Question

Why do plants that grow near the ground in tropical rain forests have broad leaves? Question 3 options: The broad leaves help them survive the cold. The broad leaves provide more surface area to capture sunlight. The broad leaves help them store food. The broad leaves provide shelter for insects.

Answer 1

They grow broad leaves to help them capture sunlight. So your answer would be ; The broad leaves provide more surface area to capture sunlight.

Answer 2

Option-(B):The broad leaves provide more surface area to capture sunlight.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tropical rain forests have broad leaves:

The tropical rain forest experience more rain fall, as there are a number of plants and animal species found in the tropical rain forests. The leaves as we know that are the basic pathway or region from there plant generates its food resources from capturing the sunlight.

So, due heavy rain fall and less exposure to the sunlight, the leaves of the plants inside the tropical forests are much larger in size. As the require more space or area to capture the right amount of sunlight for survival purposes.