Tall trees create shade over smaller trees, causing the smaller trees to experience changes in sunlight.Which is most likely a limited resource for the smaller trees?

Trees use sunlight to make food through photosynthesis, so sunlight provides energy. Because the taller trees shade the smaller trees, the smaller trees receive less sunlight and have less energy available. Thus, energy is the limited resource; shelter and reproduction are not the resources described.

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