Question

A characteristic of mangroves is

• A. Vivipary
• B. Pneumatophores
• C. Supporting roots
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All the above

• A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. They protect shorelines from damaging storm and hurricane winds, waves, and floods.
• mangroves disperse propagules via water with varying degrees of vivipary or embryonic development while the propagule is attached to the parent tree. Hence mangroves exhibit vivipary.
  
• Pneumatophores are specialized root structures that grow out from the water surface and facilitate the aeration necessary for root respiration in hydrophytic trees. For example, mangroves.
• Pneumatophores are the supporting roots for mangroves.
• Hence Vivipary, Pneumatophores, and Supporting roots are the characteristics of mangroves.
• So, the correct answer is 'All the above'.