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Sophie [7]
3 years ago
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Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests? a. Twenty-five percent of western pharmaceuticals are derived from ra

inforest ingredients. b. Almost 50,000 rainforest species are lost every year due to deforestation. c. Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties. d. Projections say rainforest deforestation could eliminate half of the world’s species.
Biology
1 answer:
KATRIN_1 [288]3 years ago
7 0

The correct answer fro above statement is:

<h3> c. Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties.</h3><h3>Explanation:</h3>

Twenty-five percent of the fresh components in cancer medications are particularly rainforest plants.Rainforests are essential because they serve control global climate trims and rain. Water that disappears from trees comes in other regions as rain.Twenty-five percent of Western pharmaceuticals are obtained from rainforest components. But since only a minute portion of rainforest organisms have been investigated, as the rainforest species escape so do possible remedies and therapies for life-threatening disorders.

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