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Mangroves have 3 main types of roots
1) Rhizophora roots
2) Prop roots
3) Pencil roots
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What is habitat of mangrove trees?
The habitat of mangrove trees are mangrove swamps. Mangrove trees have breathing roots that come out of the swamp so that the roots can take in air. :)
Why do mangrove trees have aerial roots?
Mangrove trees have aerial roots (roots above the soil) as they grow very close together and therefore don't find enough oxygen (O2) underground.
Is mangrove a dicotyledonous tree?
Yes
What are examples of plants with stilt roots?
Rhizophora it is a mangroov plant grows on the caostal area with high salt content wetlands on sea shores of tropics
What are some examples of pneumatophores roots?
Breathing is the movement of air in and out of an organism to supply oxygen and expel carbon dioxide and water. This process is necessary for respiration which extracts energy from carbohydrates such as sugar. In plants, movement of air in and out of the organism usually occurs mainly via holes called stomata in the leaves. A good example of breathing roots occurs in mangroves where the roots are often covered by stagnant muddy water.
What is the roots of a red mangrove tree called?
flvs... haha the answer is prop roots
How does the mangrove tree get energy?
The sun, and through snorkel-like roots called pneumatophores.
Tree whose roots grow in salt water?
mangrove
What is a tree whose roots grow in salt water?
A Mangrove.
Mangrove tree seed called?
mangrove seeds are called propagules
Why can a mangrove tree withstand strong waves and shifting sand along sea coastal?
It has spreading roots arising from the trunk.
What is a tropical tree with roots that extend both above and beneath the water?
Mangrove
Why must the mangrove swamp be near the sea?
The mangrove tree must be near the ocean because that its roots can survive in salt water.
What do the roots of a willow tree show as the y grow toward a water source?
Mangrove...: )
What is a tropical swampland tree called?
Mangrove.
What is habitat of mangrove trees?
The habitat of mangrove trees are mangrove swamps. Mangrove trees have breathing roots that come out of the swamp so that the roots can take in air. :)
What do mangroves need to survive?
They allow the exchange of gas as the water below them is too muddy with almost no air. This would also prevent the roots from rotting. The mangrove roots are also known as "breathing roots", which implies its function, to breath.
