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they have tiny little roots that keep them fixed in the soil.
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Are mosses helpful to the environment?
They can keep nitrogen in the soil in harsh environments.
How do mosses and lichens help to from soil?
Lichens and mosses help to form soil by breaking down the rocks that they are attached to.
Mosses and liverworts absorb water from the soil by the process of what?
Mosses and liverworts absorb water from the soil through the process of osmosis.
Why are mosses important to soil production?
Mosses are vital to soil production as it increase aeration and regulate the temperature of the soil. The moss also is important in moisture retention.
How are nonvascular plants attached to the soil?
Nonvascular plants, for instance, the mosses, have root-like structures called rhizoids used to attach themselves to soil, trees, rocks and other structures.
Are mosses are a natural resource in the soil category?
NO
Why are mosses and lichens sometimes called poineer plants?
Because Lichens and Mosses grow on barren rocks and help in the formation of soil.
How do mosses change rocky areas so other plants can grow?
because mosses help break down rocks into soil.
What cover soil or rock with a mat of tiny green plants?
Mosses
Is soil fixed capital?
yes, soil is a fixed capital because it is used for long term.
Why are mosses good pioneer plants?
they can crate a layer of soil on bare rock
What organisms grow on rock or exposed soil?
Mosses and Lichens, and possibly mushrooms
