Tropical rainforests have hundreds of tree species.It has been hypothesized that the model that best describes the causes of species richness in these tree communities is the neutral, or lottery, model.This is because rainforest trees likely
A) have unlimited resource needs.
B) do not use available resources at the same time.
C) all have very different resource needs.
D) use available resources equally and at random.
E) have very different rates of growth and reproduction.

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The neutral or lottery model suggests that individual trees in a tropical rainforest use available resources equally and at random, which contributes to the high species richness by minimizing competitive exclusion among species.

Tropical Rainforests Have Hundreds of Tree Species