Which describes a fern’s fronds?

Question

stems

leaves

spores

roots

Answer 1

leaves

Answer 2

Vascular plants differ from nonvascular plants in how they _____.

reproduce

make food

transport materials

obtain nutrients

Answer 3

transport materials

Answer 4

What do the spores that plants produce develop into?

fertilization

zygotes

sporophytes

gametophytes

Answer 5

sporophytes

Answer 6

All plants are _____.

multicellular eukaryotes

unicellular prokaryotes

unicellular eukaryotes

multicellular prokaryotes

Answer 7

multicellular eukaryotes

Answer 8

Why must ferns live in moist environments?

so that egg and sperm cells can join

to transport water to all cells

so that fiddleheads develop for food

to transport spores to new locations

Answer 9

Ferns must live in moist environments primarily to transport sperm cells to the egg cells for fertilization. Water is necessary for the sperm to swim to reach the eggs. Additionally, ferns require moisture for the germination of spores and the development of the gametophyte stage of their life cycle.

Answer 10

What produces egg and sperm cells during the life cycle of a plant?

gametophyte

sporophyte

fertilization

zygote

Answer 11

The gametophyte generation of a plant produces egg and sperm cells during its life cycle.