1. How did we go from having a gametophyte to having a gametophyte with a sporophyte attached to it? 2. Ferns typically live in wet areas. Use your answer to question 1 to explain why this is the case.
3. Spores are the primary dispersal mechanism for seedless land plants. What adaptations does the fern have to increase the odds of one of its spores landing somewhere it will be able to successfully develop into a gametophyte?
4. How does the sporophyte of the fern compare to the sporophyte of the moss in terms of size, photosynthetic capability, and number of sporangia?