Q. Why do Mangrove trees have breathing roots?
Answer: To obtain oxygen from the air
Notes: The trees of mangrove forest having breathing roots, which are usually very large to stand in deep mud. The necessity of Mangrove having breathing roots is to obtain oxygen from the atmosphere, while the soil in which mangroves grow are poor in oxygen.

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