NEET Biology NEET PYQ-Kingdom Plantae

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    Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?                                   [NEET 2014]

    A) Marchantia

    B) Riccia

    C) Funaria

    D) Sphagnum

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Peat is mainly an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic mater and Sphagnum accumulations can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of  water  and   living  matter (like meat egges) for long distance transport inside their cells hence, it is responsible for peat fromation.


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