ReasoningEasy1 mark
5(b)
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Why do the trees in the forest grow aerial roots?
Topic: Littoral forests
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The saline, waterlogged mud holds almost no oxygen for the roots; so the trees throw roots up into the air, which breathe for the plant above the mud.
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