"They have spores. These are not an exact counterpart to seeds however, they are produced asexually (require no fertilization) as ferns have a 2 stage reproductive cycle."~ Hach on Answers.com
Ferns are considered more advanced than mosses because they have vascular tissues like xylem and phloem, which mosses lack. Vascular tissues allow ferns to transport water and nutrients more efficiently throughout the plant, enabling them to grow taller and have more complex structures. This gives ferns an evolutionary advantage over mosses in terms of size and complexity.
Yes, ferns and horsetails are both non-flowering plants. Instead of seeds, they reproduce by producing spores. Ferns have feathery fronds and horsetails have jointed stems, and both belong to ancient plant lineages.
Because ferns (Pteridophyta) and gymnosperms are part of the larger category of vascular plants (Tracheophyta) and share common features that mosses lack. Perhaps also because of the spurious notion that "seed ferns" (Pteridospermatophyta), the ancestors of the gymnosperms, evolved from ferns. In fact, "seed ferns" are a large, heterogeneous category of plants which are generally believed to be only distantly related to true ferns.
Mosses are non-vascular plants whereas ferns are vascular. In ferns Sporophyte is dominant but in mosses gametophyte is dominant generation. Ferns have definite roots but in mosses leaves and roots are mostly false.
Ferns lack the flowers or seeds of the angiosperms. Instead they reproduce by forming spores in two phases, the sporophytic and a gametophytic phase. The second, gametophytic, phase is actually a free-living organism, not a seed.
Because ferns are vascular plants
No, ferns are not vascular plants. They belong to a group of plants known as non-vascular plants because they lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients. Instead, ferns rely on diffusion to move water and nutrients throughout their structure.
There are 20,000 species of ferns. Ferns are vascular.
Correct, a fern is not a type of bryophyte. Ferns belong to a different plant group called Pteridophytes, while bryophytes include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Ferns have vascular tissues for conducting water and nutrients, while bryophytes lack true vascular tissues.
Ferns are green plants.So they do have chloroplasts.
Ferns are seedless vascular plants.