Mangroves grow on salt-laden coastal mudflats that are inundated daily by high tides. How do these plants address problems of water acquisition and elimination of excess salts? Fill in the blank. The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants is called ___. Bacteria...
Mangrove plants, also known as halophytes, are ecologically important plants that grow in various tropical and subtropical intertidal regions. Owing to the extreme abiotic and biotic stressful conditions they thrive in, these plants produce unique compounds with promising pharmacological propensities. ...
Se a plants like marine algae (海洋藻类), seagrass and mangroves (红树林) provide habitats for many marine creatures including shrimp, fish and other small creatures. In some way, these plants keep the steady of the environment on the bottom of the se a that might otherwise be damaged by ...
When looking at how plants grow in extreme environments, it is important to assess the basic needs of a plant and the factors that affect all plants. Plants are living organisms and are primarily autotrophs, which means that they are producers of energy ...
In the tropics, mangroves that create swamps(沼泽) and traditionally formed barriers to se a water have been cut down. In the Mediterranean, a series of droughts have caused the water table to drop,allowing se a water to seep(渗透) in. In Latin America,irrigation often causes problens ...
submerged plants live entirely under the water. Plants that grow in water without soil are referred to as floating. Floating plants usually have roots that float along with the plant, and emergent plants root in the soil under the water and grow most of their leaves and stems above the water...
Many people think of seaweeds when they think of plants that grow in the ocean, but seaweeds are not true plants. They are algae. The main class of underwater flora in the oceans is the seagrasses, of which there are 72 species. Mangroves also arguably l
British scientists are breeding a new generation of rice plants that will be able to grow in soil containing salt water. Their work may enable abandoned farms to become productive once more. Tim Flowers and Tony Yeo, from Sussex University's School of Biological Sciences, have spent several ...
Venus flytraps are small plants that have little white flowers.Mangrove trees(红树) are trees that are able to grow in salty water. As a mangrove gets taller, it grows roots from its branches. When it is fully grown, hundreds of roots hold the leaves above the salty water. Mangroves ...
The intrigue of visiting the El Yunque rain forest is only partly in the observation of the varieties of plants that have managed to grow and adapt to the copious amounts of year round rainfall and winds near the top. The magic of El Yunque is in the pristine beauty, the sounds, the ...