MGIMS WARDHA MGIMS WARDHA Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    Which one of the following is a saprophytic bryophyte?

    A)  Riccia fluitans

    B)  Buxbaumia aphylla

    C)  Funaria hygrometrica

    D)  Sphagnum

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     Bryophytes usually grow in moist and shady places. Some bryophytes grow in diverse  habitats such as aquatic (.eg, Riccia fluitans), epiphytic (eg, Dendroceros and many mosses) saprophytic (eg, Buxbaumia aphylld) and in dry habitats such as dry sites (eg, Polytrichum  juniperinum) deserts (eg, Tonula desertorum) and dry rocks (eg, Porella platyphylla).


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