NEET Biology question
Consider the following statements. I. The plants have magnificent property of retaining water. They can hold water two hundred times more than their own weight. Hence, they are widely used by gardeners to keep cut plant parts moist during transportation and propagation II. These plants grow as semiaquatic or submerged in acidic marshes. The older portions die but do not decay due to peculiar germicidal properties The above statements belong to which of the following bryophytic plant?
Answer: (C)
Solution
Sphagnum has a remarkable capacity to retain water (up to 200 times its own dry weight), is used by gardeners to keep plant material moist, and
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