Question

Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests? a. Twenty-five percent of western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest 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.

Answer 1

Half of all rainforest plant have been tested for their medicinal properties is not true regarding rainforests.

Further Explanation

The rain forest provides habitat to a number of plants,for example Amazon forest which includes over 40-41000 plant species,covering northwestern Brazil, Peru, and other South American countries, extending into Colombia. The climate is hot and humid which provide ideal condition for plant to grow. Some example of rain forest plant are epiphytes, bromeliad, and orchids.

Advantages of rain forest;

• Helping in stabilize the climate

• Provide territory to many plants and animal

• Majors source for medicine and food

• Maintain a green house effect.

Over 138 kind of living forms is driven into demolition every day in the world’s tropical rainforests. The forces of damage such as deforestation contributed to the loss of acres of land of tropical rainforest. Animals lose their shelter when deforestation has done

Variety of rain forest plant are used to treat disease and use in pharmaceutical company to make medicine about 25-30 percent of medicinal drug are made by rainforest plant.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School  

Subject: Biology

Chapter: Ecology

Keywords:

Rainforest, north western, Brazil, plant, Amazon forest, bromeliad, orchids, epiphytes, climates,

deforestation, pharmaceuticals, damage, animal, medicine, stable, Colombia, South America.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option C

The rain forest has millions and billions of plant species that is investigated every year for its medicinal properties. But it has not been possible till yet to test half of the rainforest plant for its medicinal properties. There are many species that has been tested earlier and is now used for its medicinal properties.