Humid tropical forests have extraordinary biological diversity
A. Despite the poor, weathered soils
B. Despite a complete absence of nutrients in the environment
C. Because rainfall dissolves soil nutrients and makes them available to plants
D. Because of the very fertile tropical soils
Answer: A
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