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Mangrove trees grow along warm coastlines with their roots submerged in shallow salt water. The tangled roots give juvenile fish shelter from larger predators, which cannot maneuver through the dense underwater lattice. Many reef species spend their first year among mangroves before moving to open water.
According to the text, what do mangrove roots provide for young fish?
- A. A sheltered place to hide from predatorsCorrect
- B. A source of oxygen in deep water
- C. A path to travel between rivers
- D. A supply of insects to eat
Answer: A. A sheltered place to hide from predators
The text states directly that the tangled roots give juvenile fish 'shelter from larger predators.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. A source of oxygen in deep water
- Oxygen is never mentioned; the roots' value in the text is shelter.
- C. A path to travel between rivers
- The text never describes fish traveling between rivers.
- D. A supply of insects to eat
- The text says the roots shelter fish, not that they supply food.
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