(01.01 MC)Use the following excerpt to answer the question b…
(01.01 MC)Use the following excerpt to answer the question below.”t introduced previously unknown species to the Old World. Many of these species…resulted in caloric and nutritional improvements over previously existing staples. Other crops such as tomatoes, cacao, and chili peppers…complemented existing foods by increasing vitamin intake and improving taste.he discovery of the Americas provided the Old World with vast quantities of relatively unpopulated land well-suited for the cultivation of certain crops that were in high demand in Old World markets. Crops such as sugar, coffee, soybeans, oranges, and bananas were all introduced to the New World, and the Americas quickly became the main suppliers of these crops globally.”Source: Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian, economists, “The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and Ideas,” 2010Which of the following best characterizes the process described in the second paragraph?