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Soil and Agriculture — Unit test

Question 7 • SC332 Environmental Science B

Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?

Answer
A
Twenty-five percent of western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest ingredients.
B
Almost 50,000 rainforest species are lost every year due to deforestation.
C
Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties.
D
Projections say rainforest deforestation could eliminate half of the world’s species.

Explanation

Choice C is not true: only a small portion of rainforest plants have been studied for possible medicinal uses, not half of them. The other statements describe commonly cited estimates about medicines derived from rainforest ingredients, species losses, and the effects of continued deforestation.

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