NEET 2006 Biology question

Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because-

(1)It is easily available
(2)It is hygroscopicCorrect
(3)It reduces transpiration
(4)It serves as a disinfectant

Answer: (2)

Solution

Sphagnum (peat moss) has special large, dead water-storing cells that can hold many times its weight of water; it is hygroscopic and so keeps the plants moist during transport. This is the reason it is

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