Ferns and pine trees can be classified as different organisms from each other based on whether they have....

Answer 1

vascular tissue.

Ferns are vascular plants, meaning they have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients throughout their bodies. In contrast, pine trees are also vascular plants but they belong to the group of gymnosperms, which have seeds that are not enclosed in a fruit. Both ferns and pine trees reproduce through spores, but pine trees also produce seeds.