alleryStart learning →Mangrove trees grow in muddy water with little air. Their special roots help them do what?
AMake sugar
BCatch insects
CBreathe air
DMake seeds
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Breathe air
Special roots stick out of the mud so the plant can take in air where soil oxygen is low.
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