NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Growth and Development Plants

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    Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because: [AIPMT (S) 2006]

    A) it is easily available

    B) it is hygroscopic

    C) it reduces transpiration

    D) it serves as a disinfectant

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [B] Sphagnum is a btyophyte, commonly called as bog moss or peat moss. It is hygroscopic and possesses a remarkable water holding capacity. Hence, it is used as a packing material in the transportation of flowers, live plants, tubers, bulbs, seedlings etc. It is also used in seedbeds and in moss-sticks.


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