Question

Maximum biodiversity is found in
A. Tropical rain forests
B. Temperate rainforests
C. Mangrove vegetation
D. Tundra

Answer 1

Hint: Biodiversity provides a wide array of direct as well as indirect services to humans. Both the plant and animal biodiversity produce a wide array of food as well as fabrics.

Complete Answer:
Option A: The maximum biodiversity is found in tropical rain forests as they are less seasonal, they are neither too hot nor too cold and are more predictable. Therefore, this is the correct option.
These kinds of environments help in promoting niche specialization and also leads to greater species diversity.

Option B: In temperate rainforests, there is a very high amount of rainfall which can lead to loss of biodiversity because of landfalls. Thus, when compared to tropical rainforest, temperate rain forests have less biodiversity. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Option C: Mangroves are regions which are found in intertidal regions of rivers. Extreme conditions like muddy soil, salinity and tidal water flow is seen because not all plants and animals can survive here leading to less biodiversity. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Option D: Tundra is a region where no trees are found and they are present in the regions of arctic. The weather is cold and windy, thus only very few animals are seen. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Thus, the correct option is A) Tropical rain forests.

Note: Examples of Tropical rainforests are,
- Amazon rainforest which is home to 3,000 species, 1,300 fishes, 40,000 plants, 1,25,000 vertebrates and much more.
- In regions like the midwest of the USA, the tropical regions have 10x the number of species of plants and animals that are found in the temperate regions.