Lecture 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the gene bank?
A
A building to keep a copy of all seeds worldwide
2
Q
what is domestication?
A
Adapting wild plants and animals for human use.
3
Q
Crops with origins in the Fertile Crescent
A
Lentil, chickpea, Pea’s, and Flax.
4
Q
What type of society were humans?
A
Hunter-gatherers
5
Q
Crops have originated from three large independent centres:
A
- ) Nearest/ Africa
- ) China/ Southeast Asia
- ) Southern Mexico/ South America
