Question

part b
which quotation supports the answer to part a?
a \the early farmers traded their good health, nutritious diets, and longer life span for shorter lives plagued by disease. . . .\ (paragraph 3)
b \. . . early farmers ate the same boring starches and sugars that came from their crops of corn, barley, wheat, or rice.\ (paragraph 3)
c \the change in lifestyle and diet from pre - farming to farming is recorded in the archaeological record.\ (paragraph 3)
d
esearch on skeletal remains reveals that before farming europeans had few problems with their teeth.\ (paragraph 5)

Explanation:

To solve this, we assume Part A was about the negative impacts of early farming on health (since option A talks about trading good health for shorter, disease - plagued lives). Let's analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about early farmers losing good health, nutritious diets, and longer lifespan for shorter lives with disease. This directly supports a claim about negative health impacts of farming.
• Option B: Only talks about the monotony of early farmers' diets, not a broader health impact.
• Option C: Just states that lifestyle and diet changes are recorded in archaeological records, no specific support for a health - related answer in Part A.
• Option D: Focuses on dental problems of pre - farming Europeans, not the impact of farming.

To determine the correct quotation, we analyze each option. Option A discusses early farmers trading good health, nutritious diets, and longer life for shorter, disease - plagued lives, which likely supports a Part A answer about negative health impacts of early farming. Other options focus on diet monotony (B), archaeological record of change (C), or pre - farming dental health (D), not directly supporting a health - impact - of - farming answer.

Answer:

A. "The early farmers traded their good health, nutritious diets, and longer life span for shorter lives plagued by disease. . . ." (paragraph 3)