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Fern lifecycle

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

When mosses and ferns reproduce, what do the sporophytes produce?

a)

spores

b)

fronds

c)

sperm cells

d)

egg cells

2.

Plant spores are ALWAYS haploid.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

How many fronds can you see on the image?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Spore cases of ferns are located on the underside of fronds.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How do we call the brown spots you can see on the underside of the fern frond?

a)

Spore seeds

b)

Sori

c)

Seeds

d)

Calyptras

6.

The fern (mature sporophyte) releases spores from the sori.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What do spores become after they are released from sporophytes?

a)

seeds

b)

sori

c)

sporophytes

d)

gametophytes

8.

__________: egg

Antheridium: sperm

a)

Archegonuim

b)

Ovaries

c)

Neck canal

9.

In the life cycle of a fern, how does a sperm cell get to an egg cell?

a)

through the help of water

b)

through self-pollination

c)

through cross-pollination

d)

through the help of the wind

10.

In the fern's life cycle, when does fertilization occur?

a)

when the egg and sperm fuse

b)

when spores germinate

c)

when the young gametophyte releases sex cells

d)

when the spore is released

11.

After fertilization, the zygote develops into a new young fern plant, with its growth resembling a fiddlehead.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Seedless vascular plants do not bear flowers

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Identify the image.

a)

Life cycle of a fern

b)

Life cycle of moss

c)

Life cycle of a gymnosperm

d)

Life cycle of an angiosperm

14.

Identify the image.

a)

Life cycle of a fern

b)

Life cycle of moss

c)

Life cycle of an angiosperm

d)

Life cycle of a gymnosperm

15.

How are mosses and ferns alike?

a)

They both have fronds

b)

They both reproduce without seeds

c)

They both grow only at night

d)

They both have flagellated sperm cells.

e)

They both lack vascular tissues.

16.

This is a...

a)

member of phylum Bryophyta

b)

member of phylum Pterophyta

c)

member of phylum Coniferophyta

d)

member of phylum Anthophyta

17.

Why do seedless vascular plants need moist surroundings to survive?

a)

Because they transport materials slowly.

b)

Because they do not have real roots.

c)

Because they reproduce by spores.

d)

Because they do not have cuticle.

18.

In a first forest like the one on the picture, you could find...

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Pterophytes

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

19.

Why do seedless vascular plants need moist surroundings to survive?

a)

Because they transport materials slowly.

b)

Because they do not have real roots.

c)

Because they have flagellated sperm cells

d)

Because they do not have cuticle.