Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 14

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
Early People and Agricultural Beginnings
Long ago, two sisters were talking as they returned from their morning trip to collect mushrooms, seeds, berries, and green leaves for the day's meals. The younger woman was watching the progress of a small rabbit as it hopped across the path and toward the clan's trash midden (refuse heap) , where broken tools (made of bone, stone, or shell) were tossed, and where discarded food was thrown. She noticed the rabbit stop and begin nibbling at the many new, green shoots sprouting across one side of the midden. She walked over to look, and she saw that some of last year's discarded dried fruits were growing. Surprised and interested, she called her sister over to discuss this find.
-It is probably true that _______________.

• A)this group was quite large
• B)this group was living in a village they had established many years earlier
• C)this group already has a good agricultural system
• D)until now, this group had not considered deliberately planting seeds
• E)until now, this group had not considered hunting

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Definitions:

Explicit Memories

Memories that can be consciously recalled and described, including knowledge of facts and experiences.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in humans and other vertebrates, involved in memory formation and spatial navigation.

Frontal Lobe

The part of the brain located at the front of the cerebral cortex, involved in decision making, problem solving, and planning.

Receptor Sites

Specific locations on cell membranes or within cells where chemical substances, like neurotransmitters or hormones, bind to trigger a physiological response.