If fruit-bearing trees are protected in an area, what conservation benefit can occur?

Correct answer: Fruit-eating birds and animals can get food

The direct answer is A: fruit-eating birds and animals can get food. A fruit-bearing tree is not only a plant; it is also a feeding resource in the ecosystem. Fruits provide energy and nutrients to birds, mammals, insects and sometimes other organisms. Those animals may disperse seeds, helping new plants grow, so protecting such trees can support both wildlife and forest regeneration. Option A is correct because it states the immediate conservation benefit. Option B is wrong because protecting trees normally preserves or improves habitat rather than reducing it. Option C is wrong because food chains continue through plants, herbivores, predators and decomposers; fruit trees do not end them. Option D is wrong because biodiversity need not decline; suitable food can help maintain or increase it. Memory cue: protect food plants, and you support the animals that depend on them.