This is a picture of a pine cone. A pine cone is an example of a gymnosperm cone. A gymnosperm cone is the gametophyte of the plant. The male cones carry the pollen while the female cones carry generate the seeds. Since the male cones are further up in the tree, the pollen they release falls onto the female cones who are then fertilized. The female cones store the seed while the zygote grows into an embryo. Once this has happened, the seed is released to grow another plant.
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