Multiple choice

Soils in tropical rain forests tend to be--

  1. depleted of nutrients when the forest is removed

  2. High in nutrients which makes it great for farming

  3. Low in nutrients due to permafrost

  4. High in nutrients due to the rapid cycling of nutrients
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Explanation

Tropical rain forest soils are nutrient-poor because the rapid cycling of nutrients means most organic matter is stored in the biomass rather than the soil. When the forest is cleared, the nutrient cycle is broken and the soil quickly loses its fertility.

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