Identify the correct statements about Amazon rain forest.
(A) They are called lungs of the planet
(B) They fall in tundra region of USA
(C) They have the greatest bio-diversity on earth
(D) They are being cut and cleared for cultivating soyabean
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only
(A) They are called lungs of the planet — True.
(B) They fall in tundra region of USA — False. The Amazon is in South America and is a tropical rain forest.
(C) They have the greatest bio-diversity on earth — True.
(D) They are being cut and cleared for cultivating soyabean — True.
NCERT Extract:
Loss of Biodiversity – “… The Amazon rain forest (it is so huge that it is called the ‘lungs of the planet’) harbouring probably millions of species is being cut and cleared for cultivating soya beans or for conversion to grasslands for raising beef cattle.”
Patterns of Biodiversity – “… 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 of fishes, 1,300 of birds, 427 of mammals, 427 of amphibians, 378 of reptiles and of more than 1,25,000 invertebrates.”