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The marshy area provide very less amount of oxygen to the roots to respire. in mangrovbove the respiratory roots in the form of pneumatophores are present above the ground to get oxygen from the air. Hence mangrove plant grow well in marshy areas.
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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
A storage area in a plant is called a?
The Storage Area In A Plant Cell Is Called A Vacuole
What type of plants grow in marshy area?
The marshy area are those areas that receive good amount of rainfall or have water available in enough amount.Such area may be found near the meeting points of rivers and oceans.The soil is sticky but not necessarily be clayey.The soil hold water for a long time.The soil particles are very small as a result once wet it does not allow even the air to circulate through it.It means if the plant grow there it should be adapted to breathe without the soil in which it grows.So the plants have roots growing out of the soil.These roots are called breathing roots.Another feature they are expected to have is the anti -rotting characteristics.the plants stand in water for long time and hence cells grow and repair the damaged or rotten part quickly.the rotten part is absorbed by the plant which is a good nutrient for the plant.
What is a Dry area with sparse plant life?
A desert
What two organs of a plant interact to cause seedlings to grow upward?
Your plant is reaching for more light, place plant in a brighter area.
What does the Irish word bog mean?
It is an area of marshy wetland formed by the thick growth of a plant (a moss) called "Sphagnum".
Watery marshy area?
Swamp?
What is watery marshy area?
That is a swamp
Was Jamestown in an marshy area?
jamestown
What is the term for a triangular-shaped area of marshy land at the mouth of a river?
I am not sure of the answer but it is not a delta since a delta need not be marshy and the question asks about marshy land.
What is theMarshy area in southern US?
what is the marshy area of southen us
What is a five letter word for marshy area?
swamp
why can't cactus grow in a marshy area?
Because a cactus can't grow in clayey soil and there is a lot of water in the marshes, the cactus does not need a lot of water
What is a marshy area starting with letter w called?
Wetland
What is a 3 letter word for marshy area called?
A bog.
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
Which is the single largest mangrove area in the world?
Sundarbans
