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Mangrove trees are not a source of tannins for medicinal purposes.
Mangrove trees are not a source of tannins for medicinal purposes.
True (A)
One hectare of mangrove trees can produce more fishery products than the annual litterfall it generates.
One hectare of mangrove trees can produce more fishery products than the annual litterfall it generates.
True (A)
Beaches serve as meeting places for elephants and giraffes.
Beaches serve as meeting places for elephants and giraffes.
False (B)
Digyo Island's sandy beach in Leyte does not provide any ecological benefits.
Digyo Island's sandy beach in Leyte does not provide any ecological benefits.
Sand from beaches is not utilized for construction purposes.
Sand from beaches is not utilized for construction purposes.
Destroyed reefs can produce more than 4 tons of fish per square kilometer per year.
Destroyed reefs can produce more than 4 tons of fish per square kilometer per year.
Reefs act as storehouses of biodiversity and production, among other benefits.
Reefs act as storehouses of biodiversity and production, among other benefits.
Extractive uses of reefs include activities like tourism and shore protection.
Extractive uses of reefs include activities like tourism and shore protection.
Non-extractive uses of reefs include recreation, science, and education.
Non-extractive uses of reefs include recreation, science, and education.
Seagrass beds are highly valued as sites for ports and harbors.
Seagrass beds are highly valued as sites for ports and harbors.
Reefs play a role in preventing coastal erosion and storm damage/surge.
Reefs play a role in preventing coastal erosion and storm damage/surge.
Mangroves provide habitat for birds, bees, monkeys, and other wildlife.
Mangroves provide habitat for birds, bees, monkeys, and other wildlife.
Estuaries are primarily used as dumping grounds for domestic and industrial wastes.
Estuaries are primarily used as dumping grounds for domestic and industrial wastes.
Mangroves protect coastal areas by trapping sediments and stabilizing the shoreline.
Mangroves protect coastal areas by trapping sediments and stabilizing the shoreline.
Commercial and subsistence fisheries are not supported by estuarine systems.
Commercial and subsistence fisheries are not supported by estuarine systems.
The coastal zone is primarily used as a recreation site and dumping ground for wastes.
The coastal zone is primarily used as a recreation site and dumping ground for wastes.
