Statement I: The largely temperate Amazonian rain forest in…

Biology Biodiversity and Conservation Statement Based Questions Single Correct MCQ

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Published on: August 21, 2026

Statement I: The largely temperate Amazonian rain forest in South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth.

Statement II: Tropics generally harbor more species than temperature or polar areas.

Both statements are correct

Statement I is correct & II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect & II is correct

Both statements are incorrect

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Statement I: Incorrect The Amazon Rainforest is tropical, not temperate. It does have the greatest biodiversity, but calling it “temperate” makes the statement wrong.

Statement II: Correct Tropical regions (near the equator) generally have higher biodiversity than temperate or polar regions due to stable climate and higher productivity.

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