The graph below shows how three environmental factors change from the forest canopy to the forest floor....

1. The graph below shows how three environmental factors change from the forest canopy to the forest floor. What does this data reveal about forest microclimates?
A) Environmental conditions are uniform throughout the forest.
B) Light intensity, wind speed decreases, and humidity increases from canopy to forest floor.
C) All factors increase from canopy to forest floor.
D) Only light intensity changes significantly between forest layers.
Justify your answer.
2. What typically happens to the salinity of rock pools as exposure time increases?
A) It decreases due to evaporation.
B) It increases due to evaporation.
C) It remains constant.
D) It fluctuates randomly.
Justify your answer.
3. Which area of a rocky shore experiences the most extreme fluctuations in abiotic factors?
A) The area always submerged, even at low tide.
B) The area just below the low tide mark.
C) The middle intertidal zone.
D) The upper intertidal zone, near the high tide mark.
Justify your answer.