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''Amazon forest is considered to be the lungs of the planet'' - Justify this statement.

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Amazon rain forest is known as the "lungs of the planet " since a great proportion of `CO_(2)` released due to anthropogenic activities are uptaken by their dense tropical forests , which is homologous to the functioning of human beings except for the difference in gases .
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