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The ferns comprise a large group of spore bearing plants. They are extensively distributed throughout the earth's surface. The sporophyte is differentiated into leaves, stems and roots. They exhibit a great variation in size, form and structure. Some are moss-like, others are tree-like. The ferns grows in moist shady tropical environmental conditions. The large tree ferns, however, grow to a height of about feet, with huge fronds. !b"ectives #. $. %. &. '. to examine sample of ferns identify the structures describe the characteristics of ferns describe the life cycle of a fern state the economical and ecological importance of ferns

(uestions )ow do ferns different from moss* )ow do ferns similar to moss* )ypothesis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ,rocedures #. -ollect sample of ferns. $. .escribe the area where you collected the sample. %. Try to find the prothallus, a heart-shaped leaf-like structure. /ou could probably see it near the mature ferns. &. Sketch your fern sample. 0abel the following structures1 frond, pinnae, stipe, rhizomes, sori, spores. '. 2xamine the life cycle of ferns. .etermine the gametophyte and sporophyte. 3. Then, answer the following 4uestions. .ata and (uestions 5. Structure and )abitat #. 6here did you collect your sample* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $. .escribe its habitat. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ %. 6hat is prothallus* .escribe the prothallus. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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&. Sketch of fern 7sporophyte8 with labeled structures.

'. 9ind out from a :iology book or any reference material how the leaves and roots of ferns differ from the leaf-like and root-like structures of mosses* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 55. 0ife -ycle 3. 2xamine the life cycle of a fern on the given diagram below.

;. 6hich stages in the life cycle constitute the gametophyte generation* ;.#. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ;.$. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ;.%. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ;.&. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ . 6hich stages in the life cycle constitute the sporophyte generation* .#. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .$. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ .%. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <. 6hich is the gametophyte of fern* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ #=. 6hich is the sporophyte* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ##. -ompare the gametophyte and sporophyte of fern. ##.#. 6hich is larger* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ##.$. 6hich manufactures food* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ##.%. 6hich lasts longer* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ##.& 6hich is dominant in fern, the sporophyte or gametophyte* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ #$. !n your own words, explain the life cycle of fern. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ #%. 2numerate some economical and ecological importance of fern.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -onclusion :ased on your observations, state the characteristics of ferns. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++