Mosses and Ferns

Mosses and Ferns

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Ferns, club mosses and horsetails are all

• nonvascular plants

• vascular plants

• seed plants

• tall plants

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A tiny one-celled reproductive structure with a protective coat is called a

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A fern leaf is called a

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This is a...

• fern

• liverwort

• hornwort

• club moss

• horsetail

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Mosses do not grow in:

• swamps

• marshes

• deserts

• rain forests

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All of the following plants are bryophytes excepet:

• ferns

• mosses

• liverworts

• hornworts

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In moss' life cycle, how does a sperm cell get to an egg cell? 

• through the help of water 
• through self-pollination
• through cross-pollination
• through the help of the wind

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In moss' life cycle, how does a sperm cell get to an egg cell? 

• through the help of water 
• through self-pollination
• through cross-pollination
• through the help of the wind

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Lack true roots and use tiny hair-like stems for absorption of water and nutrients from the soil

• Bryophytes
• Angiosperms
• Gymnosperm 

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How are mosses and ferns alike?

• They both have fronds

• They both reproduce without seeds

• They both grow only at night

• They both grow in the oceans

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When mosses and ferns reproduce, what do they produce in the first cycle?

• spores
• fronds
• sperm
• egg