Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity? [NEET-2020]

(A)Madagascar
(B)Himalayas
(C)Amazon forests
(D)Western Ghats of India

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

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.

Chapter: Biodiversity and Conservation
Section: 13.1.2 Patterns of Biodiversity
Page: 3
Words matched: 46 of 46

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'The largely tropical Amazonian rain forest in South America has the greatest biodiversity on earth' which directly and conclusively identifies Amazon forests as having the highest species diversity among global regions.

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