Ferns
Examples
Selaginella lepidophylla (bottom left), Salvinia molesta (bottom middle), Salvinia auriculata (bottom middle)
Selaginella lepidophylla (bottom left), Salvinia molesta (bottom middle), Salvinia auriculata (bottom middle)
Evolutionary Milestones
Ferns posses two evolutionary milestones: eukaryote and vascular tissues.
Habitat
Most ferns live in warm damp areas. They are very abundant in warm tropical areas, but not found a lot in cold, dry places.
Anatomical/ Structural Features
Ferns posses two evolutionary milestones: eukaryote and vascular tissues.
Habitat
Most ferns live in warm damp areas. They are very abundant in warm tropical areas, but not found a lot in cold, dry places.
Anatomical/ Structural Features
How do they acquire nutrients
Fern are autotrophs. They make their own food using photosynthesis.
What do they eat
Ferns use glucose made during photosynthesis as their food source.
What eats them
Ferns have a toxin in their leaves that prevents most organism from eating them. Deer and rabbits are their main predators.
Symmetry
lack symmetry
Mobility
Ferns do not move. Their spores move in air and wind.
Reproduction
Mitosis and meiosis alternate to produce the reproductive cells gambits and spores.
Development
Fern are autotrophs. They make their own food using photosynthesis.
What do they eat
Ferns use glucose made during photosynthesis as their food source.
What eats them
Ferns have a toxin in their leaves that prevents most organism from eating them. Deer and rabbits are their main predators.
Symmetry
lack symmetry
Mobility
Ferns do not move. Their spores move in air and wind.
Reproduction
Mitosis and meiosis alternate to produce the reproductive cells gambits and spores.
Development