Moss and Ferns

Is a fern classified as a seed or non-seed plant?

• seed plant

• non-seed plant

Which group of plants absorb water like a sponge?

• vascular 
• nonvascular

What are the two plant groups?

• angiosperms/

  gymnosperms

• Vascular/

  Non-Vascular

• Flowering/

  non-flowering

• Spermatophyta/

  Asteridae

Order based on the evolution of plants (1 is the oldest)

• Algae

• Ferns

• Moss

Match the terms to the picture.

Note: 3 is pointing to the dots on the leaf

c

b

d

a

Rhizome

Frond

Sori

Fiddlehead

Label the generations of the moss

b

a

sporophyte

gymnosperm

osmosis

gametophyte

Plants that reproduce by spores

• Mosses & liverworts (Bryophyta)

• Ferns & Horsetaills (Pteridophyta)

• Conifers (Pinophyta)

• Gincos & cyads (Cycodophyta)

Both mosses and ferns do which of the following?

• prevent erosion

• provide shelter for insects

• ornamental plants

• food

This plant is known for its ability to absorb 20 times its weight in water.

• peat moss

• sphagnum moss

• club moss

• Coach Moss

The leaves of ferns are called