NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Which region has the greatest biodiversity on earth?
Options
- ANew York at 41° N
- BGreenland at 71° N
- CAmazonian rainforest in South America
- DEquador forest in a tropical region
Correct answer
C. Amazonian rainforest in South America
Step-by-step solution
s. A forest in a tropical region like Equador has up to 10 times as many species of vascular plants as a forest of equal area in a temperate region like the Midwest of the USA. The largely tropical Amazonian rain forest in South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth - it is home to more than 40,000 species of plants, 3,000 of fishes, 1,300 of birds, 427 of mammals, 427 of amphibians, 378 of reptiles and of more than 1,25,000 invertebrates. Scientists estimate that in these rain forests there might be at le