Mangroves

Question 1

GIVE THE NAMES OF THE FOUR SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF THE MANGROVE

Answer 1

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE
CONOCARPUS ERECTUS
AVICENNIA GERMINANS
LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA

Question 2

GIVE THE CORRECT ORDER OF THE MANGROVE ZONATION.

Answer 2

RED MANGROVE
BLACK MANGROVE
WHITE MANGROVE
BUTTON WOOD MANGROVE

Question 3

WHY ARE MANGROVES LOCATED ON ISLANDS AND WHY?

Answer 3

MANGROVES ARE LOCATED ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF ISLANDS & THE REASON FOR THIS IS SO THAT THE MANGROVES COULD BE SHELTERED AWAY FROM PREVAILING NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS.

Question 4

WHAT ARE THE NAME OF THE FOUR MANGROVE TREES IN THE LOCATED BAHAMAS?

Answer 4

RED MANGROVE
BUTTONWOOD MANGROVE
WHITE MANGROVE
BLACK MANGROVE

Question 5

GIVE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RED MANGROVE AND WHITE MANGROVE.

Answer 5

THE RED MANGROVE HAS LARGE,ROUNDED, LEATHERY LEAVES,YELLOW-CREAM WITH FOUR POINTED PETALS AND ATORPEDO-LIKE FRUIT

THE WHITE MANGROVE LEAVES ARE ROUNDED,SOMETIMES WITH PINKISH STEMS,THE FLOWERS ARE VERY SMALL & WHITE,AND THE FRUITS GREEN AND RIBBED,IN CLUSTERS.

Question 6

WHAT ARE LENTICELS AND WHICH MANGROVE HAS THEM?

Answer 6

LENTICELS ARE BREATHING PORES WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE RED MANGROVE.

Question 7

WHAT IS A PROPAGULE?

Answer 7

THEY ARE FRUITS.

Question 8

WHAT ARE PNEUMATOPHORES AND WHICH MANGROVE AND WHICH TWO MANGROVES HAVE THEM?

Answer 8

PNEUMATOPHORES ARE BREATHING ROOTS THAT PROVIDE OXYGEN FOR THE ROOTS SYSTEM AND THEY ARE LOCATED ON BLACK MANGROVES AND WHITE MANGROVE.

Question 9

DEFINE ADAPTATION.

Answer 9

ADAPTATION ARE CHANGES INSTRUCTOR & FUNCTION THAT MAKE A PLANT OR ANIMAL MORE SUITED TO ITS ENVIRONMENT.

Question 10

WHAT ARE ADAPTATIONS REQUIRED FOR :

Answer 10

THERE REQUIRED FOR:
PHYSICALLY STABILITY
SALT TOLERANCE
OXYGEN-POOR SOIL(ANOXIC)

Question 11

PROVIDES SUPPORT & STABILITY AGAINST WAVES & WIND.

Answer 11

RED MANGROVES

Question 12

WHAT ARE MANGROVE ZONATION AFFECTED BY?

Answer 12

1) TIDAL FLOODING/CHANGES
2) LAND ELEVATION
3) SOIL & AND WATER SALINITY

Question 13

WHY ARE PLANTS PRIMARY PRODUCERS?

Answer 13

THERE PRIMARY PRODUCERS BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE THERE OWN FOOD.

Question 14

DEFINE DECOMPOSER.

Answer 14

THEY ARE FUNGI & BACTERIA THAT FEEDS ON DECAYING MATTER.

Question 15

WHAT FORMS DETRITUS?

Answer 15

INSOLUBLE NUTRIENTS

Question 16

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING ORGANISM BASED ON THEIR LEVEL.(CROCODILE,SHRIMP,PHYTOPLANKTON,SNAPPER)

Answer 16

PRIMARY PRODUCER:PHYTOPLANKTON
PRIMARY CONSUMER:SHRIMP
SECONDARY CONSUMER:SNAPPER
TERTIARY CONSUMER:CROCODILE

Question 17

DRAW A FOOD CHAIN.

Answer 17

PHYTOPLANKTON > SHRIMP > SNAPPER > CROCODILE

Question 18

WHY ARE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS IMPORTANT AND HOW?

Answer 18

PROVIDES ECOTOURISM OPPORTUNITY(BIRD WATCHING, NATURE TOURS, OR KAYAKING.

PROTECTS THE SHORELINE FROM WAVES WITH THERE ROOTS THUS REDUCING WAVE ENERGY.

PROTECTS THE REEF ECOSYSTEM BY FILTERING NUTRIENTS FROM THE WATER.

Question 19

NAME SOME THREATS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO THE MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM AND EXPLAIN HOW ITS HAPPENING.

Answer 19

HABIT DESTRUCTION WHICH IS BEING DONE FOR BUILDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS & MARINES.

POLLUTION(OIL SPILLS, MARINE DEBRIS, FERTILIZER, AND RUN OFF FROM NEARBY DEVELOPMENTS.

NATURAL - TROPICAL STORMS

CLIMATE CHANGE - SEA LEVELS CAUSES THE WETLANDS TO NE LOST & THE IMPORTANT SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.

OVER FISHING - HARVESTING OF JUVENILES WILL LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE THE SPECIES TO REPRODUCE.

Question 20

LIST FIVE MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO PROTECT & CONSERVE WETLAND.

Answer 20

MAKE A LAW TO PREVENT HOUSE DEVELOPMENTS ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS.

PREVENT FISHERMEN FROM CONSTANTLY CATCHING JUVENILE FISH.

MAKE A HABITAT TO PUT MANGROVE IN TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE STORMS.

UP ROOT ANY INVASIVE SPECIES THAT GROW IN MANGROVES.

MAKE A LAW PREVENTING OIL SPILLS FROM CONTAMINATING MANGROVES. .