Question

The roots of mangrove trees grow upwards and out of the soil to capture more oxygen. These roots are called __.

Answer 1

In order to capture more oxygen, the roots of the mangrove trees grow upwards, out of the soil. These special roots are called pneumatophores. The pneumatophores rise above the water level and have lenticels or breaks in the outer bark that allows air to pass down to the submerged root system.