Tropical Forests Contain Dense Trees, Which Allow Less Sunlight To Penetrate. Emergent Trees Are Trees That Grow To A Height Of More Than 45 To 55 Met
Tropical forests contain dense trees, which allow less sunlight to penetrate. Emergent trees are trees that grow to a height of more than 45 to 55 meters, above the usual height of trees in tropical forests. Which system provides the best possible explanation for why these trees grow to those heights?
Answer:
The possible explanation as to why Emergent trees grow to those heights is because of phototropism. Phototropism is the movement of a plant (tree) in response to light, can be towards or away from it.
Trees are sensitive to their environment and they adapt to their surroundings in order to survive. In dense tropical forests, there is less sunlight that can penetrate, hence, trees compete with each other for sunlight. Because of this, trees have evolved to grow taller in order to capture direct sunlight which is essential for photosynthesis.
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