AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One way that mosses and ferns are similar is they both
A
are flowering plants
B
produce spores
C
grow with little rainfall
D
are vascular plants
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Mosses and ferns are alike because they are both non-flowering plants and don’t produce seeds either. They are called gymnosperms. Instead, they produce many tiny spores into the air that spread and grow other mosses and ferns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Ferns and mosses reproduce by spores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ferns and mosses are alike in one way. Both reproduce by spores instead of seeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reproduction by Spores Ferns and horsetails have two free-living generations: a diploid sporophyte generation (spore-producing plant) and. a haploid gametophyte generation (gamete-producing plant).

Detailed explanation-5: -Similarities between a moss sporophyte and a fern sporophyte: They both are primitive or early plants. Both mosses and ferns show alternation of generations and produce spores. These plants are non-flowering and hence, seedless.

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