Mangroves grow on salt-laden coastal mudflats that are inundated daily by high tides. How do these plants address problems of water acquisition and elimination of excess salts?
I. by maintaining high concentrations of organic solutes in their roots
II. by excluding salts from their roots by active transport
III. by actively excreting salt from glands on the surfaces of their leaves

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Mangroves use all three strategies: they maintain high concentrations of organic solutes in their roots, exclude salts from their roots by active transport, and actively excrete salt from glands on their leaves.

Mangroves Grow on Salt-Laden Coastal Mudflats That Are Inundated Daily