Mangrove Ecosystems

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

What photos are the Mangroves tree?

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Salinity means the level of _______________in the water.

• oxygen

• salt

• nitrogen

• salcite

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Mangroves can live in...

• Hot water

• Cold water

• Salty water

• Dirty water

Mangroves can only grow in tropical and temperate coastlines.

• True

• False

What is the significance of Mangroves to coastlines?

• They protect shorelines from bad weather
• mangrove forests are home to a large variety of fishes
• Mangroves can stop coastal erosion

• Mangrove forests can cause property damage

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Which is not a characteristic of mangroves?

• Muddy
• Shallow
• Trees/bushes
• Deep

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

• Safe breeding ground
• Fresh water system

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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