Yes.
NO Actually YES, bears eat the pine nuts inside of the cones. Video documentation has shown bears digging up a squirrels stashed cones and eating the cone. A documentary on the Animal Planet showed this action in Yellowstone National Park.
Pine cones are where the seeds for new pine trees develop.
no, pine trees are gymnosperms and only produce cones, never flowers
Pine cones.
Pine trees of course!
Yes, they are.
Sequoia tree also belong to Coniferales like Pine tree hence both have cones as reproductive structures.
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Volcanoes can form cones. Pine trees have their seeds in cones.
The Giant Sequoia.
A squirrel doesn't actually eat a pine cone. It does, however, eat pine nuts, and these are hidden within the cones. The number of pine nuts a squirrel will eat will vary, but most squirrels that live in pine forests are frequently looking for more, either to eat or to store.