What Was the Most Significant Public Health Consequence of the Neolithic

question 3

Multiple Choice

What was the most significant public health consequence of the Neolithic Revolution?

• A) Improvements in sanitation and living conditions
• B) Evolutionary medicine
• C) Densely settled populations that sustained infectious diseases
• D) Use of quarantine in major ports

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Definitions:

Microfilaments

Microfilaments are fine, thread-like protein fibers, composed largely of actin, that are a part of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells, involved in cell movement and shape.

Linker Proteins

Proteins that function to connect the cytoskeleton of a cell to other cell components or to other cells, playing key roles in cell structure and movement.

Glycolipids

Lipid molecules that contain carbohydrate groups, involved in cell recognition and signaling.

ATP Synthesis

The process by which cells produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), involving the transfer of electrons through the electron transport chain and ATP synthase.