Tropical rain forest is characterised by

The correct answer is Maximum biodiversity.

Key Points

• The tropical rain forest is a forest with tall trees in a region of year-round high temperatures where an average of 50 to 260 inches of rain falls yearly.
• Tropical rainforests are areas of extremely high biodiversity compared to other ecosystems.
• In the tropical rainforests of Borneo, scientists have documented more than 15,000 plant species, including 2,500 species of orchids.
• Biologists estimate that tropical rainforests contain about 50% of the world’s terrestrial plant and animal species, yet they encompass only about 6% of the world’s land area.

Important Points

• Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group.
• The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 34 °C or drops below 20 °C, average humidity is between 77 and 88%.
• There is usually a brief season of less rain.
• Almost all rain forests lie near the equator.
• Rainforests now cover less than 6% of Earth’s land surface.