism, and it is when scientists change the dna or genes of a plant.
Define flood and drain hydroponics
The water the plants are placed in has a pump and drain system, so the water is always moving.
What needs to be added to the water in hydroponics?
Special minerals and nutrients
Surprise! Define agriculture
Agriculture means farming
What Gas do plants create through photosynthesis?
CO2 , Or carbon dioxide