Aquaponics

Aquaponics is the combination of ________ and _________.

• Aquaculture and water

• Hydroponics and plants

• Hydroponics and aquaculture

How does aquaponics help the environment?

• Less water is needed.

• Food can be grown locally and not shipped in from far away.

• Chemical fertilizers do not need to be sprayed on plants for nutrients.

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Aquaponics is important to the future of food production because it allows a grower to produce a large quantity of food in a small space using minimal resources.

• True

• False

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Grow medium is used in hydroponics and aquaponics in place of soil.

• True

• False

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Which of these types of fish is NOT good for aquaponics?

• Tilapia

• Bluegill

• Clownfish

• Koi

The combination of aquaculture and hydroponics where fish and plants simultaneously grow is called ____________.

• hydroponics

• rock cycle

• aquaponics

• aquaculture

Which of the following is an example of a DIY aquaponic system?

• Traditional soil garden

• Hydroponic system with no fish

• Chop and flip aquaponic system

• Aquarium with fish only

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What is the purpose of cycling an aquaponic system?

• To increase fish population

• To reduce plant growth

• To establish a nitrogen cycle

• To regulate water temperature

What is the primary purpose of cycling an aquaponic system?

• To establish a nitrogen cycle

• To increase fish population

• To regulate water temperature

• To reduce plant growth

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What is aquaponics?

• Farming of fish in cages

• Raising livestock in water

• Growing plants in soil

• Merging aquaculture and hydroponics