AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mosses will grow on any hard surface, including the sides of trees, but they prefer to grow on North-facing surfaces because they like the darker, more humid environment. If you don’t see any moss growing on trees, also check on rocks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mosses grow in many different environments, from cold snowy mountains to baking hot deserts. Because of their range of adaptations, they are able to occupy areas that are otherwise uninhabitable such as rocky ledges on mountainsides. Different species have adapted to survive in extreme conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mosses and ferns are found in moist and shady places because both require the presence of water for sexual reproduction. As fertilization takes place only in the presence of water, through motile antherozoids that swim to reach the archegonium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mosses are flowerless plants that grow in clumps. They don’t have roots. Instead they have thin root-like growths called rhizoids that help anchor them. Because they don’t have roots and stems to transport water, mosses dry out very quickly, so they are usually found in moist habitats.