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Huang Wen Xin

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Sherwin Heng
Tan Kwang Kai
Lee Jia Xin
Lam Cai Ping

Plants in the mangrove Part 1

prop root

KNEED ROOTS

AERIAL ROOTS

At the mangrove we learn about why plant need to grow strange roots like prop kneed and aerial roots as the soil they live in are waterlogged and lack of oxygen.

We learn why mangrove environment experience a lot of movement. It is because of the daily tides. A seed planted may be washed away by the tides before it has a chance to germinate and take root. Some trees in the mangrove solve this problem by using a reproductive process called Vivipary.

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Plants in the mangrove part 2

SEA HOLLY

Vivipary is a process where seeds germinate and developed into seedlings while the fruit is still attached to the parent plant. Upon maturity, the seedlings will fall to the ground and lodge into the mud and grow immediately. Those that fall into the water will be dispersed by the tides. Examples of these trees are Rhizophora and Bruguiera.

Mangrove plants are able to survive in salt water because they had their ways to get rid of the excess salt. Some mangrove plants get rid of excess salt in their bodies is to excret it on their leaf surfaces. The salt is then removed by wind or rain. We called these plants the salt secretors. Example of these plants are the AVICENNIA AND SEA HOLLY.

We learn about the factors that affect the oxygen availability and PH of the water. The factor that affect the oxygen availability are the amount of water, plant and organism. The factors that affect the PH are the amount of plant and organism. We also learn what is the long term consequences of water pollution. The consequences are EXTINCTION OF ORGANISM, LESS FOOD AS WATER POLLUTION AFFECT THE FOOD CHAIN AND GETTING DISEASES LIKE CANCER AS WE EAT FOOD THAT IS FILLED WITH TOXIC. So we need to do something about it. Some ways are to tell factories to stop discharging unwanted waste into the sea and not to litter.

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Animals, plants and insects found in Sungei Buloh

The 130 hectare reserve, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, is known to be the largest wetland reserve in Singapore that is famous for its mangroves and migratory birds. It is well visited by locals, students and even foreigners that loves nature, learn nature or simply take photos of nature. Despite being covered mainly by mangroves, there were also animals living of simply taking a rest in the reserve.

Some animals, insects and plants found in Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve:

(Tumu)