Marine Science Mangroves

What are 3 common names of Mangrove?

• Black Mangroves

• Violet Mangroves

• Red Mangroves

• White Mangroves

• Yellow Mangroves

How can Mangroves stand still in the waves?

• By their roots

• By their stem

• By their leaves

Mangrove forests are home for...

• crab

• shrimp

• shells

• fishes

• mollusk species

What photos are the Mangroves tree?

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Living things such as the mangrove trees have adaptations that make them __________, or different from other living things in other ecosystems.

• restore
• conserve
• endangered
• unique

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Salinity means the level of _______________in the water.

• oxygen

• salt

• nitrogen

• salcite

Which of the following is not part of the harsh environments mangroves endure

• High salt

• Hard ground

• Low oxygen

• Varying Tides

Which of the following is not an adaptation of mangroves

• Aerial roots

• Buttress roots

• Open stomata

• salt glands

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

• Safe breeding ground
• Fresh water system

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

• True
• False