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All of the following statements about ferns are correct except -ferns flourish in many habitats, but the majority are located in the tropics. -the sporophyte is a conspicuous generation. -the gametophyte is a conspicuous generation. -ferns have underground stems called rhizomes. -sori are located on the back or ventral surface of fronds

All of the following statements about ferns are correct except -ferns flourish in many habitats, bu...

the gametophyte is a conspicuous generation

The most abundant group of seedless tracheophyte plants are the

ferns

A bryologist (a scientist that studies mosses, and their allies) gives a lecture to your biology class. In her lecture, she makes a reference to fern reproduction. She says, "Fern spores germinate into _________

A bryologist (a scientist that studies mosses, and their allies) gives a lecture to your biology cla...

gametophytes, which are often heart-shaped and have rhizoids that anchor the fern to the substrate

A waxy cuticle prevents desiccation. What is the cost of this adaptation? -Lowered light absorption -Reduced gas permeability -Slower H2O transport -Increased exposure to damaging UV radiation -Increased susceptibility to pathogenic infection

A waxy cuticle prevents desiccation. What is the cost of this adaptation? -Lowered light absorption...

reduced gas permeability

The development of tracheids helped land plants to

grow to very large sizes

Which of the following would allow you to distinguish between a liverwort and a hornwort? -The presence of an archegonium. -The ploidy of the photosynthesizing body. -Possession of a cuticle. -The presence of a multicellular gametophyte. -The presence of tracheids.

Which of the following would allow you to distinguish between a liverwort and a hornwort? -The pres...

The ploidy of the photosynthesizing body.

Bryophytes, like ferns and certain other tracheophyte plants, require

water to reproduce sexually

Plants as well as brown, green, and red algae show a basic life cycle which involves the alternation of generations between a(n) -spore and pollen. -megaspore and a microspore. -seed and a cone. -sporophyte and a gametophyte. -egg and a sperm

Plants as well as brown, green, and red algae show a basic life cycle which involves the alternation...

sporophyte and a gametophyte.

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