A.The Philippines has many mangrove swamps. If your mangrove forest is in the mouth of the river, you will most likely find nipa plants growing along the banks of the river all the way upstream. What distribution pattern is shown by the nipa plants? (uniform, random, or clumped) Explain your answer.

B.A dense growth of water hyacinth is a common sight in many waterways of the country. It illustrates intense competition among the water plants.

1.What does dense growth mean?

2.What are the plants competing for?

3.What is the obvious effect of the competition on the plants?