Question
What was one of the major impacts of the Columbian exchange?
a) Natural ecosystems worldwide were either destroyed or transformed.
b) New forms of vegetation replenished South American rainforests.
c) As diseases spread across continents, research in medicine quickly advanced.
d) Competition for New World resources decreased European trade.
a) Natural ecosystems worldwide were either destroyed or transformed.
b) New forms of vegetation replenished South American rainforests.
c) As diseases spread across continents, research in medicine quickly advanced.
d) Competition for New World resources decreased European trade.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
a) Natural ecosystems worldwide were either destroyed or transformed.
The Columbian Exchange moved plants, animals, and pathogens between the Old and New Worlds, introducing invasive species and new crops (and livestock) that dramatically altered ecosystems and native species distributions.
The Columbian Exchange moved plants, animals, and pathogens between the Old and New Worlds, introducing invasive species and new crops (and livestock) that dramatically altered ecosystems and native species distributions.