What are mangroves? CHOOSE ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS
Mangroves: The Basics

Quiz
•
Biology, Social Studies, Geography
•
7th Grade
•
Hard
Anna RABIN
Used 135+ times
FREE Resource
25 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trees and bushes that don't need as much oxygen as most plants
Trees and bushes that live on the coast, where land meets water
Trees and bushes that live in deserts, where there is very little water
Trees and bushes that thrive (grow well) in saline (salty) water, which kills many plants
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are many animals and fish born in mangroves and live in mangroves when they are young? Choose all of the correct answers.
The roots and branches provide safety by protecting them from predators.
They climb the trees to eat the salt on the leaves.
They naturally prefer to be with other young creatures.
They eat the leaf litter from the fallen leaves of mangroves.
This statement is false.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do mangroves filter water?
They release chemicals into the water that purify it.
They make it more saline (salty) by releasing salt.
Some mangroves make it less saline (salty) by absorbing salt with their roots and excreting it in their leaves.
This statement is false. They don't filter the water.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do mangroves mitigate against (lessen the damage from) climate change?
They store carbon--up to 50 times more carbon than a rainforest.
The salt that they absorb makes the air around them cooler, which slows down global warming.
They provide a safe habitat for animals whose ecosystems have been destroyed by climate change.
This statement is false.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do humans depend on mangroves? Choose all of the correct answers.
They eat food, such as oysters and fish, from mangroves
They get wood from mangroves to build homes and burn for fuel.
They sell products that they have gathered from mangroves to earn money.
All of the above.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do humans modify mangroves? CHOOSE ALL OF THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
They cut them down to set up shrimp farms.
They cut them down to build roads, buildings, and farms.
They restore them by planting new mangroves.
All of the above.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
20 questions
The World's People (Human Geography)

Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
20 questions
Cotton, Cattle, Railroads

Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
7th Grade Topic 2 Life in Medieval Christendom

Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
S1_6.3Consequences - extracting resources from tropical forests

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
20 questions
Cell notes review

Quiz
•
7th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Genetic engineering

Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
20 questions
What is culture?

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
20 questions
Cultural Diffusion and Globalization

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Week 4 Student In Class Practice Set

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
SOL: ILE DNA Tech, Gen, Evol 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
NC Universities (R2H)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
June Review Quiz

Quiz
•
Professional Development
20 questions
Congruent and Similar Triangles

Quiz
•
8th Grade
25 questions
Triangle Inequalities

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade