Which is the most accurate statement about ferns?

a) Ferns belong to the same phylum as moss.

b) Ferns are nonvascular plants.

c) Ferns developed after mosses appeared.

d) Scientists have found several hundred species of ferns.

Answer: The answer is D: Ferns developed after mosses appeared is the most accurate statement about ferns.

Explanation:

Ferns developed after mosses appeared is the most accurate statement about ferns.

Fern is an old plant on earth that belong to a member of a group of vascular plants that produces spores that does not have seeds and flowers. They are delicate plants that grow only in areas where there are suitably moist conditions.

Mosses are flowerless plant that produces spores for reproduction instead of seeds. All species of moss have rhizoids instead of roots.

Ferns developed after mosses appeared.