The Basics
Does an aquaponics system speed up growth and production in plants?
Yes
The most important nutrient in an aquaponics system
Nitrogen
Are water changes needed in an aquaponics system?
No
What is the human body’s largest organ?
The skin
Hw often are pesticides used in an aquaponics system?
Pesticides are not needed
The most vital part of the living portion of an aquaponics system
Bacteria
Are artificial fertilizers needed in an aquaponics system?
No
What’s the (extremely metal) name for a group of crows?
Murder
Aquaponics is a combination of what two food growing systems?
Hydroponics and Aquaculture
After fish eat, they produce this, which is the starting point of the nitrogen cycle
Ammonia
This system uses containers filled with rocks or clay to grow plants.
Media based
What year did Netflix, previously a DVD rental business, introduce streaming services?
2007
Three main live components of an aquaponics system
Plants, Fish, Bacteria
Bacteria turn Ammonia into Nitrite and then into this, which plants can then utilize as food
Nitrate
This system uses floating plants on top of the water allowing the roots to hang down in the water
Raft System/Deep Water Culture
What is the deadliest animal in the world?
The mosquito
What decade was the term aquaponics coined?
1970's
Using Nitrates as food, as well as doing photosynthesis, plants are able to produce this for the system
Oxygen
In this system, nutrient rich water is pumped down small enclosed gutters
NFT (Nutrient Film Technique)
What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand — in 1893, all women across races and ethnicities who were “British subjects” in New Zealand won the right to vote. This included Indigenous women, like Māori women, but excluded groups who did not have citizenship in New Zealand, like Chinese women.