The moss which forms dense extensive mats on the soil prevents

Question

The moss which forms dense extensive mats on the soil prevents (A) uprooting of trees (B) soil erosion (C) falling of leaves (D) evaporation of water from the soil

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Mosses form a protective covering over the crumbling soil of cliffs and prevent the rushing rainwaer from cutting deeply into the soil. These grow in dense mats so firmly interwined around the soil particles that there can be little erosion, even on a steep hill side.

Q. The moss which forms dense extensive mats on the soil prevents

uprooting of trees

soil erosion

falling of leaves

evaporation of water from the soil

Mosses form a protective covering over the crumbling soil of cliffs and prevent the rushing rainwaer from cutting deeply into the soil. These grow in dense mats so firmly interwined around the soil particles that there can be little erosion, even on a steep hill side.