Question

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. With the development of agriculture, human societies gained the ability to produce food surpluses. Which of the following phrases correctly describes the term "agriculture"? A. Science of studying the stars and planets B. Practice of following the migratory routes of birds C. Method of growing crops or raising livestock D. Process by which harvested grain is stored

Answer 1

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming.

So C.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) method of growing crops or raising livestock.

The phrase that correctly describes the term "agriculture" is the method of growing crops or raising livestock.

With the development of agriculture, human societies gained the ability to produce food surpluses. The phrase that correctly describes the term "agriculture" is the method of growing crops or raising livestock. This means that with agriculture humans learned to work the fields, harvest crops, raise livestock and improved the food production for a better living and as a means of life, selling its products locally and export them in many cases.