What substance is needed by ferns to reproduce sexually?

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What substance is needed by ferns to reproduce sexually?

2007-03-20 14:29:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment

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The answer is, of course, "water". Ferns need water for the spores to germinate then for the prothallus to grow and then, especially, so that the sperm can swim from the antheridium to the archegonium and fertilize the egg.

2007-03-21 00:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

spores indoors
bright light in the winter
a penis or a vagina otherwise
u said sexually

2007-03-20 21:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by `Avenging~ghetto~bird` 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Spores. (Unless your name happens to be "Fern".)

2007-03-20 21:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