Rainforest Loss

25 July 2022
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The Rainforest Alliance is a program sponsored by several governments of countries with rainforests.
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Which of the following is the most direct method for combating rainforest deforestation?
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rehabilitation
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The sustainable use of rainforest resources is exemplified by _______.
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harvesting nuts
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Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?
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Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties.
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Which of the following is not a method used to improve management of tropical rainforests?
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increased logging
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Rainforests are principally responsible for global oxygen turnover.
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Which of the following best describes the use of rainforest plants as anticancer drugs?
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Twenty-five percent of the active ingredients in cancer drugs are exclusively rainforest plants.
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Around 50,000 rainforest species go extinct every year.
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Europe has no rainforests.
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The promotion of companies' sustainably harvested rainforest products is intended to _______.
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give the company a competitive advantage