Statement-I: The largely tropical Amazonian rainforest in South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth.
Statement-II: Scientists estimate that in the Amazon rainforest, two million insect species might be waiting to be discovered and named.
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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 fishes, 1,300 birds, 427 mammals, 427 amphibians, 378 reptiles and more than
invertebrates. Scientists estimate that in these rainforests at least two million insect species might be waiting to be discovered and named.
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