What effect could deforestation have on food sources of local people?

Correct answer: Getting wild fruits and tubers could become difficult

The direct answer is A, getting wild fruits and tubers could become difficult. Many local and forest communities collected wild fruits, roots, tubers, leaves, seeds and other forest foods, especially when cultivated food was limited or during particular seasons. Step by step: trees and undergrowth provide edible products; deforestation removes or reduces those plants; access may also be restricted when forests are taken over; consequently local people have fewer traditional food sources and may face hunger or extra expense. Option A is correct because it describes the direct effect on forest food. Option B is wrong because cutting forests does not make all food double. Option C is wrong because people still need food; deforestation cannot remove that need. Option D is wrong because rivers do not produce food in the literal sense, though rivers can support fishing or irrigation. The exact impact differs by community, but loss of wild food is a clear and historically reasonable consequence. Memory cue: fewer trees means fewer fruits, roots and tubers.