Which region has the greatest biodiversity on earth?
Which region has the greatest biodiversity on earth?
New York at 41° N
Greenland at 71° N
Amazonian rainforest in South America
Equador forest in a tropical region
Solution
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 more than 1,25,000 invertebrates. Scientists estimate that in these rain forests, there might be at least two million insect species waiting to be discovered and named.