Question

Plants that live on the floor of forests tend to have much larger leaves than plants that live in hot, sunny conditions. offer an explanation for this in which you refer to specific parts of the internal structure of a leaf

Answer 1

The reason that plants tend to have larger leaves on the forest floor is because the leaves need to capture more sun.


By increasing the surface area of the leaf, which also increases the amount of sun it collects, it can compete with the larger trees and vines when it is exposed to less sun due to said trees.

Answer 2

The plants that live in the bottom tend to have more broader leaves as compared to that of other plants that live in the hot or sunny conditions.

This is so because plants need to trap sunlight and plants at bottom do not receive much sunlight.

The chlorophyll and stomata in leaves has to be in huge number to increase the rate of photosynthesis.

so, the plants at floor must have broader leaves as compared to that of plants that receive more sunlight.