Tropical forests contain dense trees, which allow less sunlight to penetrate. Emergent trees are trees that grow to a height of more than 45 to 55 meters, above the usual height of trees in tropical forests. Which system provides the best possible explanation for why these trees grow to those heights? A.
shunted growth pattern
B.
homeostasis
C.
due to less exposure to sunlight
D.
phototropism

Cladistics is a way of classifying organisms by examining the characteristics of their ancestors and descendants and depicting the relationships in a cladogram. which of the following best describes a challenge in classifying organisms this way? a. there are millions of species on earth, and a cladogram is not a practical means for classifying all of them. b. it is impossible to tell which organisms are most closely related to each other using a cladogram. c. cladograms are detail-oriented and do not provide a useful understanding of evolutionary relationships. d. there is a limited number of ways to organize the information, so most cladograms end up looking very similar.