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What transfer of pollen from a male cone to a female cone is called what?
The transfer of pollen from a male cone to a female cone is called pollination. In gymnosperms, such as conifers, this process typically occurs through wind, which carries the pollen grains from the male cones to the ovules in the female cones. Successful pollination can lead to fertilization and the development of seeds.
How is pollen transferred from the male to the female cone?
By various means, depending on the species. In some, bees and other insects go for the honey and in doing so get pollen on them which they then transfer to another flower when they visit that. In others, wind blows the pollen from the anthers (the male part) to the stigma (the female part). In others, the anthers bend over and touch the stigma. All sorts of methods.
Does a male or female cone produce seeds?
Female cones produce seeds. They contain the ovules that are fertilized by pollen from male cones, leading to seed development.
What is called when pollen is transferred from the male cone to the female cone in gymnosperm?
The transfer of pollen from the male cone to the female cone in gymnosperms is called pollination. This process leads to the fertilization of the ovule and the development of seeds.
When does fertilization occur during the gymnosprem life cycle?
Fertilization in the gymnosperm life cycle occurs when the pollen grain lands on the female cone and the male gametes fertilize the egg cell within the ovule. This typically happens after the pollen grain has been carried by wind to the female cone.
What part of a female cone holds the pollen?
The Stigma
What is a male pine cone known as?
A male pine cone is known as a pollen cone. These cones are typically smaller than female cones and produce pollen, which is necessary for the fertilization of female cones. Male cones release their pollen into the wind, allowing it to be carried to female cones for reproduction.
What develops on the male cone?
the zygote Edited answer: Pollen grains develop on the male cone.
What is the name of the kauri tree male cone?
A male kauri cone is called a Catkin.Kauri trees can live for 200-2000yrs
Where are angiosperm seeds often found?
Angiosperm seeds are found inside the female cones. The cone is called a strobilus. The male cones distribute 1-2 million pollen grains. The female cones have a sticky secretion that catches the pollen and brings it into the female cone.
What is pollen cone?
It's a lot of pollen, shaped as a cone... JKThe male cone (microstrobilus or pollen cone) is structurally similar across all conifers, differing only in small ways (mostly in scale arrangement) from species to species. Extending out from a central axis are microsporophylls (modified leaves). Under each microsporophyll is one or several microsporangia (pollen sacs).
What is the structure that develops into a pollen grain?
First pollen falls from a male cone onto a female cone. In time a sperm cell and an egg cell join together in an ovule on the female cone
