Direction: Identify whether it is a characteristic of Tropical Rain Forest, Coral Reefs, or
Mangrove Swamps Write your answers on the space provided before each item.
1. It is called as the 'rainforest of the sea".
2. It is composed mostly of tall trees.
3. They are trees that grow along the coast
4. They produce a large percentage of needed oxygen on earth.
5. They are usually found in shallow waters along the mouths of bays, lagoons
and river
6 They are not only made of hard and soft coral but also sponges, crustaceans,
jellyfish, sea anemones, mollusks, sea turtles, reef sharks, dolphins, various
fishes and much more
7. They also stabilize the shoreline.
8. They provide homes for marine animals.
9. They also have the ability to store salt in their bark or old leaves and shed
them periodically to get rid of the salts.
10. They often called the lungs of the planet for their role in absorbing carbon
dioxide.​