[require presence of water...] Mosses and ferns are found in moist and shady places because both :

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

depend for their nutrition on micro-organisms which can survive only at low temperature

do not need sunlight for photosynthesis

require presence of water for fertilization

cannot compete with sun-loving plants

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