Plants on the floor of a rain forest often have very dark-green leaves.This colouration is due to the presence of ________ amounts of chlorophyll in the leaves which is necessitated by the fact that the amount of light reaching the forest floor is ________.
A)large substantial
B)large very limited
C)small substantial
D)small very limited

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The dark green coloration in rainforest floor plants is due to their adaptation to receiving very limited amounts of light. These plants require high levels of chlorophyll to effectively capture whatever little light is available for photosynthesis. Therefore, the correct choices are B - large and very limited.

Plants on the Floor of a Rain Forest Often Have