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Yes. The soil must be kept moist, but not OVERWATERED!
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Why do mosses and ferns need more water than other flowering plants?
because ferns are found in many swamps and lakes. the have long green stems which produce semen (a type of polland that the plant produces if alot of water is near.Edited answer:Because mosses and ferns require water for the movement of their male gametes towards female gametes for fertilization.
What do fern have instead of seeds?
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.
How do ferns and mosses get water?
mosses and ferns get water by absorbing the moistness
Do angiosperms require water for fertilization?
Yes Edited answer: No, only crptogames need water for fertilization. In higher plants like angiosperms, the gametes are non-motile and male gametes reach near the egg for fertilization with the help of pollen tube.
Were the first plants that did not require water for transferring sperm to eggs.?
Gymnosperms
How might too much direct sunlight affect the conditions that ferns require for fertilization?
Too much sunlight dries up the soil... Ferns require moisture in order for fertilization to occur.
Why does fertilization in ferns require at least a thin film of water?
Because their gametes are flagillated or ciliated and can move only in the presence of water.
What you call seed producing plant?
It is called a seed plant, not to be confused with ferns and mosses whose gametes require water for fertilization. Seed plants can be either gymnosperms or angiosperms.Spermatophyte
Do ferns lack seeds?
"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
Why do mosses and ferns need more water than other flowering plants?
because ferns are found in many swamps and lakes. the have long green stems which produce semen (a type of polland that the plant produces if alot of water is near.Edited answer:Because mosses and ferns require water for the movement of their male gametes towards female gametes for fertilization.
Do ferns have seeds?
No, the ferns belong to Division Pterophyta and comprise the only large group of living vascular plants that do not produce seeds.
How vascular and deciduous plants require water fertilization?
mossesferns
What do fern have instead of seeds?
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.
What does fertilization not require in most seed plants?
a film of water to carry the sperm to the egg
How do ferns and mosses get water?
mosses and ferns get water by absorbing the moistness
Do angiosperms require water for fertilization?
Yes Edited answer: No, only crptogames need water for fertilization. In higher plants like angiosperms, the gametes are non-motile and male gametes reach near the egg for fertilization with the help of pollen tube.
Do ferns need water to grow?
Yes, ferns need water to grow.
