6th Mangroves

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Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Mangroves
Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Many tropical and sub-tropical shores are home to a unique group of large shrub-
like plants called mangroves. These plants tend to form dense, submerged
‘forests ‘along shorelines, thanks to their adaptive ability to survive in sea water
that’s too salty for other land plants to live in. Mangroves achieve this through
salt and leaves that excrete it into the water. Mangroves make up and enhance
the ecological diversity. Their complex root systems serve as nursery habitats for
marine life as well as providing the substrate for algae, sponges and like
seagrasses, mangroves are instrumental in building sediments along shorelines
and lagoons. It might be hard to imagine their breadth if you’re reading this in
northern Europe, but just imagine the following…The nation of Belize features the
highest overall percentage of forest cover of any of the Central American
countries, its mangrove cover. A 2010satellite-based study of Belize’s mangroves
by the World Wildlife Fund observed that mangrove spread over 184,548 acres,
which is the equivalent of 3.4% of Belize’s territory.
Answer each question.
1. What are the mangroves and where are they cultivated?

2. How do mangroves form?
3. Do mangroves have adaptive ability?
4. How do mangrove root systems serve as a nursery?
5. Which Central American country covers the highest area with mangrove?
6. What was the study of World Wildlife Fund about the mangrove?
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Grade 6 Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Mangroves
Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Many tropical and sub-tropical shores are home to a unique group of large shrub-
like plants called mangroves. These plants tend to form dense, submerged
‘forests ‘along shorelines, thanks to their adaptive ability to survive in sea water
that’s too salty for other land plants to live in. Mangroves achieve this through
salt and leaves that excrete it into the water. Mangroves make up and enhance
the ecological diversity. Their complex root systems serve as nursery habitats for
marine life as well as providing the substrate for algae, sponges and like
seagrasses, mangroves are instrumental in building sediments along shorelines
and lagoons. It might be hard to imagine their breadth if you’re reading this in
northern Europe, but just imagine the following…The nation of Belize features the
highest overall percentage of forest cover of any of the Central American
countries, its mangrove cover. A 2010satellite-based study of Belize’s mangroves
by the World Wildlife Fund observed that mangrove spread over 184,548 acres,
which is the equivalent of 3.4% of Belize’s territory.
Answer each question.
1. What are the mangroves and where do they cultivated?

The mangroves are the unique group of large shrub-like plants and they cultivated in many
tropical and sub-tropical shores.
2. How do mangroves form?
The mangroves tend to form dense, submerged ‘forests ‘along the shorelines.
3. Do mangroves have adaptive ability?
Yes, because of their adaptive ability they survive in sea water that’s too salty for other land
plants to live in. Mangroves achieve this through salt and leaves that excrete it into the water.
4. How mangrove root systems serve as a nursery?
Mangroves complex root systems serve as nursery habitats for marine life as well as
providing the substrate for algae, sponges and like seagrasses, mangroves are instrumental
in building sediments along shorelines and lagoons.
5. Which Central American country covers the highest area with mangrove?
The nation of Belize features the highest overall percentage of forest that covers mangroves.
6. What was the study of World Wildlife Fund about the mangrove?
A 2010satellite-based study of Belize’s mangroves by the World Wildlife Fund observed that
mangrove spread over 184,548 acres, which is the equivalent of 3.4% of Belize’s territory.
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