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Some cave passages may break thru to the surface forming a sky-light. In the zone were the sunlight reaches the soil, trees can live for hundreds of years, growing up all the way out of the cave. Some caves that are large sinkholes have floors that are over an acre in size. It is like a mini-rainforest down deep in those caves.
Artificial light can be used to grow plants in caves. Commercial (or show-) caves sometimes have patches of algae growing near their lamps.*
Seedlings wash deep into caves and sprout, but they usually die off after a few weeks. But this can be a food source to tiny creatures that live in those passages.
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*Know collectively as "lampenflora" (German, lit. 'Lamp flora') and now regarded as a nuisance by many show-cave owners. Some show-caves arrange limited lighting, rather than leaving the flood-lights on all the time the cave is open for tours, to minimise such vegetation. The species are generally of ferns and algae introduced as spores on visitor's clothing or wafting in on air-currents.
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Do crystals grow in caves?
Yes, they most certainly do!
What type of speleotherms found in limestone caves grow upward from the floor?
STALAGMITES
What determins healthy soil?
If your plants grow in it its healthy If your plants dont grow in it it not healthy
What is a type of rock where stalactites and stalagmites are found?
They usually grow from limestone. Mostly in caves.
Why is moisture important in soil?
It helps plants to grow when planted It helps plants to grow when planted
Why do green plants not grow inside caves?
Green plants require sunlight for photosynthesis, and sunlight rarely reaches into caves with sufficient intensity to support their growth.
Which plants do not need sunlight?
Some fungi will grow without light. A mushroom is a good example, they grow in caves.
Does grass grow in caves?
yes
What plants are grown in caves?
I am not sure if you mean "are cultivated" or "grow naturally". Chlorophyllic plants will not survive underground, but caves and tunnels have been used as mushroom farms and (rather stretching the point) maturing cheeses - the blue varieties are so by veins of microscopic fungi. Fungi will grow naturally underground but only if suitable nutrients are available, such as from the body of a dead insect or washed-in vegetable matter.
Do crystals grow in caves?
Yes, they most certainly do!
Do potatoes grow on plants?
Potatoes are plants. They do not grow on other plants.
Do penuts grow on plants?
No penuts do not grow on plants,they grow in the ground
Why are there so few producers in caves?
Caves typically have limited space, resources, and access to sunlight, all of which are essential for producers like plants to thrive. The harsh conditions such as low light levels and scarce nutrients make it difficult for plants to grow in caves, leading to fewer producers in such environments.
What type of plants live in a cave?
There are no plants in caves,except for the grasses and such at the mouth of a cave, as there is no sunlight.
What do epiphytic and parastic plants grow on?
Epiphytic plants grow on other plants for support and parasitic plants grow on host plants for support and food both.
Why did the Spain people move from the caves?
The majority of Spanish people have not lived in caves since the Neolithic Period. Presumably, they left the caves so that they could grow crops in the sunlight.
What are the plants grow in leaves?
Plants that grow in LEAVES are KATAKA-TAKA plants
