Wetlands and Mangroves Human Impact

Mangroves can live in...

• Hot water

• Cold water

• Salty water

• Dirty water

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Mangroves provide a _________________________for small fish before they swim out to the deeper ocean.

• Safe breeding ground
• Fresh water system

Mangroves protect coastlines from erosion by acting as a natural barrier and flood defence. True or false?

• True
• False

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Mangroves are very important to the animals that live in the lagoon. Which is NOT a species of mangrove tree?

• black

• red

• blue

• white

True or False: The seeds of a white mangrove are long, thin and "pencil shaped"

• True

• False

What type of mangrove have a special "root snorkels" called pneumatophores?

• red

• black

• white

• blue

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Which of the mangrove trees are found the furthest back from the shore?

• red

• white

• black

How do mangroves help protect humans from hurricanes and tsunanis?

• They release salt into the air, which neutralizes these events.

• The birds, animals, and fish in the mangroves get killed instead of the humans.

• They absorb up to 90% of the impact of these events.

• This statement is false. Mangroves help cause hurricanes and tsunamis.

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Which type of mangrove is seen here?

• white

• black

• purple

• red

What type of mangrove is seen here?

• white

• red

• black

• yellow