Question

select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
read paragraph 5 from the passage.
(5) european man discovered the rich soils that exist in the prairies about 150 years ago. finding the prairie soils outstanding for crop production, they plowed the prairie everywhere they could for the production of wheat, corn, and other domestic crops. today, the most fertile and well - watered region, the tallgrass prairie, has been reduced to but 1% of its original area. this makes it one of the rarest and most endangered ecosystems in the world. the largest remaining area still left unplowed is in the rocky and hilly region of kansas called the flint hills. this physiographic region averages 60 miles wide and stretches from the nebraska border, south into northern oklahoma.
which best reflects the technical meaning of the phrase crop production as it is used in paragraph 5?
crop production in this paragraph means growing vegetables and plants.

Explanation:

To determine the technical meaning of "crop production" in the paragraph, we analyze the context. The text states that European men plowed prairies for producing wheat, corn, and other domestic crops. These are all plants (including grains and vegetables) grown for agricultural purposes. So "crop production" here refers to growing such plants and vegetables.

Answer:

growing vegetables and plants