Question

Above all, a mangrove forest is alive. When the tides come in, water laps at the trunks of the trees. As the tides recede, sediment washes around the mangroves' roots. Mangrove seedlings drop off their parent tree into the water when they're mature and float until they root in the soil. Mangrove leaves flutter in the wind and drift to the forest floor. Termites burrow in the mangroves' bark and dead wood; ants crawl on roots and branches. Snakes, crabs, parrots, lizards, alligators, fish, sponges, mosquitoes, snails, oysters, lobsters, mudskippers, and even sharks live here, depending on where the forest is located. In Bangladesh, you may see a tiger. What is the most important supporting detail is in this paragraph? Explain your reasoning in 2 to 3 sentences.

Answer 1

The most important supporting detail is in the paragraph:

The most important detailing from the given paragraph is “a mangrove forest is alive”. Because the sentences that trails only explains how a live mangrove forest lives and thrives its survival. Hence, the lifecycle of a mangrove tree is explained.

As a matter of fact, the given passage also explains the flora and fauna of the typical mangrove forest. Flora and Fauna is the plant and animal life in the above said forest. All of the following statements makes up the fact that the mentioned mangrove forest is live.