SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term for the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans?
A
agriculture
B
significant
C
hunter-gatherer
D
domestication
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Domestication is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. Domestic species are raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Domestication is the name given to the process in which people grow plants and look after animals. Very often, plants and animals that are tended by people become different from wild plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Origins of domestication The first attempts at domestication of animals and plants apparently were made in the Old World during the Mesolithic Period. Dogs were first domesticated in Central Asia by at least 15, 000 years ago by people who engaged in hunting and gathering wild edible plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abstract. Crop domestication is the process of artificially selecting plants to increase their suitability to human requirements: taste, yield, storage, and cultivation practices. There is increasing evidence that crop domestication can profoundly alter interactions among plants, herbivores, and their natural enemies.

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