One of the Reasons Humans Rely Heavily on Only a Few

question 47

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons humans rely heavily on only a few food crops is because

• A) We have not explored the cultivation of thousands of edible wild species.
• B) There are few edible wild species.
• C) We have already focused on the best tasting species for domestication and cultivation.
• D) It would be difficult for small farmers to cultivate the fragile wild species.
• E) All of these factors contribute to a heavy reliance on only a few species.

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