If Five Campers from Albany Are Killed in a Chance

question 68

True/False

If five campers from Albany are killed in a chance avalanche,this event will have less impact on the gene pool than if five food foragers from a band of 30 are killed in a chance mudslide.

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Definitions:

Sickles

Curved, hand-held agricultural tools used for harvesting grain crops or cutting grass for hay.

Potatoes

A tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum, widely cultivated for its edible starchy tubers.

Food Foragers

Food foragers are individuals or groups who sustain themselves by collecting wild plants, hunting animals, and gathering other food resources available in their environment.

Food Production

The process that involves growing crops and raising livestock for human consumption.