Many Trees in a Tropical Rain Forest Have ________ Because

question 10

Multiple Choice

Many trees in a tropical rain forest have ________ because ________.

• A)buttressed bases the soils are so wet
• B)buttressed bases of the need for structural support necessitated by the shallow root systems they possess
• C)deep root systems a large percentage of soil nutrients lies at great depths as a result of having been flushed there by heavy rains
• D)deep root systems water near the soil surface is often too acidic for the trees to tolerate
• E)thick,rough bark tropical animals try to burrow into the wood.

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Definitions:

Oceanic

Pertaining to the ocean, especially the vast, deep areas beyond the continental shelf.

Lithosphere

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, encompassing the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.

Crust

The outermost solid layer of Earth, consisting of continental and oceanic crust.

Upper Mantle

The layer of the Earth located beneath the Earth's crust and above the lower mantle, characterized by its semi-fluid asthenosphere and more rigid upper part.