Genetic testing suggests one Andean tuber was domesticated between 8000 and 6000 BCE. That crop is the:
AThe taro root
BThe potato
CThe cassava
DThe yam crop
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The potato
1. It is described as rugged.
2. The Andes are its home.
3. It is the potato crop.
_Source: OpenStax World History Volume 1, Chapter 8, The Americas._
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