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What organ found in mangrove roots allows diffusion and transport of oxygen to underground root systems in the anaerobic mud?

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Answer:

Lenticels found in mangrove roots allows diffusion and transport of oxygen to underground root systems in the anaerobic mud.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lenticels are the small pores located on the aerial roots responsible for the gaseous exchange ( intake of oxygen ).

The Mangrove species contain a very large number of lenticels surround their roots and stems helping in the gaseous exchange ( respiration ) even in the anaerobic mud as he lenticels are surrounded by tide, as the root pressure begins to drop. When the tide goes down , air is again sucked in the aerenchym.

As in the anaerobic mud , their specialized roots allow mangroves to grow in anaerobic situations .

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