4. Palawan has a mangrove forest, an example of tropical rainforest in the Philippines. How do you describe this ecosystem? The area is composed of A. mangrove trees only B. mangrove trees, other animals living in it C. mangrove trees and the humans living in it D. mangrove trees, all the animals that live in it, water, soil, and sunlight.
It ranks fifth globally in terms of the number of plant species and maintains 5 % of the world’s flora. In mangroves alone, the country holds at least 50 % mangrove species of the world’s approximately 65 species.