Why Did Early Farmers Likely Select Grain Plants with Nonshattering

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Multiple Choice

Why did early farmers likely select grain plants with nonshattering grain heads to cultivate?

• A)Seeds produced in nonshattering heads were not eaten by herbivores.
• B)Seeds produced in nonshattering heads did not have mutations.
• C)Seeds produced in nonshattering heads were not scattered on the ground.
• D)Seeds produced in nonshatterring heads were larger and tastier.
• E)All of these are reasons could explain why early farmers selected plants with nonshattering heads.

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Definitions:

Loftus

Elizabeth Loftus is a cognitive psychologist and expert on human memory, known for her research on the malleability of human memory and the misinformation effect.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from the past, without the aid of specific cues for what is being remembered.

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon in memory research where older information interferes with the recall of newer information.

Retroactive Interference

An occurrence where newly acquired knowledge hampers the retrieval of information learned earlier.