CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is the greatest limiting factor for plants that grow on the floor of a rain forest?
A
Herbivores
B
Sunlight
C
Water
D
Space
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Light is the limiting factor for these plants and therefore, they are adapted to survive under low light conditions. Moisture availability and related adaptations are not of consideration. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sunlight: This is a big limiting factor for tropical rainforests. Plants on the floor don’t get much sunlight because of the leaves in the canopy level of trees so smaller plants have to adapt to survive off of little amounts of sunlight.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most important limiting factors for plant growth is water; rain forest plants need more water than savanna plants (and therefore cannot grow on savannas) and savanna plants need more water than desert plants (and therefore cannot naturally be grown in deserts).

Detailed explanation-4: -Sunlight is a major limiting factor. A variety of strategies have been successful in the struggle to reach light or to adapt to the low intensity of light beneath the canopy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Since only two percent of the sunlight can filter through the top layers to the understory, very few plants grow there. ‘’ So, since the forest floor receives almost no sunlight, very few plants grow there.

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