alleryThe Solligas said wild amla regeneration depended on what?
AAmount of fruit harvest
BStrength of the monsoon
CAcidity of the soil
DFrequency of forest fires
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Frequency of forest fires
1. Ecologists believed regeneration was governed by fruit collected commercially.
2. The Solliga tribals held that regeneration was primarily influenced by forest fires.
3. Later the scientists concluded the Solligas had been right; harvest level was not the key.
_Source: NCERT Habitat and Learning position paper, 3.4 Systems: Simple and Complex_
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