Ferns And Mosses
A short and simple quiz by Daulton Rittenhouse and Danielle Shilling
- 1.
What is the most suitable environment for a fern?
- A.
Dry areas and sandy desert
- B.
Moist areas under a forest canopy
- C.
In a body water (lake, creek)
- D.
Under a rock
Correct Answer
B. Moist areas under a forest canopy -
- 2.
Ferns are part of the pteridophytes group. What are the chracterictics of a pteridophytes?
- A.
Carbon dioxide spores that control the water in the fern.
- B.
Vacuoles that attract sugar into the plant
- C.
Dirt detecting spores
- D.
Lingin-hardened support tissues and water - conducting vascular tissue
Correct Answer
D. Lingin-hardened support tissues and water - conducting vascular tissue -
- 3.
What makes mosses different than ferns?
- A.
They lack lingin-hardened tissue and are non vascular
- B.
Mosses do not have spores
- C.
They live high up in the trees
- D.
Mosses are a different color
Correct Answer
A. They lack lingin-hardened tissue and are non vascular -
- 4.
Name 3 groups of bryophytes.
- A.
Maple trees, weeds, shrubs
- B.
Ferns, pine trees, grass
- C.
Liverworts, mosses, hornworts
- D.
Ginko trees, tea leaves, pine trees
Correct Answer
C. Liverworts, mosses, hornworts -
- 5.
What are club mosses?
- A.
Part of the pteridiophytes group, looks like a pine tree, and vascular tissue with no seeds.
- B.
A type of brophyte with a green mossy texture, with no spores.
- C.
A part of the nonvascular group that goes through mitosis
- D.
A type of gametophyte that turns into a type of fern.
Correct Answer
A. Part of the pteridiophytes group, looks like a pine tree, and vascular tissue with no seeds. -
- 6.
A brophyte with a liver shaped appearence is a
Correct Answer
liverwort - 7.
The most diverse and widespread of the pteridophytes is
Correct Answer
the fern - 8.
What is the diference between the spores of ferns and mosses?
- A.
Ferns- medium and vascular spores, mosses- tall and vascular spores
- B.
Ferns- talls and vascular spores, mosses - short and non vascular
- C.
Ferns- tall and non vascular , mosses- tall and vascular
- D.
Ferns- short and vascular spores, mosses- tall and non vascular
Correct Answer
B. Ferns- talls and vascular spores, mosses - short and non vascular -
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