2.
Ferns have roots, stems, and leaves just like seed plants. Why are they classified separately? (1 point)
Their leaves are compound and feathery.
They produce cones to reproduce.
Their roots are only shallow rhizomes.
They produce spores instead of seeds.
3.
The first plants to grow in new environments are usually ____. (1 point)
ferns and horsetails
grasses
liverworts and mosses
mosses and ferns
4.
Roots have all of the following functions EXCEPT to ______. (1 point)
anchor the plant
absorb water
store food
make food
5.
Nonvascular plants get water and nutrients through ____. (1 point)
leaf stomata
cell absorption
rhizoids
vascular tissue
My answers:
2. They produce spores instead of seeds.
3. mosses and ferns
4. store food
5. cell absorption
4 answers
Roots do store food. An example is a potato. We eat the root, not the plant.