Homo sapiens were, whose survival depended on the animals they could kill and the foods they could gather, primarily nuts, berries, and other edible plants.

Yes, their knowledge about the forest helped them

Explanation:

Homo sapiens were those whose survival depended on those animals which they could kill and eat and foods they could gather for themselves as primarily nuts, edible plants, and roots. Homo sapiens were at that time were a primitive man and could only use weapons made of stones and as they were not so developed they tend to fight for food and live in colonies sheltered by the caves and took wild shelters. They too hunted like animals set traps and watched their movements, after the invention of fire they started to grow crops nearby their residence and later on domesticated dogs, pigs and turkey for their survival as the now had land and water at there disposal.