EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ferns have spores while apple trees do not have spores. Spores are part of the reproductive process of ferns and grow into temporary plants that create and combine the egg and sperm cells of ferns to produce new plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spores are tiny structures that contain the genetic material needed to grow a new fern.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ferns generally reproduce by producing spores. Similar to flowering plants, ferns have roots, stems and leaves. However, unlike flowering plants, ferns do not have flowers or seeds; instead, they usually reproduce sexually by tiny spores or sometimes can reproduce vegetatively, as exemplified by the walking fern.

Detailed explanation-4: -If it has a flower, fruit, or seed-it’s not a fern! All ferns, and many fern relatives, reproduce using spores, or tiny living single cells. Typically, reproductive fronds will produce sori, or spore dots on the undersides of their leaflets.