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Plant Kingdom — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYPlant Kingdom3 Marks
Question
Enumerate the economic significance of bryophytes.
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Answer

  1. Some mosses provide food to herbivorous mammals.
  2. Sphagnum provides peat, which has been used as fuel.
  3. Due to their water-holding capacity, species of Sphagnum are used as packing material for transshipment of living materials.
  4. Some mosses are the pioneer species to colonise rocks along with lichens and bring about ecological succession.
  5. Mosses form dense mats on the soil and prevent soil erosion by reducing the impact of falling rain water.

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