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Orchid plants benefit by living high in trees because they have access to higher light levels, better air circulation, and protection from ground-dwelling predators. Being perched on trees also provides them with access to nutrients and water that flow down from the branches.
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What living things do elephants depend on?
trees grass and other plants
What is a living thing that grows in the earth?
A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth. Plants draw nutrients from the soil, sunlight, and water to undergo photosynthesis and grow.
Since trees are called large plants Are plants called small trees?
No, because not all plants are trees.
Where does rock orchid live?
Rock orchid (or Dendrobium speciosum), can live on rock shelters, or epiphytically on trees. The distribution is mainly along the entire eastern side of Australia.
What biome does a orchid live in?
Orchids can be found in a variety of biomes, including tropical rainforests, cloud forests, and temperate forests. They are typically epiphytes, meaning they grow on trees or other plants in these humid environments.
What do the trees get from the orchids in teturn?
the tree does not have benefit from the orchid
What is a bauhinia?
A bauhinia is a member of a group of plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
What do trees get from the orchids in return?
Trees provide orchids with a habitat to grow on, as orchids are epiphytic plants that do not root in soil. The trees do not receive any direct benefits from the orchids, but the presence of orchids can enhance the overall biodiversity and ecosystem health of the habitat.
Is an orchid a parasitic?
No, the orchids are not parasites. They are mainly epiphytes (they are growing on other plants, actually trees, without parasiting), but sometimes are normal plants which are growing on the ground.
Are there trees plant rivers and other plants growing in the Oklahoma panhandle?
Are there trees and PLANTS still living in the panhandle
Who is the good person living in the good society?
Plants, trees, or may be animals. Plants, trees, or may be animals.
What plants that grows on branches of trees?
Rice, wheat, sorghum, do not grow on trees. But a lot of fruit grows on trees, such as apples, pears, bananas, peaches, etc. And some fruit growth on the vines, such as watermelon, grapes, etc.
What if there is no plants?
If no plants or trees were on Earth all living things would die after a while because plants produce oxygen which living things need to live.
Is a pine tree living or non-living?
A pine tree is a living thing.
What forest stuff is living?
If you mean living things in the forest some are trees, plants, and animals.
What living things do elephants depend on?
trees grass and other plants
What type of sybiotic relationship does a orchid and tree have?
it is commensalism because the tree has a place to grow but nothing happens to the orchid. The symbiotic relationship depends on what orchid. A fungus dependent terrestrial Orchid like Dipodium punctatum (or the hyacinth orchid), has a certain relationship between a type of tree because of a certain fungi that lives in the ground off that tree. It is only that certain type of fungi that Dipodium punctatum can live on because the species of orchid has no leaves, and so lives off the fungus through it's root system.
