Question

1. Leaves of a plant manage water movement in and out of the plant using _____.

guard cells
stomata
cuticle
all of the above
2. Ferns have roots, stems, and leaves just like seed plants. Why are they classified separately?
Their leaves are compound and feathery.
They produce cones to reproduce.
Their roots are only shallow rhizomes.
They produce spores instead of seeds.
3. The first plants to grow in new environments are usually ____.
ferns and horsetails
grasses
liverworts and mosses
mosses and ferns,

Answer 1

1- Transportation of water in and out of leaf cells is controlled by stomata.

2- Ferns are classified in a different category because unlike plants they do not produce seeds. The reproduction is carried out by spores in ferns.

3- The earliest plants on earth were spores producing plants which includes ferns and mosses.

Answer 2

Question 1: Cuticle
Reason: Primary function of plant is cuticle is to act a barrier to prevent evaporation of water from the leave surface(epidermal surface) and also preventing water from entering the tissues.

Question 2: Answer is D
Reason: Ferns belongs to a group of plants that do not produce seeds, but reproduce by means of spores, produced in a capsule called sori

Question 3: Answer is Mosses and ferns
Reason: the earliest plant form spore producing plants which include the bryophytes(mosses) and ferns.