Vocab
Hydroponics
Pros of Hydroponics
Bonus Questions
100

What is soil?

Soil means dirt

100

in hydroponics, plant roots are dipped in what?

Water

100

with hydroponics, WHERE can plants be grown?

indoors

100

Name a piece of modern farming Equipment/ Technology

(answers may vary)

200

What does Photosynthesis mean?

Plants using Light and Water to make food

200

With hydroponics, do plants use more or less energy to search for water?

less energy

200

How long can plants be grown using hydroponics?

Year-round

200

Define Crop And livestock

Plant grown on a farm, and an animal raised on a farm 

300

What is Hydroponics?

Growing plants without soil, or growing plants in water

300

Hydroponics allow plants to grow bigger what?

Leaves and fruit

300

How long does it take plant roots to find water using hydroponics?

fast/quickly

300

What does a pesticide do?

Kills pests 

400

Define Passive Hydroponics

Where the water the plant is placed in is still

400

Name two vegetables we saw in the slides that can be grown using hydroponics

lettuce, carrots, celery, potato, sweet potato, green onion

400

In hydroponics, do plants need a lot of space, or a little?

Plants can grow in small spaces

400

What Is a GMO?

GMO stands for genetically modified organism, and it is when scientists change the dna or genes of a plant. 

500

Define flood and drain hydroponics

The water the plants are placed in has a pump and drain system, so the water is always moving.

500

What needs to be added to the water in hydroponics?

Special minerals and nutrients

500

Surprise! Define agriculture

Agriculture means farming

500

What Gas do plants create through photosynthesis?

CO, Or carbon dioxide