Yes.
Rice and Potatoes. Google "Columbian Exchange" for more information about the transport of other crops, plants, and pathogens across the Atlantic.
The Americans got food that they couldn't grow, and goods that they didn't have already.
The Americans got food that they couldn't grow, and goods that they didn't have already.
The statement that "most people in the New World did not rely on livestock to help them grow food" is supported by the fact that before the Columbian Exchange, "Native Americans cultivated maize, potatoes, and other crops without the use of plows or draft animals." This suggests that their agricultural practices did not involve the use of livestock for farming activities.
The Turkey provided a new food source in the Old World. Also, Turkies can grow to be quite large so it could feed many people and somewhat support a large population.
The Columbian Shark is a catfish, in an aquarium they can grow up to about 10 inches.
Plants are living things.Some plants grow on land and some grow in water.They are of different shapes and sizes.
The Columbian Exchange led to an increase in global population growth by introducing new food sources, such as maize and potatoes, into different regions. This diversification of diets improved nutrition and helped populations to grow. Additionally, the exchange also facilitated the spread of crops that increased agricultural productivity, leading to more food being available to support growing populations.
The ability to grow corn and potatoes. These two starchy foods, high in nutrients kept many Europeans from starving.
Epiphytes are plants that grow above the ground using other plants or objects as support or platforms to grow from. They are not parasite plants. There are thousands of these plants all over the world.
They were found to grow faster, were hardier, tasted better and stored better than Old World equivalents. One reason, possibly, was that the Americas, which had fewer protein sources, had greater nutritional dependence on them and so had developed them more.
The largest evergreen forests in the world grow along the equatorial region. The dense trees in the forest grow to 40 or 50 meters. More than two-thirds of the world's plants grow in the rainforest. Orchids, carnivorous plants, strangler fig, and bromeliads are common plants.