Question

What statement best explains why growing food crops had an advantage over hunting and gathering?(1 point)
Responses

Humans could work much less.
Humans could work much less.

Humans preferred plant-based food to animal-based food.
Humans preferred plant-based food to animal-based food.

Humans could use machines and mechanized tools.
Humans could use machines and mechanized tools.

Humans could control the amount of food they produced.

Answer 1

The statement that best explains why growing food crops had an advantage over hunting and gathering is:

**Humans could control the amount of food they produced.**

This ability to cultivate and produce food allowed for a more stable and reliable food supply compared to the unpredictable nature of hunting and gathering.