Coal consists of the fossilized remains of the ancestors of
a. club mosses
b. horsetails
c. ferns
d. equisetum
Which plants have stems containing abrasive silica crystals and are the only living genus of the phylum Arthrophyta?
a. ferns
b. lycophytes
c. club mosses
d. horsetails
Which group of plants have underground stems called rhizomes and leaves called fronds?
a. Scouring rushes
b. Arthrophytes
c. Ferns
d. Club mosses
During the dominant stage of their life cycle, ferns are
a. haploid sporophytes
b. diploid sporophytes
c. haploid gametophytes
d. diploid gametophytes
in the fern life cycle, a small, heart-shaped haploid gametophyte develops immediately after the germination of a
a. sorus
b. gamet
c. egg cell
d. spore
What can you infer about the needs of ferns from the fact that they thrive on the floors of thick forests?
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