Why should loss of wildlife habitat be included in the history of deforestation?

Correct answer: Because economic use also changed ecological balance

Correct answer: A. Deforestation means more than removing trees for timber or farming; it also changes the living environment of plants and animals. A habitat provides food, shelter, breeding places and routes for movement. When forests are cleared or divided, wildlife may lose these necessities, populations may decline, and ecological relationships can be disturbed. Therefore, the history of deforestation must record both human economic activity and its environmental effects. A is correct because commercial or agricultural use altered ecological balance as well as forest cover. B is wrong because wildlife did not generally cut forests for human economic purposes. C is wrong because animals depend directly on forests. D is wrong because habitat loss is an effect of deforestation, not a cause that stopped it. Memory cue: forest loss affects people, animals and ecosystems together.