Biology/Mosses?
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I have 2 questions...
What are the necessities of life for a moss?
and what happens to moss when the direction of wind changes? like the wind use to come from the west, and now it's coming from the east. My question is what results in the moss?
Hi Miranda: Thanks for your question.
Mosses, like every other form of life on Planet Earth require two things: a source of energy and a source of carbon. Since mosses are photosynthetic plants, the energy source is the sun, and the carbon source is atmospheric CO2.
More information can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss
Mosses reproduce by swimming sperms and spores. If the wind changes, the direction of dispersal may change as well.
Hope this is what you wanted to know.
FM Rollwagen, PhD
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Florence M Rollwagen
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I can answer questions in biology, microbiology and immunology on the undergraduate or graduate level. I can also address medical and health concerns regarding alternative medicine, autoimmune diseases (lupus, MS) liver disease and intestinal problems.
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I have over 20 years experience in research and teaching at the medical/graduate level, and 5 years teaching college biology and microbiology. My expertise is in microbiology and immunology, specifically the biology of cytokines and soluble immune response modifiers. I also carried out original research in blood substitutes and shock/trauma.
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BS biology 1966
MS biology 1968
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