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Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?

Twenty-five percent of western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest ingredients.

Almost 50,000 rainforest species are lost every year due to deforestation.

Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties.

Projections say rainforest deforestation could eliminate half of the world’s species.

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Which of the following is the most direct method for combating rainforest deforestation?

ecotourism

carbon credits

rehabilitation

education

The Rainforest Alliance is a program sponsored by several governments of countries with rainforests.

The promotion of companies’ sustainably harvested rainforest products is intended to _______.

produce cheaper products

promote overconsumption

give the company a competitive advantage

produce more expensive products

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The principal characteristic that differentiates temperate and tropical rainforests is __________.

latitude

oxygen turn over

the continent they are on

longitude

Europe has no rainforests.

Which of the following best describes the use of rainforest plants as anticancer drugs?

Most rainforest plants have been tested for their cancer fighting properties.

Twenty-five percent of the active ingredients in cancer drugs are exclusively rainforest plants.

The most powerful anticancer drugs are not rainforest plants.

All of the above

Around 50,000 rainforest species go extinct every year.

Rainforest deforestation generally has a positive impact on indigenous tribes and peoples.

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