Mosses grow close to the ground because they

A. lack the nutrients needed to grow tall.

B. lack vascular tissue.

C. need direct sunlight.

D. do not perform photosynthesis.

B. lack vascular tissue. Mosses don't have a true vascular system such as stems, roots and leaves. So, they need to absorb water directly from the soil. In plants vascular system came from bundles of tissues that makes a plant grow tall. Mosses lack these bundles.