Plant Science Jeopardy! Linda Giorno 11/11/06

Plant PartsHydroponicsPlant Survival Plant PartsHydroponicsPlant Survival Final 500 Final Question

Home Page Answer Plant Parts 100 The part of the flower contains three main parts, the stigma, the style, and the ovary.

Answer The Pistil Home Page

Answer Plant Parts 200 The part of the flower is: Located just inside the sepals Leaf-like and often very colorful Attract pollinators

Home PageAnswer The Petals

Home Page Answer Plant Parts 300 Male reproductive parts consisting of: Filament & anther Produces pollen Pollen contains male sex cell

Home PageAnswerStamen

Answer Plant Parts 400 The act of transferring _______ from anther to stigma Transfer takes place via AnimalsWind

Home PageAnswer Pollen

Answer Plant Parts 500 Usually green; leaflike structures that protect the flower, as it forms and emerges.

Home PageAnswer Sepals

Answer Plant Parts 600 Found at the end of the pistil Has a sticky surface to catch pollen

Home PageAnswerStigma

Answer Plant Survival 200 _________ takes place in the leaves and makes food from light

Home PageAnswer Photosynthesis

Answer Plant Survival 300 What are the three macro nutrients do plants need?

Home PageAnswerNitrogenPotassiumPhosphorus

Plant Survival 400 Name 2 of the 3 ways a plant receives water. Home Page Answer

Answer Directly from rain, misting or irrigation Absorbing water in the air Absorbed from roots placed in water Home Page

Plant Survival 500 Plants absorb _____ from the air and use it to produce food Home Page Answer

Answer CO2 Home Page

Plant Survival 600 When a plant takes in CO2 and produces food, _______ is given off Home Page Answer

Answer Oxygen Home Page

Plant Survival 100 What is growing medium? Home Page Answer

Answer A place for roots to grow and the plant can absorb nutrients Home Page

Hydroponics 100 What is hydroponics? Home Page Answer

Answer A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients technique growingwithoutsoilwaterdissolvedtechnique growingwithoutsoilwaterdissolved Home Page

Hydroponics 200 What Temperature do hydroponics systems need to be at? Home Page Answer

Answer Day=75 degrees Night=65 degrees Home Page

Hydroponics 300 True or False? Any Plant can be grown hydroponically? Home Page Answer

Answer True Home Page

Hydroponics 400 What should the pH of the water be with tomatoes growing in it? Home Page Answer

Answer Home Page

Final Question Name 2 advantages to hydroponics? Home Page Answer

Answer §Reduced land cost §More control over growing environment §Reduced pesticide use §Year-round supply §No weeds or soil diseases or cultivation is unnecessary §Alternative to urban sprawl  No sterilization of growing medium  The taste, appearance, quality, uniformity and shelf life are better than plants grown in soil.  Less water and fertilizer is needed to grow plants. Home Page