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Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals of Climate — Science STD 7 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceWeather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals of Climate3 Marks
Question
The tropical rainforest has a large population of animals. Explain why it is so.
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Answer

The climatic conditions in rainforests are highly suitable for supporting an enormous number and variety of animals.
It is due to the following reasons:
  1. Climate is hot and gets plenty of rainfall. Because of continuous warmth and rain, this region supports wide variety of plants and animals.
  2. The region being near to equator, receives more solar energy available. It contributes to higher productivity in terms of food and population.
  3. Tropical rainforest remained less disturbed for millions of years, thus giving longer time to evolution. It resulted in wide variety of species.

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