Across
- 5. _________ secreting leaves enable the Avicennia plant to remove salt from saline water absorbed by roots.
- 6. Mangroves grow in ________ zonation, with different species able to tolerate different levels of salinity and periods of flooding
- 7. _________ roots help to provide additional support to the plant and widthstand strong currents
- 9. The ________ zone has the lowest salinity and is only flooded during high tide
- 10. _________ roots enable the plant to take in oxygen when exposed at low tide
- 11. Tropical rainforests have _________ roots to provide stability and support the growth of tall trees
Down
- 1. The environment in which mangroves grow in is often _________ due to being exposed to the tides.
- 2. tropical rainforests and mangroves are __________, and do not shed their leaves throughout the year
- 3. Mangroves are found near the equator in _________ climates
- 4. The tropic of cancer Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are imaginary ________ lines that indicate a distance from the equator
- 5. Mangroves have adapted to grow near the coasts in high ________ environments
- 8. Tropical rainforests have _________ leaves to reduce the amount of water vapour lost during transpiration
- 10. Mangroves need to grow in sheltered and __________ waters