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Small trees in a forest usual suffer from lack of sunlight, and can become stunted and spindly. Only if a mature tree falls, so opening a patch of forest floor to sunlight, will the small tree have any chance to grow tall.
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How can trees with small leaves get sunlight in the forest?
when the big trees is out
Why is there less sunlight in the rain forest?
because the trees cover the forest and don't allow sunlight to touch the ground
Why does the floor of a temperate deciduous forest have more small plants than the floor of a coniferous?
Because in a coniferouse forest the trees prevent sunlight from reaching the ground
Is there lots of Sunlight in a forest?
no because of all the trees
The rainforest has a large and complex canopy of trees. What abiotic factor would impact small plants and trees growing on the forest floorO the ants eating the leaves of trees growing on the forest floor.O the amount of sunlight that is reaching th?
it’s B
Why would epiphytes grow on the branches of trees instead of on the forest floor?
so they get as much sunlight as the trees do.
What are some examples for competition in a tropical rain forest?
Trees fight for sunlight.
Why is the forest very dark?
Because the trees block a fair amount of the sunlight.
What is the difference between a forest canopy and a forest floor?
The forest floor is the ground and the fallen, usually decaying, parts of the trees that lie on it. The canopy is the collection of foliage that forms the top of the trees. This foliage is close together and touching so it blocks/catches most of the sunlight, not allowing it to reach the forest floor.
How much sunlight reaches the ground of the Taiga forest?
70 percent because of the trees blocking because it is in the equator
Why are trees and plants smaller at the lower layer of the forest?
because there is less sunlight hitting them
Can apple trees grow in Canada's forests?
Apple trees do not grow well in ANY forest. They need sunlight to grow well.
