What is the division of ferns?
Q: What is the division of ferns?
A: Ferns belong to the division Pteridophyta.
Q: How do ferns differ from bryophytes?
A: Ferns have xylem and phloem, which makes them vascular plants, whereas bryophytes do not have these features.
Q: What class do most ferns belong to?
A: Most ferns belong to the Class Leptosporangiata (or Pteridopsida).
Q: What is special about horsetails?
A: Horsetails belong to another class, the Equisetopsida, which was extremely important in the Carboniferous period and only one genus survives today.
Q: How can ferns survive in more places than mosses but not as many as flowering plants?
A: Ferns do not have waxes or special cells on their surface that keep water from evaporating so they best live in a place where there is a lot of fog or has a lot of rainfall and is in a shade that protects them from direct sunlight. This means they can survive in more places than moss but not so many as flowering plants.
Q: How did ferns reproduce during the Carboniferous period?
A: During the Carboniferous period – from 350 million years ago – ferns reproduced through spores instead of seeds.
