Ferns -- Plants
Evolutionary Milestones
Ferns are the first plants to have vascular tissues.
Habitat
Ferns can live on mountains, in deserts, in water, or in open fields.
Anatomical/Structural Features
Ferns are vascular plants. They use xylem to carry water throughout the plants and phloem to carry nutrients. They have a thick cell wall made of cellulose, a central vacuole, and chloroplasts.
Symmetry
Ferns have no symmetry.
How They Acquire Nutrients
Ferns are autotrophs.
What They Eat
Ferns make energy out of sunlight through photosynthesis.
What Eats Them
Many animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria eat ferns.
Mobility
Ferns do not move.
Reproduction
Ferns use sporangium (tiny containers of haploid spores) to reproduce.
Development
Ferns use alterations of generations to reproduce.
Examples
Some examples of ferns include tree ferns, bird's nest ferns, common polypodys.
Ferns are the first plants to have vascular tissues.
Habitat
Ferns can live on mountains, in deserts, in water, or in open fields.
Anatomical/Structural Features
Ferns are vascular plants. They use xylem to carry water throughout the plants and phloem to carry nutrients. They have a thick cell wall made of cellulose, a central vacuole, and chloroplasts.
Symmetry
Ferns have no symmetry.
How They Acquire Nutrients
Ferns are autotrophs.
What They Eat
Ferns make energy out of sunlight through photosynthesis.
What Eats Them
Many animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria eat ferns.
Mobility
Ferns do not move.
Reproduction
Ferns use sporangium (tiny containers of haploid spores) to reproduce.
Development
Ferns use alterations of generations to reproduce.
Examples
Some examples of ferns include tree ferns, bird's nest ferns, common polypodys.