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Because the tall trees cover the plants. Thus they cannot get enough sun light
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What kind of plants grow in the forest floor in the rainforest?
Only shrubs live in the forest floor because only a little bit of light gets through the canopy and understory. Only shrubs live in the forest floor because only a little bit of light gets through the canopy and understory.
How does the under canopy layer adapt in the rain forest?
For the few plants that exist in the rainforest, they have to spread out and have big, broad leaves to capture the small amount of sunlight that actually reaches the forest floor. In general, there aren't many plants that grow on the forest floor of the tropical rainforest because of the lack on sunlight and due to the fact that most trees and other vegetation grow tall creating a thick canopy. The only time plants and small vegetation might grow on the forest floor is when a taller tree falls down creating a hole in the forest canopy. Sunlight is then able to reach the forest floor and some plants can establish themselves and start growing.
Why do few plants grow on the forest floor?
very little sunlight makes it to the rainforest floor
What are the two layers that plants make up in a tropical forest?
all but if you mean just plant and not trees then only the forest floor
Why does bracket fungi grow on trees?
Well, to understand that, first you have to understand the forest floor. In this case I'm referring to a rainforest. The forest floor only gets 2% sunlight out of all that good stuff up top, so naturally only certain plants can grow here. The plants usually only grow around river banks and swampy areas. Because of this, there is a lot of plant (and animal) decay. So this is where your fungus comes in. It actually helps to decay the plants and animals, and it also helps to clean them up, by "eating" them. Hope this helps!
Why does little sunlight reach the ground in a tropical rain forest?
Only at the tops. There are different levels of foliage. Most plants have adapted to live with little or no sunlight in the rain forest.
Why are there more plants species in the tropical forest than in the temperate forest?
Many animals live in the forest.Some animals would be Snakes,Owls,Birds,Squirrels,Snails,Worms,Rats,Spiders, and Hares/Rabbits
What is forest floor?
The bottom section of any forest. Only 2 per cent of light reaches the forest floor, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
What cell grow only in plants?
Cells grow cell wall and plastids only in plants.
Why does only 20 percent of rainwater reach the the forest floor?
This is because the there are so many trees that it doesn't reach the forest floor.
What is the vegetation in a highland climate?
forest grow , higher up are meadows with small trees and shrubs, and above the timberline, where it is too cold for trees to grow, are only scatterd tundra plants.
How do small trees get sunlight in the forest?
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.
