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Both ferns and cender trees rely on .............. To successfully fertilize themselves

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Both ferns and cedar trees rely on wind-dispersed pollen to successfully fertilize themselves.

Ferns are a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores. These spores are produced in clusters called sori, which are found on the underside of fern fronds. The spores are released from the sori, and are carried away by the wind to fertilize other ferns.

Cedar trees, which are coniferous trees, also rely on wind to disperse their pollen. The male and female cones of the tree are separate, with the male cones releasing pollen into the air which is carried by the wind to fertilize the female cones on the same or nearby trees.

Both ferns and cedar tree do not produce flowers or rely on animal vectors (like bees or butterflies) for pollen transport, they use the wind to move their reproductive cells and complete the fertilization process.

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