Salt Marshes and Mangroves

Question 1

Mangrove forests play an important role in _______.

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all of the above

Question 2

Why do many fishermen support efforts to protect and restore mangrove forests?

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Many fish breed in mangrove forests.

Question 3

The animals in salt marshes use the marshes for _______.

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all of the above

Question 4

How has human use of salt marshes changed over time?

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Humans have come to value salt marshes and now seek to preserve and restore them.

Question 5

The Little River Salt Marsh Restoration Project centered around replanting marsh sedges and grasses.

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F

Question 6

Mangrove forests were traditionally viewed as unhealthy, unproductive environments.

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T

Question 7

Mangrove pneumatophore roots _______.

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absorb carbon dioxide from the air

Question 8

Mangrove forests are named for the mangrove trees that inhabit them.

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T

Question 9

The salinity in salt marshes can vary throughout the day because _______.

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the amount of salt water in a marsh depends upon ocean tides

Question 10

The traditional view of mangrove forests as wastelands and unhealthy environments helped promote their degradation because _______.

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people did not feel it was necessary to preserve them

Salt Marshes and Mangroves Answers