Ferns are vascular plants differing from lycophytes by having true leaves (megaphylls), which are often pinnate. They differ from seed plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms) in their mode of reproductionâlacking flowers and seeds.he gametophytes of ferns, however, are very different from those of seed plants. Instead, they resemble liverworts. A fern gametophyte typically consists of: 1  Prothallus: A green, photosynthetic structure that is one cell thick, usually heart or kidney shaped, 3â10 mm long and 2â8 mm broad.
When citing a scholarly journal on the web, cite it as you would cite a print journal. Change the medium of publication from Print to Web and add the date you accessed the journal. In the Text: MLA uses an author-page number format for in-text citations. Authorâs name used in text (signal phrase). Authorâs name not used in text (no signal phrase). Researchers at the Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research used mice to examine the immune systemâs response to the flu (Hagedorn, para. 2).
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