All of the following statements regarding ferns is true except...

Question

All of the following statements regarding ferns is true except

a. the gametophyte is much smaller than the sporophyte.

b. the gametophyte is haploid.

c. male gametes reach the female gametes by dispersal through the air.

d. ferns first appeared in the fossil record during the Devonian period

e. the egg is in a specialized structure called the archegonium.

Answer 1

c. is incorrect because fern male gametes are motile and require water to reach the archegonium.