Peat moss works well in terrariums.
osmosis and difusion
a
Like any other plants, it requires nutrients and moistness to grow.
Moss contains rhizoids that anchor the moss and absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
Moss has many different cousins and it has many different nutrients in it. But, many people do not have a clue as to what nutrients are in this twisty, gray plant. In-fact, some scientists are still trying to figure out what the mysteries are to this secretive object.
yes it is. (in the tundra it is)
Red moss another kind of the 12,000 species of moss the black one is DEAD.
A vascular system helps plants grow tall by transporting water and nutrients from the soil to the high branches and leaves. Moss does not need a vascular system because it is a short plant that stays in close contact to it's nutrients/soil
Moss is non-vascular. Because a moss is non-vascular, it relies on osmosis and diffusion to receive mainly oxygen and carbon dioxide from the air for nutrients.
Yes, they do.
The sphagnum moss covers the pond water with a spongy surface. This type of moss had to adapt how it located and obtained nutrients in order to live in the Taiga Rainforest.