2023 · Q38
The greatest diversity of animal and plant species is found in:
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- ATemperate forests
- BDeserts and Savannas
- CArctic and Alpine systems
- DTropical moist forests
Explanation
Tropical moist forests, with year-round warmth and abundant rainfall, support the greatest diversity of animal and plant species on Earth, harbouring over half of all species on a small fraction of the land surface. Temperate forests, deserts and savannas, and arctic and alpine systems are all markedly less diverse. Hence option D.