AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
For most of history, how did humans obtain food?
A
Agriculture
B
Hunting and gathering
C
Barter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hunter-gatherer culture is a type of subsistence lifestyle that relies on hunting and fishing animals and foraging for wild vegetation and other nutrients like honey, for food. Until approximately 12, 000 years ago, all humans practiced hunting-gathering.

Detailed explanation-2: -Early humans would have obtained food through a number of ways, such as gathering, hunting, scavenging and fishing. Gathering would involve collecting plant foods such as seeds, nuts, berries, fruits and tubers.

Detailed explanation-3: -They obtained their food by gathering, hunting, scavenging, and fishing. 6. The practice of collecting food from plant sources such as fruits, vegetables, berries, nuts, and seeds, etc., is termed as gathering. 7.

Detailed explanation-4: -They were called hunter-gatherers because they used to hunt animals and gather resources from the forest for food and shelter.

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