Question

"A hunter-gatherer had a wide variety of meal everyday. But a farmer had surplus food but ate only one type of meal".

What can you infer from the above statement with regard to the diet of the farmers?

• A. Less food, more nutrition
• B. More food, less nutrition
• C. More food, more nutrition
• D. Less food, less nutrition

Answer 1

The correct option is B More food, less nutrition

The hunter-gatherers had a wide variety of food available to them. Everyday, they ate meat, eggs, roots, nuts, sprouts, and vegetables. Hence, they got proper nutrition from the different varieties of food.

Farmers had extra or surplus food. But they had limited options with respect to their diets. People in agrarian societies only ate grains, which resulted in them receiving less nutrition in comparison to hunter-gatherer societies.