The Canopy of the Rain Forest

question 125

Multiple Choice

The canopy of the rain forest

• A)consists of one solid layer of dense leaves.
• B)is thickest in an upper canopy and thinnest in a lower canopy.
• C)includes an upper level that is not continuous,with tall trees rising above a more solid middle canopy.
• D)typically has only two canopies.
• E)is composed dominantly of needleleaf trees.

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