NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2006

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                    Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because:

    A)                                                                                                                                                                                             it is easily available                                        

    B)                  it is hygroscopic

    C)                  it reduces transpiration                               

    D)                  it serves as a disinfectant

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    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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