Which of the following is not true concerning the energy harnessed by humans throughout history?

a. Early hominids harnessed the least energy, just that of their own bodies.

b. Fire let humans increase their energy use tenfold.

c. Neolithic farmers were able to harness the energy of animals.

d. Modern humans use more than a hundred times the energy of early humans.

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Jaylen Fleming

Social Studies

30 December, 05:04

Which of the following is not true concerning the energy harnessed by humans throughout history?

a. Early hominids harnessed the least energy, just that of their own bodies.

b. Fire let humans increase their energy use tenfold.

c. Neolithic farmers were able to harness the energy of animals.

d. Modern humans use more than a hundred times the energy of early humans.

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Charlie Dickson · Answer 1

The first statement is very weird, let's look at it closer:

Early hominids harnessed the least energy, just that of their own bodies.

This is not possible, since eating is also a form of harnessing energy from other organisms (and this includes plants, too)

So this is a false statement and the correct answer is a)