Please answer these 4 questions. 1. You\'re hiking in Yosemite, and you notice t

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Please answer these 4 questions. 1. You're hiking in Yosemite, and you notice there are very small plants growing on the rocks next to a water- fall. You wonder what they are, and some fellow hikers tell you the plants are moss. From information given in the discussion section, what category of plant are they? Explain your decision. 2. While you're hiking you notice pine trees. What type of plant are they? 3. Explain the height difference between a pine tree and a moss. 4. I have an Astralian tree fern in my backyard that's about 15 feet tall. Is it a Bryophyte? Explain your deci- sion.

Explanation / Answer

1. In the granite rocks of Yosemite, the plant succession prceeds as-

lichens, moss, grasses and herbs.The lichens and mosses grow in moist rocks next to water falls.The Yosemite wooly sunflower apart from Yosemite rock cress, California bolandragrows and Davidson’s rock cress grow in the spray zone of water fall in Yosemite.

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