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Large woody vines are more commonly found in
A
Alpine forests
B
Temperate forests
C
Mangroves
D
Tropical rainforests
Detailed Solution
Large woody vines are called lianas.
Tropical rainforests are warm and wet throughout the year and have a tall, dense, multi-layered canopy, so very little light reaches the forest floor.
Lianas root in the soil and climb up the tall trees to reach the sunlight at the canopy; along with epiphytes they are a characteristic feature of tropical rainforests.
Alpine and temperate forests have a more open canopy and a cold season, and mangroves grow in saline swamps; woody vines are not common there.
Hence large woody vines are more commonly found in tropical rainforests.
Tropical rainforests are warm and wet throughout the year and have a tall, dense, multi-layered canopy, so very little light reaches the forest floor.
Lianas root in the soil and climb up the tall trees to reach the sunlight at the canopy; along with epiphytes they are a characteristic feature of tropical rainforests.
Alpine and temperate forests have a more open canopy and a cold season, and mangroves grow in saline swamps; woody vines are not common there.
Hence large woody vines are more commonly found in tropical rainforests.