EBK BIOLOGY
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Author: Mader
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Chapter 46, Problem 1TS
Pharmaceutical companies are "bioprospecting" the tropical rain forests. These companies are looking for naturally occuring compounds in plants or animals that can be used as drugs for a variety of diseases. The most promising compunds act as antibacterial or antifungal agents.Even discounting the fact that the higher density of species in tropical rain forests would produce a wider array of compounds than another biome. why would antibacterial and antifungal compounds be more likely to evolve in this biome?
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