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Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?

A

Marchantia

B

Riccia

C

Funaria

D

Sphagmum

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D
Peat is mainly an accumlation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter and Sphagnum. This accumulation can store water , since both its living and dead constituents can hold large quantities of water and living matter ( like meat and eggs ) for long distnace transport inside their cells. Hence, it is responsible for peat formation.
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