The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in ________________.
temperature deciduous forests
tropical moist forests
heavily polluted rivers
deserts and savannas
A
temperature deciduous forests
B
tropical moist forests
C
deserts and savannas
D
heavily polluted rivers
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Tropical rainforests are areas of extremely high biodiversity compared to other ecosystems. Biologists estimate that tropical rainforests contain about 50% of the world's terrestrial plant and animal species, yet they encompass only about 6% of the world's land area.
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