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Shtirlitz [24]
4 years ago
8

In the rain forest, why do the plants often have long, pointy leaves?

Biology
1 answer:
Sphinxa [80]4 years ago
4 0
Rainforest plants have evolved waxy coatings on their leaves that allows moisture to drip off them. their roots are shallow to help them gather nutrients from the surface of the ground or directly from other plants.
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