The Term "Columbian Exchange" Describes

question 41

Multiple Choice

The term "Columbian Exchange" describes:

• A) the exporting of precious metals from the New World and the importing of African slaves to the New World.
• B) the gifts Columbus brought to and received from Native Americans.
• C) the trade in Native American furs for European horses and other goods.
• D) the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
• E) None of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Photosynthetic

Pertaining to the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of sugars, using chlorophyll and releasing oxygen as a byproduct.

Unicellular

Describing organisms made up of a single cell, capable of performing all necessary life functions within that one cell.

Population

A group of individuals of the same species living and interacting in the same region.

Biosphere

All Earth’s communities of living organisms and their physical environments.