The wheat plant appears to have originated in ______________.
A) Far-eastern Asia, in regions of northern China and eastern Russia
B) The Fertile Crescent of western Asia and Northern Africa
C) Northern Europe, in the Germanic and Scandinavian regions
D) The Americas, specifically in North America and the Southern Cone, (e.g., Argentina, Chile, Uruguay)

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The most widely accepted theory is that the wheat plant originated in the Fertile Crescent of western Asia and Northern Africa, which includes present-day countries like Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Archaeological evidence suggests that wild ancestors of wheat were first domesticated in this region around 10,000 years ago.

The Wheat Plant Appears to Have Originated in ______________