Question 1

Which of the following is not correct about the domestication of plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Traits in wild plants are artificially selected to suit human needs and do not necessarily have a great survival value if these plants are not cultivated. 
B) Most wild grasses have shattering fruiting heads,which will break apart at a slight touch,and therefore can never be useful for human use. 
C) Plant breed still select for desired traits using traditional crosses. 
D) Germination of seeds is delayed by hormonal control or mechanical means until the following spring. 
E) Early foragers selected their domesticated plants from wild plants that had larger seeds,fruits,or tubers. 
A) Traits in wild plants are artificially selected to suit human needs and do not necessarily have a great survival value if these plants are not cultivated. 
B) Most wild grasses have shattering fruiting heads,which will break apart at a slight touch,and therefore can never be useful for human use. 
C) Plant breed still select for desired traits using traditional crosses. 
D) Germination of seeds is delayed by hormonal control or mechanical means until the following spring. 
E) Early foragers selected their domesticated plants from wild plants that had larger seeds,fruits,or tubers.

Question 2

Which of the modern foraging societies subsisted almost entirely on a meat-based diet?

Accepted Answer

A) the Hadza of Tanzania 
B) Arctic Inuit 
C) !Kung of the Kalahari Desert 
D) the Botai of Central Asia 
E) All of these foraging societies subsisted almost entirely on a meat-based diet. 
A) the Hadza of Tanzania 
B) Arctic Inuit 
C) !Kung of the Kalahari Desert 
D) the Botai of Central Asia 
E) All of these foraging societies subsisted almost entirely on a meat-based diet.

Question 3

Archaeological evidence indicates that in Jarmo in northeastern Iraq,domestication of wheat and barley took place before ________ thousand years ago,and probably much earlier since this domestication was already well-established by this time.

Accepted Answer

A) 9 
B) 12 
C) 15 
D) 18 
E) 21 
A) 9 
B) 12 
C) 15 
D) 18 
E) 21

Question 4

Which of the following is not true about Nikolai I.Vasilov?

Accepted Answer

A) He pinpointed 8 locations worldwide as centers of origin for major domesticated plants. 
B) He was an adherent of Mendelian genetics. 
C) For his efforts,Stalin declared him a hero of the Soviet Union. 
D) His work on centers of origin of domesticated plants has been modified. 
E) All of these statements are true about Nikolai.I.Vasilov. 
A) He pinpointed 8 locations worldwide as centers of origin for major domesticated plants. 
B) He was an adherent of Mendelian genetics. 
C) For his efforts,Stalin declared him a hero of the Soviet Union. 
D) His work on centers of origin of domesticated plants has been modified. 
E) All of these statements are true about Nikolai.I.Vasilov.

Question 5

________ is the Russian botanist who proposed eight centers of origin for domesticated crops.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the Russian botanist who proposed...

Question 6

The best evidence indicates that bananas were first cultivated in

Accepted Answer

A) New Guinea. 
B) Southeast Asia. 
C) Mesoamerica. 
D) Northern Africa. 
E) the Fertile Crescent. 
A) New Guinea. 
B) Southeast Asia. 
C) Mesoamerica. 
D) Northern Africa. 
E) the Fertile Crescent.

Question 7

The Fertile Crescent was an early site of agriculture in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A) Far East 
B) New World 
C) Near East 
D) Africa 
E) Southern Europe 
A) Far East 
B) New World 
C) Near East 
D) Africa 
E) Southern Europe

Question 8

Which among of the following plant parts does not preserve well in the soil over long periods of time?

Accepted Answer

A) starch grains 
B) flower parts 
C) phytoliths 
D) pollen 
E) seeds 
A) starch grains 
B) flower parts 
C) phytoliths 
D) pollen 
E) seeds

Question 9

Which of the following is not a trait of at least some domesticated plant varieties?

Accepted Answer

A) larger fruits,seeds,and tubers 
B) loss of seed dormancy 
C) inability to release fruits 
D) increased genetic variability 
E) All of the above are traits of domesticated plant varieties. 
A) larger fruits,seeds,and tubers 
B) loss of seed dormancy 
C) inability to release fruits 
D) increased genetic variability 
E) All of the above are traits of domesticated plant varieties.

Question 10

Chili peppers were domesticated approximately 6000 years ago in

Accepted Answer

A) the Bahamas. 
B) South America. 
C) South Africa. 
D) Mesopotamia. 
E) the Far East. 
A) the Bahamas. 
B) South America. 
C) South Africa. 
D) Mesopotamia. 
E) the Far East.

Question 11

Archaeological evidence suggests that teosinte,the ancestral forerunner of maize (corn),was domesticated in Mexico approximately ________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 500 
B) 5,500 
C) 7,000 
D) 10,000 
E) None of the above are correct. 
A) 500 
B) 5,500 
C) 7,000 
D) 10,000 
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following is not among the evidence discovered that New Guinea was one of the first primary centers of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) rapid deforestation. 
B) soil mounding and deeply dug channels. 
C) phytoliths from domesticated crops. 
D) discovery of a highland plant growing in lowlands. 
E) starch grains and phytoliths of a domesticated plant recovered from stone tools. 
A) rapid deforestation. 
B) soil mounding and deeply dug channels. 
C) phytoliths from domesticated crops. 
D) discovery of a highland plant growing in lowlands. 
E) starch grains and phytoliths of a domesticated plant recovered from stone tools.

