Mangrove Ecosystem

Buttonwood trees are found second to last when moving inland.

• True

• False

These type of mangroves have sugar glands called nectaries to help them during pollination.

(a)  

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Red mangroves have prop roots. What does that allow the mangrove to do?

• Help during pollination

• Secrete excess salt

• Allows the plant to get oxygen from the air

• Stabilizes them in the shifting mud

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How does being vivipary help the red mangrove plant?

• It allows the seedling to mature on the parent to increase chances of survival

• It allows the seedling to mature in the mud to increase chances of survival

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How are red mangroves adapted to living in the saline conditions?

• They have prop roots

• They have lenticels

• They have sacrificial leaves

• They have salt pores

How are the black mangroves adapted to living in the anoxic soil?

• They have prop roots

• They have lenticels

• They have pneumatophores

• They have salt glands

What is the name of the red mangrove seedling?

(a)  

What is the function of lenticels on prop roots?

• stabilizes the plant

• secretes excess salt

• helps in gas exchange

• helps in pollination

Which mangrove is this most likely to be?

• Red mangrove

• Black mangrove

• White mangrove

• Buttonwood

Which factor below is an abiotic factor that is found in a mangrove ecosystem?

• muddy sediment

• sand

• cold weather

• rocks

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