This biome has the greatest biodiversity but very poor soil. It rains so much here that the topsoil is very thin and cannot support the roots of plants whose roots are not very deep. Most other plants live in trees or grow out of fallen trees.

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A	Desert
B	Savanna
C	Tropical Rainforest
D	Temperate Deciduous Forest

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Tropical forests have the highest biodiversity and primary productivity of any of the terrestrial biomes. Net primary productivity ranges from 2–3 kg m-2 y-1 or higher.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tropical rainforest biome has four main characteristics: very high annual rainfall, high average temperatures, nutrient-poor soil, and high levels of biodiversity (species richness).

Detailed explanation-3: -Rainforests receive the most rain of all of the biomes in a year! A typical year sees 2, 000 to 10, 000 millimeters (79 to 394 inches) of rain per year.

Detailed explanation-4: -In contrast to temperate forest and temperate grassland biomes, desert biomes tend to have thin, sandy, less-fertile soil. Deserts tend to be hot and dry, so few organisms live there.

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