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This question is asking you to provide brief descriptions and illustrations to explain the various environmental factors, which are Temperature, Wind, Carbon dioxide, Radiation, and Humidity, within the fully adjusted layer of plant communities. In other words, it wants you to describe how these factors change and interact within a well-established ecosystem where plants have adapted to local environmental conditions. Here's a brief overview of each factor: 1. Temperature: Temperature affects the process of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration in plants. You can represent the temperature profile with a graph showing how temperature changes throughout different layers (for example, ground level, below the canopy, inside the canopy, and above the canopy) within a plant community. 2. Wind: Wind affects the rate of transpiration, pollination, and seed dispersal in plant communities. You can represent wind profiles with arrows and streamline diagrams to indicate how wind speed and direction vary within the plant community layers. 3. Carbon dioxide: Carbon dioxide is essential for photosynthesis in plants. You can represent the carbon dioxide profile with a graph showing its concentration in different layers of the plant community. Generally, carbon dioxide concentration might be higher near the ground level due to respiration from plants and decomposing organic matter. 4. Radiation: Solar radiation provides the energy required for photosynthesis in plants. You can represent the radiation profile with a diagram showing the amount of sunlight received by different layers of the plant community. Factors like canopy density, leaf orientation, and shading will affect the distribution of solar radiation within the community. 5. Humidity: Humidity affects the rate of transpiration in plants and influences many biological processes. You can represent the humidity profile with a graph showing relative humidity values at different layers within the plant community. Higher humidity is often found within the canopy layer due to transpiration from plant leaves. To create short notes, briefly explain each of the above factors and their effects on plant communities. Then, provide diagrams, such as graphs, arrows, or streamline diagrams, to visually describe how each factor changes throughout the fully adjusted layer of the plant community.