In practice, however, the intelligence limit of a life form may be more than trivial to obtain.
Trees represented the most diverse life form (124 spp), followed by herbs (101 spp), lianas (85), shrubs (66), herbaceous climbers epiphytes (15) and parasites (two).
The nearest other intelligent life form must be roughly 10 billion light years away.
Each life form in a tropical montane forest can exhibit respective leaf characteristics reflecting adaptation to the environment.
The scientific agenda directed itself to explain how each life form responded to endless competition and collectively adapted.
This allows a well-replicated sampling on lianas per life form and species in a relatively uniform environment, a major limitation in highly diverse forests.
Where a developing series can be shown to emerge, with a formal equivalent to the evolution of a life form, then the commentators are pleased.
The intelligence of any life form can be determined in this manner.
