Which crop from the Columbian Exchange is a root vegetable?

Which crop from the Columbian Exchange is a root vegetable?

• A. Beans
• B. Potatoes
• C. Cacao
• D. Tobacco

Answer: (B)

Potatoes are the kind of crop that show how the Columbian Exchange changed diets around the world. They’re considered a root vegetable in everyday usage and, as a high-calorie tuber that grows underground, they store well and can be produced in many climates. That combination made them spread from the Andes to Europe, Asia, and Africa after contact between worlds and supported population growth by providing reliable calories. Beans are seeds inside pods and come from the legume family, not a root crop. Cacao comes from beans inside pods on a tropical tree and is used to make chocolate, not a root vegetable. Tobacco is grown for its leaves and used for smoking and other products, not as a root crop.

Potatoes are the kind of crop that show how the Columbian Exchange changed diets around the world. They’re considered a root vegetable in everyday usage and, as a high-calorie tuber that grows underground, they store well and can be produced in many climates. That combination made them spread from the Andes to Europe, Asia, and Africa after contact between worlds and supported population growth by providing reliable calories.

Beans are seeds inside pods and come from the legume family, not a root crop. Cacao comes from beans inside pods on a tropical tree and is used to make chocolate, not a root vegetable. Tobacco is grown for its leaves and used for smoking and other products, not as a root crop.