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WorksheetsFerns & Horsetails
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Ferns are older than the dinosaurs
true
false
Ferns are really good at
Photosnthesis
Growing
absorbing nutrients
producing flowers
Ferns house the nutrition that the roots absorb in the
leafs
root
spores
roostock
While ferns mainly live in forest areas they can also live .... (select all that apply)
barren surfaces
aquatic areas
tropical areas
dessert areas
Ferns reproduce through
fruits and seeds
spores
pollination
Fern trees can be found in which type of environment
deserts
grasslands
tropics
forests
How did horsetails get their name?
they have the same texture (feel like) a horse tail
they look like a horse tail
they move like a horse tail
they can swat flies away like a horse tail
In a horsetail the photosynthesis takes place in the
leaves
stems
How do horsetails reproduce
fruit and seeds
spores
pollination
Why can the spore producing shoots at the top of the horsetail not "do" photosynthesis?
they are brown
they hold the spores
they are too far from the roots
they never learned how
There are many uses for horsetails outside of the forest. Which of the following are true.
the rootstock can be used in vetrinary medicine
the greenshoots can help control bleeding
it can be made into a tea
the top was used as a brush
