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Q: Why is it called a pollen cone?
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What is called when pollen is transferred from the male cone to the female cone in gymnosperm?

germination


Does a male or female cone produce seeds?

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 reproductive structure of gymnosperm called?

The reproductive structure of a gymnosperm is the cone. The cone produces pollen or sperm cells that will later on fertilize a female plants eggs or anthers


What develops on the male cone?

the zygote Edited answer: Pollen grains develop on the male cone.


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 part of a female cone holds the pollen?

The Stigma


Can a male cone produce seeds?

No, male cone can only produce microspores (Pollen grains).


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


Where are pollen grains transported from?

pollen grains are transported from the microsporangium (contained in the anther of an angiosperm flower, male cone of a coniferous plant, or male cone of other seed plants)


When the wind carries pollen to a female cone what occurs?

Pollination.


What pine tree structure is responsible for the production of the pollen?

The cone.