- rainforest plants made adaptations that help them shed water off their leaves so the over 80 inches of rain per year doesn't weigh them down
- plants have drip tips, grooved leaves, or oily coatings to shed water
- in the understory, leaves are very large to absorb as much sunlight as possible
- in the upper canopy, leaves are dark green, small and leathery to reduce water loss in the strong sunlight
- over 2,500 species of vines grow in the rainforest
- vines grow from one tree to another and make up 40% of canopy leaves
- animals depend on the staggered blooming and fruiting of rainforest plants to supply them with a year- round source of food
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
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