Explain why mosses are not found growing in locations having little or no moisture?
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they have lack specialized vascular tissues (like plants have), so no real roots.\n\nbecause of that... water has to be ever present. In other words, lack of vascular tissue means they cannot transport water from far underground.
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Thie sperm is not lik epollen which is easliy transmitted by wind, and they have no natural polinators. Ferns evolved when the earths atmosphere was very humid and that allowed for them to use the motile sperm to swim through the water in the enviroment to fertilize the eggs of the plant. Ferns are also primitive plansts so you can expect them to have some characterisitics of plants that were typically marine due to evolving from them. (marine plants were some of the most primitive.)
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Nutrition (depends on certain soils: mixed compost, clay-like dirt, moss, bark etc.), Sunlight or other warmth, Air, Water, and depth of how far the seeds or roots are planted into the soil. Different plants require different depths when being planted.
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because not as much surface area is exposed to the air. But it will eventually dry.
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I did an experiment with this in graduate school.  When a plant has limited to no light, it invests all of its energy and growth into finding a light source.  In my experiment, the plant grew very tall and had very few leaves (since it could not go through photosynthesis anyway, why bother).  It was a very interested experiment and proved that even plant have priorities.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss - should be 'bryophitic', I think.\n\n"Nomadic fragments of igneous and metamorphic strata, having non-zero quantities of angular momentum, accumulate no forms of bryophitic plant life"
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in a moderatly warm(70-80F) dark damp place. and if they are "special" you might want to look into the type of soil or whatever you use to grow them on.
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How do plants have mountains?
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Because to some kinds of mushrooms, some kinds of trees are yummy.  There are a lot of mushrooms that like dead trees-- dead trees can't defend themselves anymore, but they're still yummy, so they're a fine place to live, if you're a mushroom. \n \nBy the way, mushrooms grow just about everywhere.  The ones on trees are some of the easiest to spot, but if you watch out for them on the ground too you'll find a lot more than you might expect. \n \n<3
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It is quite true that soil temperatures where the living parts of the plants are during winter are not as cold as the surface temperature. That is the first fact. The second thing that comes into play is that plants produce chemicals that depress the freezing point of water and prevent ice crystals from forming and rupturing cell walls. The next factor is that many plants forms seeds or spores that are biologically inactive when conditions are not suitable for growth. This is sort of a suspended animation. It is also important to recall that plants even as large as trees have only a very small proportion of actual "living material." In a tree in winter, the cambium and rootas are "alive" The cambium goes inactive and reactivates when spring comes and the roots remain fairly dormant through winter until warming weather stimulates the cambium back to life and the roots then beginning sending sap up the tree. The question is complex as plants vary from one celled organisms to trees.
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Every one is right above in a way, basically the plant requires sunlight to convert the water and minerals it gets from the soil to food which then will create more cells for it to grow.\n\nWithout sunlight the growth is slower as the food is not created to be sufficient for growth..........\n\nSo plants grow faster in sunlight......
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Fungi grow from mycelium, which is a white cob-webby network of very fine fibers under the ground.  \n\nI hope this is what you mean.
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Wow, the first 4 answers were very wrong.  The truth is that the answer to your question is not well understood scientifically.  You may want to check here for more reading.\nhttp://www.palaeos.com/Plants/default.htm#Land\n\nIt's thought that the first land plants were more like the modern bryophytes that lived around waters edges.  They probably would have adapted to the drying conditions that took place seasonally.  From this, they would have been less dependent on a fully aquatic life.
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i always thought it was because there was no humidity in the air...probably wrong, anyway. or maybe its because the warm climate doesnt allow the moisture to turn back into water. who knows? prob a weatherman.
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they grow best in partial sun to shade....think about a forest, where you find most species of fern....it's not really bright and sunny, there are patches of sun and shade....
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Fungi live wherever there is a food source available. Ask yourself some questions: does the soil have abundant vegetation growing in it? is the soil in a moist environment? Most fungi feed on and decompose dead material and live in moist, humid environments. since soil is made of mostly dead plant material(with some dead animal material and some nonorganice material like sands and gravel) you will most likely have fungi living in the soil, decomposing and breaking down the nutrients from the dead plant material so living plants can use those nutrients.you can sometimes see  reproductive structures of fungus sticking out above the soil surface (like mushrooms and mold patches), but the body of the fungi (called hyphae) is usually found weaved into the soil below and throughout the surface. some fungi even benefit by living with plant roots, which is another place to find them. to be absolutely sure soil has fungus in it, you'd probably have to do some tests to detect chemical changes in the soil caused by fungi. hope that answers your question :)
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it depends on the species, the soil condition, the amount of sunlight and the temp and wind or lack of.