The walking fern is named so because

Options

A. it is dispersed through the agency of walking animals
B. it propagates vegetatively by its leaf tips
C. it knows how to walk by itself
D. its spores are able to walk

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) Adiantum is called walking ferm. The tips of its leaves, on coming in contact with the soil, gives out adventitious roots which in turn produce new leaves and develop into new plants.