Question

PLEASE HELP W/ MARINE BIOLOGY

What is a mangrove forest?

forest comprised of low level pine trees
forest comprised of scrubby plants
forest comprised of tall hardwood trees
forest comprised of hardy salt tolerant trees

Mangrove trees withstand all of the following conditions except

extreme changes in salinity
dry arid soil
muddy soil
fluctuating oxygen levels

Specialized structures that allow mangroves to get oxygen in soil that is usually anaerobic are called

rhizomes
pores
runners
pneumatophores

Answer 1

Mangroves are various types of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The remaining mangrove forest areas of the world in 2000 was 53,190 square miles spanning 118 countries and territories.

Answer 2

I read that but I still don't know what answer it would be. Is is scrubby plants?

Answer 3

I know it's not A or C

Answer 4

seems like it

Answer 5

I'm actually thinking it might be D. What about the other 2 questions?

Answer 6

i think the second one would be D

Answer 7

Do you know why or is it just a guess?

Answer 8

the second one is the guess

Answer 9

Mangroves adapted several methods for dealing with low soil oxygen. Mangroves have Aerial Roots, or pneumatophores, which are specialized roots exposed to the air during low tide. The roots are covered in lenticels and contain aerenchyma. this could help answer the third one

Answer 10

Okay. Thanks for your help!

Answer 11

any time

Answer 12

The second one is B

Answer 13

Yeah, I think it's D, B, D. Thanks

Answer 14

What was the answers? Please help me! I need them really badly!!!