Mangroves

Mangroves can live in...

• Hot water

• Cold water

• Salty water

• Dirty water

Brackish means that the water is

• only salt water
• a mix of fresh and salt water
• only fresh water

What is the significance to the Mangroves?

• They protect shorelines from bad weather
• mangrove forests are home to a large variety of fishes

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

• Safe breeding ground
• Fresh water system

Which of the following is not an adaptation of mangroves

• Aerial roots

• Buttress roots

• Open stomata

• salt glands

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

• True
• False

What are mangroves?

• clusters of diverse trees and shrubs that grow in tidal coasts

• a large area of land dominated by trees

• an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation

How can Mangroves stand still in the waves?

• By their roots

• By their stem

• By their leaves

Salinity means the level of _______________in the water.

• oxygen

• salt

• nitrogen

• salcite

The areas where mangroves grow should be ______________ with no strong waves or tidal currents. 

• Calm
• Stormy