Monday, March 22, 2010

Sec 2 WB 4.5 Answer

Express & Normal (Academic)

Bubble #1
  • Crops are placed in trough filled with a nutrient solution that promotes plant growth.
  • These crops are placed under carefully controlled conditions with the help of computers.
  • The computers are used to monitor and adjust the nutrient solution, and
  • its temperature to ensure the best conditions for growth.

Bubble #2
  • You can grow kangkong and butterhead lettuce, and
  • you can sell them in the local market.

Bubble #3
  • High-tech farming enables maximum output on a small plot of land and
  • is thus very suitable for Singapore which has a high population density and limited land area.
  • The crops produced also help to reduce Singapore's dependence on imported vegetables.

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