Societies Whose Means of Subsistence Are Based on Agricultural Production

question 44

Multiple Choice

Societies whose means of subsistence are based on agricultural production (crop growing) are called ______ societies.

• A) pastoral
• B) hunting and gathering
• C) agrarian
• D) industrialized

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Definitions:

Resource Partitioning

A concept in ecology where species adapt to compete less directly for environmental resources, often by specializing in different niches or times for activity.

Predators

Organisms that hunt and feed on other organisms for survival.

Native Species

Organisms that are naturally occurring in a region or habitat without human intervention, adapted to local environmental conditions over time.

Specialist Species

Organisms adapted to thrive in a specific habitat or to utilize a narrow range of food sources, making them vulnerable to changes in their environment.