Multiple choice

The leaves of ferns are referred to as fronds. Which among the following statements regarding fronds is incorrect?

  1. Fronds may bear hairs, scales and glands.

  2. Fern fronds arise from the stem.

  3. Fern fronds lack sporangia.

  4. Some fronds are not pinnately compound.

  5. If a frond is divided into pinnae, the frond is called once pinnate.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Fern fronds often bear sporangia, where the plant's spores are formed, usually on the underside (abaxial surface) of the pinnae, but sometimes marginally or scattered over the frond.

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