PERS 1101 - Final Exam (Actual 2025/2026) Questions with
verified Correct Answers Latest Graded A+
Which 12 conventionally grown crops (the "Dirty Dozen") are
high in pesticides? ----answers----Apples, bell peppers, blue
berries, celery, cucumbers, grapes, imported nectarines,
lettuce, peaches, potatoes, strawberries, and spinach
The farm of the future uses what kind of soil? ----answers----
No soil
The farm of the future uses how much water? ----answers---
-95% less water
What kind of system do "future farms" use to treat the plants?
----answers----Root misting system to use 95% less water
Instead of soil, plants are grown from what? ----answers----
Reusable cloth
In "future farms," these plants aren't treated with: ----
answers----Pesticides or herbicides
Instead of the sun, plants in "future farms" are grown with: ---
-answers----Specialized LED lighting
, Vertical farming was started by who? ----answers----Dickson
Despommier
What are vertical farms here to prevent/limit? ----answers---
-Greenhouse gases, air and water pollution, and eventually
limit the ecological footprint we leave behind
What's sustainability? ----answers----Meeting the global
needs of its present inhabitants while preserving resources
for future generations
Produce sold in the ___ typically travels an average of fifteen
hundred miles from farm to supermarket. However, increasing
the consumption of more locally-grown produce by ___ percent
would save thousands of gallons in fossil fuel each year: ----
answers----Midwest; 10
Europeans list what five reasons for their unique selection of
food? ----answers----1. Quality/freshness
2. Price
3. Taste
4. Trying to eat healthy
5. What a family wants to eat
Americans list what five reasons for their unique selection of
food? ----answers----1. Taste
2. Cost
3. Nutrition
verified Correct Answers Latest Graded A+
Which 12 conventionally grown crops (the "Dirty Dozen") are
high in pesticides? ----answers----Apples, bell peppers, blue
berries, celery, cucumbers, grapes, imported nectarines,
lettuce, peaches, potatoes, strawberries, and spinach
The farm of the future uses what kind of soil? ----answers----
No soil
The farm of the future uses how much water? ----answers---
-95% less water
What kind of system do "future farms" use to treat the plants?
----answers----Root misting system to use 95% less water
Instead of soil, plants are grown from what? ----answers----
Reusable cloth
In "future farms," these plants aren't treated with: ----
answers----Pesticides or herbicides
Instead of the sun, plants in "future farms" are grown with: ---
-answers----Specialized LED lighting
, Vertical farming was started by who? ----answers----Dickson
Despommier
What are vertical farms here to prevent/limit? ----answers---
-Greenhouse gases, air and water pollution, and eventually
limit the ecological footprint we leave behind
What's sustainability? ----answers----Meeting the global
needs of its present inhabitants while preserving resources
for future generations
Produce sold in the ___ typically travels an average of fifteen
hundred miles from farm to supermarket. However, increasing
the consumption of more locally-grown produce by ___ percent
would save thousands of gallons in fossil fuel each year: ----
answers----Midwest; 10
Europeans list what five reasons for their unique selection of
food? ----answers----1. Quality/freshness
2. Price
3. Taste
4. Trying to eat healthy
5. What a family wants to eat
Americans list what five reasons for their unique selection of
food? ----answers----1. Taste
2. Cost
3. Nutrition
