19) Seagrass

Question 1

What are sea grasses ?

Answer 1

These are flowering plants that have adapted to survive in marine conditions

Question 2

Is it found everywhere ?

Answer 2

NOOO. Except Antarctica

Question 3

Why is it in news ?

Answer 3

UNEP has released a report warning that Seagrasses survival is being threatened in Kenya

Question 4

Why is the threat caused ?

Answer 4

Fishing trawlers, Seaweed farming and tourism

Question 5

Do seagrasses also occupy Intertidal zone ?

Answer 5

YESSSS – zone between HTL and LTL

Question 6

What are seagrasses also known as ?

Answer 6

Lungs of the sea – Because 1sq.m of seagrass can generate upto 10litres of oxygen everyday through Photosynthesis

Question 7

Other benefits of seagrasses ?

Answer 7

1) It can trap sediments to absorb nutrients and give us clear waters
2) Source of food, shelter etc
3) Also act as carbon sinks capable of trapping arbon 40 times faster than tropical rainforests