Plants and People 11:776:170 – Dr. Mark Robson
Assessment Two
Please answer the two questions below in a minimum of 2 paragraphs per question as per the
rubric. If you include references in the APA format both intext and in the References section,
you can get 2 extra points but, they must be done correctly. See the APA Citation Guide for
examples.
Rubric
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
General (2 pts) – Per Question
Questions must be listed above the answer in bold.
Format (12 pts) – Per Paragraph
Font – Times New Roman, 12 pt.
Spacing – Single spaced
Length of Answer – 6 to 8 sentences per paragraph
Margins – 1 inch. Margins of all paragraphs should be justified.
Content (12 pts) – Per Paragraph
Answers must be detailed, objectively accurate and supported with logical
explanations to receive a high score. Generic statements that lack a detailed,
well thought explanation/analysis will receive a lower score. (5 pts)
2 pts
3 pts
2 pts
6 pts
1 pt.
7 pts
2. Italicize/correctly write scientific names. i.e., Theobroma cacao, Aspergillus
niger, Nepeta cataria, Nelumbo nucifera etc. (2 pts)
3. Do not use direct quotes. Write everything in your own words.
5 pts
Total
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Extra Credit – References (2 pts) – Per Question
1. 1 scholarly source* is required per question.
2. At least 1 scholarly source* must be included in the overall answer (in
either one or both paragraphs per question).
3. All references intext as well as the references section must be in the APA
format.
4. References must be included in the text (in your answer) as well as at
the end under the References Section and vice versa.
5. You can use the same reference for both paragraphs in the same question as
well as the other question(s) as long as it is relevant.
*What is a scholarly source?
1. A scholarly source has information that has been written by people who are
experts in a field and been verified by other experts in that field before it is
published. It is also known as a peer reviewed source.
2. Anything you find from Google Scholar, or the Rutgers Library database is a
scholarly source along with most websites ending in .edu, .gov or .org.
50 pts/Q
2 pts x 2
questions
= 4 pts
Question 1: (50 pts)
Plants and agriculture are a mixed bag when it comes to impacts and climate change. There are
many things that agriculture does that contributes to climate change in a negative way and other
things have a mitigating or positive effect. But what about you? Describe one thing that you can
do, related to climate changes and how you use plants, that would have a mitigating (positive)
impact on climate change. Support your answer.
Question 2: (50 pts)
Session Five was about greenhouse structures or controlled environments. Some people feel that
in the next 50 years, controlled structures will be the place where more of our plant-based food
comes from. Please read the short article at https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2019/11/5/thepotential-and-pitfalls-of-controlled-environment-agriculture and share your thoughts.
Question 3: Bonus Question (3 pts)
When you shop for a watermelon, what do you do to determine if it is a good watermelon? (You
can answer this question in 3-5 sentences).
APA Citation Guide – Plants and People
1) What is a citation and why is it important?
A: A Citation is a reference to the original material from where you get your information. The
purpose of a citation is to let your audience know where your information is coming from and to
identify the source of the information.
2) What citation format can I use in this class?
A: There are many types and styles of citations but for a scientific research paper, we use the
APA format.
In addition to the full citations which go at the end of the paper, we also use in-text
citations to let our audience know where the information you are using is coming from and
which source is it coming from exactly. You will have multiple sources for the entire paper, and
it is important to distinguish the source of information otherwise it’s impossible to tell which
source it is coming from. Your intext citations must match the full citations at the end. These
citations are extremely important to avoid plagiarism.
3) What types of sources am I allowed to use and where can I find them?
A: For a scientific research paper in this class, sources from peer reviewed journals, books, govt
websites, reputable news sources, economics/statistics reports, business reports, extension
websites from universities are allowed.
Best way to find peer reviewed journal articles is via Google Scholar or one of the many
databases of Rutgers Libraries. Google scholar maybe easier to navigate out of the two but the
Library database may allow you access to articles that Google Scholar may not so, use both if
needed.
Rutgers Libraries: https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/find (Links to an external site.)
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/ (Links to an external site.)
Tips on how to search for articles:
1. Type in the common name of the crop for example “ history of chocolate” or “chocolate
history”. You can also use the scientific name as well “Theobroma cacao history”.
2. Some articles in Google scholar maybe behind a paywall. In that case, try finding the
article in the Rutgers Library database and if you still cannot access it, find a different
article or ask the University library services to obtain it for you.
4) How do I cite sources in-text in the APA format?
A: Citations usually go at the end of the paraphrased sentence(s). The citation format will depend
on the source (book, peer reviewed journal article, website etc.)
In-text citations are shorter versions of the full citations of the source. The full citations go in the
References/Works Cited/Bibliography section at the very end.
Google Scholar can be used to easily find and cite peer reviewed journal articles. They also
have a shortcut for obtaining full citations of sources. See Question 5 for an example.
For scholarly websites (.edu, .gov, .org etc.) and photos (.com, .edu, .org, .gov etc.), you can use
Easybib or Bibme – or any other citation generator. Just make sure that it is in APA format.
Or you can create the citation manually as shown in the APA citation guide for websites below.
See these quick and easy guides for examples of how to cite sources intext:
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/APA7/articles
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/APA7/websites
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/APA7/books
5) How do I cite sources fully in the APA format?
A: To find peer reviewed articles and to fully cite them in the References section, you can use
tools like Google Scholar. Use Google Scholar to find papers related to your topic/question. Click
on the little quotation mark under the article of your choice. A box will pop up where the citation
for that source is available in APA format. Select the citation for APA format and copy/paste it to
your paper in the References section and that’s it for the full citation. See photos below for a
shortcut from Google Scholar.
See these quick and easy guides for examples of how to fully cite sources:
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/APA7/articles
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/APA7/websites
https://guides.lib.ua.edu/APA7/books
Google Scholar Shortcut
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