They reproduce through spores which are found underneath the leaves. Spores explode when they are mature by releasing a dark brown, dustlike substance. When they come in contact with warm and moist soil, they begin the process of reproduction. With the right humidity , lighting, and temperature, they develop into new fern plants.
2007-12-15 17:05:02
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answered by Elizabeth 3
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Ferns don't reproduce with seeds. If a person looks under a fern leaf, he might see a bunch of brown spots. If he puts a magnifying glass to these brown spots, he would see what looks like a bunch of granules. These granules are called sporangium. Usually, when it rains, the water drags spores from these granules. Both water and spore travel to the ground, where the spores take root and grow. They turn from spores into prothalli. These contain sex organs. The archegonia produce the sperm cells, and the antheridia produce the egg cells. Some ferns only produce the archegonia, or the antheridia, but not both. Most ferns grow both. Once again, water plays a role. When it rains, ground water rises to cover both the archegonia and antheridia. Sperm swims from the antheridium to the archegonium to meet and unite with the egg cell. After they unite, the resulting cell grows to form a zygote. Stem, roots and leaves form. The stem gets longer and wider. Each new leaf grows larger than the previous set of leaves. These ferns grow until they could reproduce.
2016-04-10 12:21:44
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answered by Anonymous
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How Do Ferns Reproduce
2016-09-29 04:21:55
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answered by ? 4
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Fern Reproduction
2016-12-17 14:43:35
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answered by luci 4
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Ferns have alternation of generations. The plant which we think of as being the fern is the sporophyte generation and it makes spores inside sporangia which are clumped together on the backs of the leaves, looking like little spots in rows. The spores grow into the gametophyte generation. The gametophyte is a small, fragile, heart-shaped plant which reproduces with gametes (eggs and sperms). When the egg and sperm join, the resulting zygote grows into the sporophyte generation which we think of as being "the fern".
2016-03-14 05:10:24
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answered by ? 4
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2015-08-16 21:41:39
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answered by Anonymous
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They can reproduce by spores, seeds, stem cuttings.
2007-12-16 01:40:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Spore sacs, beneath the fronds release to "seed" the surrounding area.
I was, once, examining these sacs, under a microscope when the heat from the microscope's illuminating lamp set them off. They, literally, exploded right in front of my.
Caught me by surprise!
2007-12-15 16:02:22
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answered by Vince M 7
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Spores. You'll see lines of them on the underside of mature leaves. Touch the lines and you get what looks like brown dust on your finger. Yup. Spores.
2007-12-15 16:01:00
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answered by JennyWren 3
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spores
2007-12-15 16:00:30
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