Question

Ferns reproduce through

• A. Budding
• B. Spore formation
• C. Fragmentation
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Spore formation

The correct answer is B:

Explanation of correct answer:

1. Reproduction is the production of new individuals from their parents.
2. The spores are asexual reproductive bodies covered by a hard protective coat to withstand unfavorable conditions such as high temperature and low humidity.
3. The plants such as ferns reproduce by means of spores.
4. In ferns, these spores are in the cluster of sporangia called sori on the underside of their leaves.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Budding is an asexual method of reproduction.
2. In budding, a small bulb-like projection called a bud comes out from the parent plant. The bud gradually grows and gets detached from the parent cell and forms a new plant.

Option C:

1. The breaking up of the body of a plant into two (or more) fragments, where each fragment grows and matures to form a new plant is called fragmentation.
2. Green alga Spirogyra reproduces by the asexual method of fragmentation.

Final answer: Ferns reproduce through spore formation.