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   ocr: Medically important compounds awaiting discovery in tropical plants and animals are among the many reasons for preserving tropical rainforests. Numerous plants and animals live only in small geographic areas and face extinction when their habitat disappears. Loss of biodiversity means loss of potential knowledge on many fronts. AAR 4