Although most of the world's forests are shrinking, biologists are especially concerned about tropical forest loss because
A. Tropical trees are the biggest trees in the world
B. They contain such high biodiversity
C. They contain irreplaceable wood resources
D. There are fewer remaining tropical forests than any other forest type
E. All of these are reasons that biologists are especially concerned about tropical forest loss
Answer: B
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