Context: Eventually the host tree dies and rots and then all that 's left is the vine that 's now strong enough to be by itself as a strange hollow tree - thing . There was one we saw that was completely hollow and we could climb inside . When you look up you can see an opening at the top , so the whole plant is like a big straw or pipe Emma on the Bridge That walk was called the Tree Top Walk because it went to a big bridge going through the canopy .
Question: Why does only the vine get left behind after the host tree dies ?
Option 0: Only the vine gets left behind after the host tree dies because people carved out the remains of the tree as it rots .
Option 1: Only the vine gets left behind after the host tree dies because the vine parasitically fed on tree unti it was hollow .
Option 2: Only the vine gets left behind after the host tree dies because the tree had rotted away wile the vine still lives .
Option 3: None of the above choices .
Answer: 2