Plants on the floor of a rain forest often have very dark-green leaves. This coloration 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 of leaves on the floor of a rainforest is due to the presence of a large amount of chlorophyll. This is necessary because the amount of light reaching the forest floor is very limited, as the canopy blocks out most of the sunlight.

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