Question 13

Archaeological evidence indicates that ________ may have been the first plant domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.

Accepted Answer

A) wheat 
B) peas 
C) barley 
D) corn 
E) lentils 
A) wheat 
B) peas 
C) barley 
D) corn 
E) lentils

Question 14

Archaeological evidence from the ________ reveals a relatively continuous evolution from foraging to farming and the first domestication of maize (corn).

Accepted Answer

A) Fertile Crescent 
B) Kuk Swamp 
C) Wadi Kubbaniya 
D) Tehuacan Valley 
E) Kalahari Desert 
A) Fertile Crescent 
B) Kuk Swamp 
C) Wadi Kubbaniya 
D) Tehuacan Valley 
E) Kalahari Desert

Question 15

European mitochondrial DNA studies revealed which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Ancient European foragers and early European farmers were closely related. 
B) Modern Europeans are directly related to ancient European foragers. 
C) The first European farmers were immigrants from the Indonesian archipelago. 
D) The ancient European foragers likely were Neanderthals or other ancestral clades of Homo spp. 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Ancient European foragers and early European farmers were closely related. 
B) Modern Europeans are directly related to ancient European foragers. 
C) The first European farmers were immigrants from the Indonesian archipelago. 
D) The ancient European foragers likely were Neanderthals or other ancestral clades of Homo spp. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Domestication syndrome refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Diseases that domesticated plants and animals contract and that their wild counterparts do not contract. 
B) The expression of a suite of genes that generate tameness and other domestication effects. 
C) The effects on humans of the domestication of plants and animals. 
D) The inability of domesticated plants to exist in the wild because of thousands of years of inbreeding. 
E) That barley domestication preceded the domestication of animals. 
A) Diseases that domesticated plants and animals contract and that their wild counterparts do not contract. 
B) The expression of a suite of genes that generate tameness and other domestication effects. 
C) The effects on humans of the domestication of plants and animals. 
D) The inability of domesticated plants to exist in the wild because of thousands of years of inbreeding. 
E) That barley domestication preceded the domestication of animals.

Question 17

All plant parts are equally well preserved,giving us an unprecedented view of ancient agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most decay resistant substance in a plant is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) cellulose 
B) starch 
C) hemicellulose 
D) lignin 
E) pectin 
A) cellulose 
B) starch 
C) hemicellulose 
D) lignin 
E) pectin

Question 19

Scientists were able to hypothesize that cats were domesticated in China approximately 5000 years ago because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) An unusual carbon isotope in cat bones indicated cats were eating rat pests. 
B) Cats were found buried with Chinese dignitaries. 
C) Cats were found buried with trinkets and other symbols of affection. 
D) More than one of these cats were domesticated. 
E) None of the above are correct. 
A) An unusual carbon isotope in cat bones indicated cats were eating rat pests. 
B) Cats were found buried with Chinese dignitaries. 
C) Cats were found buried with trinkets and other symbols of affection. 
D) More than one of these cats were domesticated. 
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 20

The Stone Age period that refers to the time after the start of agriculture is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Paleolithic 
B) Neolithic 
C) Lithic 
D) Cenozoic 
E) Cincinnatian 
A) Paleolithic 
B) Neolithic 
C) Lithic 
D) Cenozoic 
E) Cincinnatian

Exam 11: Origins of Agriculture

Which of the following is not correct about the domestication of plants?

Which of the modern foraging societies subsisted almost entirely on a meat-based diet?

Archaeological evidence indicates that in Jarmo in northeastern Iraq,domestication of wheat and barley took place before ________ thousand years ago,and probably much earlier since this domestication was already well-established by this time.

Which of the following is not true about Nikolai I.Vasilov?

________ is the Russian botanist who proposed eight centers of origin for domesticated crops.

The best evidence indicates that bananas were first cultivated in

The Fertile Crescent was an early site of agriculture in which of the following areas?

Which among of the following plant parts does not preserve well in the soil over long periods of time?

Which of the following is not a trait of at least some domesticated plant varieties?

Chili peppers were domesticated approximately 6000 years ago in

Archaeological evidence suggests that teosinte,the ancestral forerunner of maize (corn),was domesticated in Mexico approximately ________ years ago.

Which of the following is not among the evidence discovered that New Guinea was one of the first primary centers of agriculture?

Archaeological evidence indicates that ________ may have been the first plant domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.

Archaeological evidence from the ________ reveals a relatively continuous evolution from foraging to farming and the first domestication of maize (corn).

European mitochondrial DNA studies revealed which of the following?

Domestication syndrome refers to which of the following?

All plant parts are equally well preserved,giving us an unprecedented view of ancient agriculture.

The most decay resistant substance in a plant is which of the following?

Scientists were able to hypothesize that cats were domesticated in China approximately 5000 years ago because of which of the following?

The Stone Age period that refers to the time after the start of agriculture is which of the following?

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