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Assertion: Mosses are used as pollution indicators. ltbr. Reason: They absorb metals.

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If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

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If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

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If the assertion is true but the reason is false

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If both the assertion and reason are false

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Rubbing and Tyler (1979) that air dried mosses can absorb metals. The accumulation of heavy metal cations in mosses enables them to be used as pollution indicators.
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