JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2008

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    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 (.e.g., Riccia fluitans), epiphytic (.e.g., Dendroceros and many mosses) saprophytic (.e.g., Buxbaumia aphylla) and in dry habitats such as dry heaths (.e.g., Potytrichum juniperinum) deserts (.e.g., Tortula desertorum) and dry rocks (.e.g., Porella platyphylla).


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