Mosses and ferns are found in moist and shady places because both

Options

A. Require presence of water for fertilization
B. Do not need sunlight for photosynthesis
C. Depend for their nutrition on microorganisms which can survive only at low temperature
D. Cannot compete with sun-loving plants.

Answer

A

Explanation

During ferilization ventral canal cell and the neck canal cell,along with tip of the neck disintegrate and the neck forms a canal like passage full of mucilage and some chemicals like malic acids.These chemicals attract antherozoids(chemotative movement of antherozoids)and one of the male gametes fuses with the oospore forming a diploid oospore.Water is essntial for this process.