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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS (plant adaptations (fast-growing trees grow tall and…
TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
plant adaptations
- fast-growing trees grow tall and out-compete others to reach sunlight
- leaves have 'drip tips' to rainwater can drip off the leaf
- thin, smooth bark to let water flow down easily
- lianas rooted to ground but carried by trees into canopy where they have their leaves and flowers
- buttress roots support the base of trees
soils
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most nutrients found at surface, where dead leaves decompose rapidly in hot and humid conditions
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