WorksheetsMangroves
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Between which lines of latitude do you find mangrove forests?
30° North and 30° South
42° North and 28° South
32° North and 38° South
20° North and 20° South
Identify the water conditions required for mangrove growth:
Saline
Calm
Deep
Shallow
Exposed
NOT an example of a mangrove root
Prop
Cable
Dendritic
Pencil
Mangrove trees are experts at filtering...
...sediment
...oxygen
...water
...salt
Why are mangroves important at a GLOBAL scale?
Protect against tropical storms
Carbon sinks
Provide employment
Tourism
Which energy source is resulting in the removal of mangrove forests?
Coal
Tidal
Natural gas
Charcoal
Which of the animals listed below are you UNLIKELY to see in a mangrove forest ecosystem?
Proboscis monkey
Fiddler crab
Hippopotamus
Snapping shrimp
75% of mangrove forests are found...
...in the northern hemisphere
...in the tropics
...in high latitudes
...in Europe
What is the name of a plant or tree that has adapted to live in salt water?
Hydrophyte
Pyrophyte
Halophytes
Epiphyte
Mangrove forests are often found...
...around river estuaries
...around islands
...in open sea
...near to coral reefs
