Q.Name land plants that can tolerate sea (marine) salinity.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →[!ANSWER] The land plants that can tolerate sea (marine) salinity are the halophytes, of which mangroves and their associated species are the principal examples.
Ordinary land plants cannot survive in the salt-laden, tidally flooded soils found along coasts and estuaries, because such highly saline water makes it difficult for a normal plant's roots to absorb water by osmosis, and any salt that does enter the plant can damage its cells. Halophytes, however, have evolved specific tolerance mechanisms that let them grow successfully in exactly these conditions. Mangrove trees, which form dense stands along tropical and subtropical coastlines and estuaries, are the best-known example: their roots and tissues are adapted through mechanisms such as excluding salt at the root membrane, actively excreting excess salt through specialised leaf glands, or storing absorbed water and salt in fleshy, succulent tissue to dilute its concentration internally. …
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