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The tallest trees, the emergent layer, can be over 200ft (60m) tall. The canopy layer is about 30-40m (100-130 ft). The understorey layer is about 15-30m and the shrub layer is about 8m tall.
The Kapok tree is believed to be the biggest tree of the Amazon rainforest, as it can grow to 200 feet tall and the trunk can be 10 or 11 feet in diameter.
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How tall are the trees on the forest floor of the amazon rainforest?
It depends on the type of forest and the type of trees it contains.
Why do rain forest lack vegetation?
vegetation in tropical rain forests is dominated by tall trees, and little undergrowth because the tall trees block the sunlight and rain from reaching the forest floor, causing growth of other, lower vegetation to be prohibited.
Kind of forest in the world?
The Taiga makes up 29% of the world's forest cover and is considered the world's largest land biome. The Amazon forest is the largest rain forest of the world with One fifth of all the fresh water goes to the Amazon River Basin.
What are tall trees that are in a tropical rain forest that forms a leafy roof is called?
A canopy.
The tall trees in a tropical rain forest form a leafy roof called the?
There are many levels of vegetation in a tropical rain forest. The tallest trees form a leafy roof called a canopy.
What is the oldest and tallest tree in the Amazon rainforest?
The tallest living tree in the world is a redwood in California, U.S. It stands 370 feet tall.
How tall do the trees grow in the Amazon rainforest?
The tallest section is the Emergent section of the rain forest. Trees here can grow up around 200 feet.
What are branchless trees?
the trees in the rain forest don't have branches because all the energy is concentrated on being so tall.
How tall are some trees in the rain forest?
Some are 10 meters some are 50 meters
The tall trees in a tropical rain forest form a leafy roof called?
This is called a canopy.THANKS YOU :)
What are tall trees in a tropical rain forest form a leafy roof is called?
Canopy d00d
What biome has a tall canopy of trees that lets very little light through to the understory?
tropical rain forest
