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Mosses need to live in damp and shaded environments because they lack roots and vascular tissues to transport water. These conditions help mosses to absorb water and nutrients directly through their leaves. Additionally, moisture helps them with reproduction and protects them from drying out.
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Did mosses live longer than dinosaurs?
Yes. Mosses were around long before the dinosaurs were.
What are the two reasons why mosses live in moist places?
Mosses require water for fertilization, as they reproduce through spores that need a wet environment to disperse. Additionally, mosses lack vascular tissue to transport water, so they rely on absorbing moisture directly from their surroundings to stay hydrated.
What are thin rod like structures that anchor mosses?
Rhizoids are thin, root-like structures that anchor mosses to their substrate. They help mosses absorb water and nutrients from the environment.
What live attached to rocks?
many algae and mosses can be found living on rocks.
Does mosses have a mitochondria?
Mosses belong to Plantae. So it have mitochondria
Where mosses live?
Mosses live in shady moist places
Do mosses live in the rainforest?
no
Did mosses live longer than dinosaurs?
Yes. Mosses were around long before the dinosaurs were.
Are mosses vascular or nonvascular?
Mosses are non-vascular because they have no vascular tissue inside of them. That is why mosses need to live near moist areas so they can absorb the water directly because they don't have long roots to absorb the water.
What are the two reasons why mosses live in moist places?
Mosses require water for fertilization, as they reproduce through spores that need a wet environment to disperse. Additionally, mosses lack vascular tissue to transport water, so they rely on absorbing moisture directly from their surroundings to stay hydrated.
What mosses need to survive?
watermelons
How might a mat of mosses protect a forest floor?
Because mosses live in moist areas,and of course in forest is always raining.
How long did mosses kids live?
some of them live to a cerent age befor being killed
What are example of ferns and mosses?
I need two examples of ferns
What are thin rod like structures that anchor mosses?
Rhizoids are thin, root-like structures that anchor mosses to their substrate. They help mosses absorb water and nutrients from the environment.
What plants live in fresh water?
mosses, fissidens, java ferns, and pellia
What live attached to rocks?
many algae and mosses can be found living on rocks.
