Question

For plants to survive in mangrove ecosystems like the Central African mangroves, they must have adaptations that allow them to live in __________ water.
A.
salty
B.
shallow
C.
deep
D.
polluted

Answer 1

A. salty

Mangrove plants are halophytes — they have adaptations (salt-excluding roots, salt-excreting leaves, pneumatophores, vivipary) that let them tolerate saline (brackish to salty) water.