State whether true or false.

Cultivated crops and fruits, orchards are virgin vegetation.

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The above statement is incorrect. Virgin vegetation refers to the natural vegetation in an area grown without human interference and remains untouched for a period. Orchard refers to tree plantations maintained for commercial food production. These are artificial vegetation grown with complete human interference in planting, watering, and all phases of cultivation. These cannot be virgin vegetation. The same is the case for the crops and fruits cultivated. Though they might be a part of the natural vegetation, they have significant human interference in their growth, which is not the case for virgin vegetation. Nilgiris in the Western Ghats is the best example of virgin vegetation. These areas are biodiversity hotspots with numerous endemic plant and animal species.
The correct statement would be cultivated crops and fruits; orchards are not virgin vegetation.

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