Why do mangrove plants survive in salty water?
a.saIt has strong trunk and roots.
b.It has roots that filter salt water and excrete salt in their leaves.
c.It has roots that are often exposed above water
d.It can filter sea water.
a.saIt has strong trunk and roots.
b.It has roots that filter salt water and excrete salt in their leaves.
c.It has roots that are often exposed above water
d.It can filter sea water.
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it has roots that filter salt water and excrete salt in their leaves.
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Many mangrove species survive by filtering out as much as 90 percent of the salt found in seawater as it enters their roots. Some species excrete salt through glands in their leaves. ... These breathing tubes, called pneumatophores, allow mangroves to cope with daily flooding by the tides