The Monteverde tropical cloud forest in Costa Rica is located about 1,500 meters above sea level. At this high elevation, moisture in the air forms a thick fog that resembles a cloud. The fog collects as droplets on plants and drips into the soil. Tropical cloud forests have a lot of epiphytes, or plants that grow on trees. Strangler fig trees in the Monteverde cloud forest are often covered in epiphytes such as mosses, bromeliads, and orchids. There are hundreds of orchid species in Monteverde, such as the Schroeder's oncidium orchid.
Which of the following best describes an ecosystem in a tropical cloud forest in Costa Rica?