Which Series Is Correctly Layered from Top to Bottom in a Tropical

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which series is correctly layered from top to bottom in a tropical rain forest?

• A) ground layer, shrub/immature layer, under story, canopy, emergent layer
• B) canopy, emergent layer, under story, shrub/immature layer, ground layer
• C) canopy, under story, shrub/immature layer, emergent layer, ground layer
• D) emergent layer, canopy, under story, shrub/immature layer, ground layer
• E) emergent layer, under story, canopy, ground layer, shrub/immature layer

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