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Any plant needs 3 things to survive, sunlight, water, nutrients.
Sunlight: In the rainforest, sunlight is very scarce in the lower heights as all the canopy traps most of it with the leaves of other trees. So trees growing in the rainforest grow fast and very tall to reach the sunlight. The leaves of the tree are also broad to absorb as much sunlight as it can.
Water: Due to the above reason, water is also taken quickly at the upper canopy. Hence leaves are often big and v shaped. Big to get as much water as possible, and provide a larger area for dew condensation in the morning and v shaped to capture water and not let it escape.
Nutrients: Due to the high runoff of water in rainforests, the top soil is often very thin and the nutrients dont go deep. Trees will then need to grow wide but not deep roots, and to help stabilize the tall tree, they have buttress shaped roots.
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∙ 9y agoA rainforest tree copes by adapting to the conditions that exist. Its roots and structure are adapted to balance intake of water and minerals. The structure is also built to withstand the weather conditions.
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What are the importance of soil water and climate in tree crop production?
extreme, without the proper climate and soil water there is no tree crop production
How does the soil get its nutrients in the rainforest?
because when the trees are form the nutrics gose from the tree in to the ground :)
PH of soil needed for citrus tree?
RICHsoil in warm climate
Should you add more dirt on top of exposed tree roots?
No. The tree will cope fine. If you add six inches of soil onto tree roots you could kill the tree,
What happen to the dead plant or animal material in the rainforest?
That tree will quickly rot and decompose over time. It actually takes less time for a tree to decompose in the rainforest than it would in the boreal forest because the climate is much more warmer and humid, which is ideal for fungi and bacteria to be active enough to quickly break down a fallen, dead tree.
What are the tree steps soil horizons form from?
soil development has 5 factors that affect its horizons. parent material, climate, biota, topography and time
What are butress root?
Butress roots are needed because soil in the rainforest is very thin so they hang out of the tree and collect moisture from the trees
What is 1 tree in the rainforest?
A tree ?
Do tree frogs live in the amazon rainforest?
Yes they do! The climate is perfect for them there! Be sure not to lick or touch them though because some are poisonous, silly! :D
What is the weight of the biggest tree in a rainforest?
Well , It depends on that tree, every biggest tree in every rainforest have different characteristics . Glad I could help.
Name tree that grows in the African rainforest?
A Caco Tree
Name five trees found in rainforests and in which rainforest each type of tree is at?
The rubber tree is from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, so is the Brazil nut tree.
