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5) What differentiates wasteful 50% of the world fruit and vegetable supply versus zero waste?
A. Zero waste and 50% waste have the same effect on the cultivation of food.
B. The difference is food wastage, with waste reduction being desirable but unattainable.
C. Zero trash is feasible without lowering food waste using existing manufacturing techniques.
D. Between 50% and zero waste, novel, more effective manufacturing methods could lower food wastage.
6) How can we ensure the survival of our environment?
A. by increasing natural resource use and trash
B. by minimizing natural resource use and waste
C. by ignoring waste and continue current practices
D. by doubling production without considering the environment
7) How does waste impact both the environment and the economy?
A. Waste solely affects the economy, not resources in nature.
B. Waste impacts land and water but not on a global scale.
C. Waste damages the world at large by harming economic activity.
D. Waste changes financial markets, resources, and even the environment.
8) What characteristics of future cities are suggested in the passage?
A. massive outdoor vegetable fields using conventional energy generation techniques
B. massive indoor aeroponic crops powered by renewable energy
C. indoor soil-based vegetable growers without renewable energy
D. large-scale indoor hydroponic vegetable growers without energy efficiency
9) What method have scientists devised for growing plants in nutrient-rich water?
A. Researchers have studied soil-based plant growing.
B. Air-grown plants have been studied.
C. Researchers have invented hydroponic farming.
D. Researchers have concentrated on organic plant growing.
10) Where does garbage develop during the entire production and delivery stage?
A. Waste occurs during production, processing, transport, and after the final purchase.
B. Waste only occurs during manufacturing and after-purchase in industrialized countries.
C. Waste is restricted to distribution and post-purchase in developed economies.
D. Waste is mostly generated during conversion and after customers buy in advanced economies.
