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Ferns & Horsetails

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ferns are older than the dinosaurs

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Ferns are really good at

a)

Photosnthesis

b)

Growing

c)

absorbing nutrients

d)

producing flowers

3.

Ferns house the nutrition that the roots absorb in the

a)

leafs

b)

root

c)

spores

d)

roostock

4.

While ferns mainly live in forest areas they can also live .... (select all that apply)

a)

barren surfaces

b)

aquatic areas

c)

tropical areas

d)

dessert areas

5.

Ferns reproduce through

a)

fruits and seeds

b)

spores

c)

pollination

6.

Fern trees can be found in which type of environment

a)

deserts

b)

grasslands

c)

tropics

d)

forests

7.

How did horsetails get their name?

a)

they have the same texture (feel like) a horse tail

b)

they look like a horse tail

c)

they move like a horse tail

d)

they can swat flies away like a horse tail

8.

In a horsetail the photosynthesis takes place in the

a)

leaves

b)

stems

9.

How do horsetails reproduce

a)

fruit and seeds

b)

spores

c)

pollination

10.

Why can the spore producing shoots at the top of the horsetail not "do" photosynthesis?

a)

they are brown

b)

they hold the spores

c)

they are too far from the roots

d)

they never learned how

11.

There are many uses for horsetails outside of the forest. Which of the following are true.

a)

the rootstock can be used in vetrinary medicine

b)

the greenshoots can help control bleeding

c)

it can be made into a tea

d)

the top was used as a brush