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WorksheetsFern lifecycle
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
When mosses and ferns reproduce, what do the sporophytes produce?
spores
fronds
sperm cells
egg cells
Plant spores are ALWAYS haploid.
TRUE
FALSE
How many fronds can you see on the image?
1
2
3
4
Spore cases of ferns are located on the underside of fronds.
True
False
How do we call the brown spots you can see on the underside of the fern frond?
Spore seeds
Sori
Seeds
Calyptras
The fern (mature sporophyte) releases spores from the sori.
True
False
What do spores become after they are released from sporophytes?
seeds
sori
sporophytes
gametophytes
__________: egg
Antheridium: sperm
Archegonuim
Ovaries
Neck canal
In the life cycle of a fern, 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
In the fern's life cycle, when does fertilization occur?
when the egg and sperm fuse
when spores germinate
when the young gametophyte releases sex cells
when the spore is released
After fertilization, the zygote develops into a new young fern plant, with its growth resembling a fiddlehead.
TRUE
FALSE
Seedless vascular plants do not bear flowers
True
False
Identify the image.
Life cycle of a fern
Life cycle of moss
Life cycle of a gymnosperm
Life cycle of an angiosperm
Identify the image.
Life cycle of a fern
Life cycle of moss
Life cycle of an angiosperm
Life cycle of a gymnosperm
How are mosses and ferns alike?
They both have fronds
They both reproduce without seeds
They both grow only at night
They both have flagellated sperm cells.
They both lack vascular tissues.
This is a...
member of phylum Bryophyta
member of phylum Pterophyta
member of phylum Coniferophyta
member of phylum Anthophyta
Why do seedless vascular plants need moist surroundings to survive?
Because they transport materials slowly.
Because they do not have real roots.
Because they reproduce by spores.
Because they do not have cuticle.
In a first forest like the one on the picture, you could find...
Bryophytes
Pterophytes
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Why do seedless vascular plants need moist surroundings to survive?
Because they transport materials slowly.
Because they do not have real roots.
Because they have flagellated sperm cells
Because they do not have cuticle.
