DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
PLANT CLASSIFICATION
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Question
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Natalia classifies a plant as a fern. Which of the following statements explains her choice?
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She sees cones on the plant.
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She sees spores on the plant.
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She sees flowers on the plant.
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She sees needles on the plant.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In ferns, spores are found on the upper surfaces of the leaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Plants we see as ferns or horsetails are the sporophyte generation. The sporophyte generally releases spores in the summer. Spores must land on a suitable surface, such as a moist protected area to germinate and grow into gametophytes.
Detailed explanation-3: -A fern is any one of a group of about 20, 000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta.
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