Fern Varieties Quiz
Instructions: Ferns are among the oldest plants on Earth! How well do you know these ancient, graceful non-flowering plants?
- 1.
Which popular indoor fern has arching fronds with small rounded leaflets and is often hung in baskets?
ABoston FernBMaidenhair FernCStaghorn FernDBird's Nest Fern - 2.
What is the term for the small brown dots or clusters found on the undersides of fern fronds?
APollenBSeedsCSoriDSpores - 3.
Which fern is named for its resemblance to a deer trophy mount and is often grown on boards?
AElkhorn FernBDeer FernCStaghorn FernDHart's Tongue Fern - 4.
Ferns reproduce using spores rather than what?
ASeedsBBulbsCCuttingsDRoots - 5.
Which delicate fern has fan-shaped leaflets on dark, wiry stems and thrives in high humidity?
ALemon Button FernBJapanese Painted FernCRabbit's Foot FernDMaidenhair Fern - 6.
What is the tightly coiled young frond of a fern called before it unfurls?
AFiddleheadBSproutCTendrilDBud - 7.
Which fern has a rosette of simple, undivided fronds and is commonly grown as a houseplant?
ARoyal FernBCinnamon FernCBird's Nest FernDOstrich Fern - 8.
The Japanese Painted Fern is prized for what distinctive feature?
AIts enormous sizeBIts ability to grow in full sunCIts silvery-purple colored frondsDIts fragrant fronds - 9.
Which large fern produces fiddleheads that are commonly eaten as a spring vegetable?
ALady FernBOstrich FernCBracken FernDRoyal Fern - 10.
How long have ferns existed on Earth?
AAbout 150 million yearsBAbout 1 billion yearsCAbout 360 million yearsDAbout 50 million years - 11.
Which fern gets its name from furry rhizomes that creep over the soil surface like animal feet?
AKangaroo FernBSquirrel Foot FernCBear Paw FernDRabbit's Foot Fern - 12.
What tall, tree-like fern can grow up to 60 feet in tropical rainforests?
ARoyal FernBCinnamon FernCGiant Chain FernDCyathea (Tree Fern) - 13.
Which fern is named for the cinnamon-colored fertile fronds it produces in the center?
ACopper Shield FernBAutumn FernCCinnamon FernDGolden Fern - 14.
The Resurrection Fern gets its name because it can do what during drought?
ADrop all its fronds and regrow themBChange color to whiteCCurl up and appear dead, then revive with waterDGrow new roots quickly - 15.
Which floating aquatic fern can double its population in just a few days?
AWater SpriteBSalviniaCAzollaDJava Fern