A shop owner wants to make large scented pine cones for the holidays. If he wants the larger cones from a pine, which cones does he want? (1 point)
Responses
the male cones
the male cones
the female cones
the female cones
the cones from the gametophyte phase
the cones from the gametophyte phase
the cones from the sporophyte phase
the cones from the sporophyte phase
To obtain larger cones for making scented pine cones, the shop owner would want the cones from the sporophyte phase.
To find out which cones the shop owner wants to make large scented pine cones for the holidays, we need to understand the reproductive structure of pine trees. Pine trees produce both male and female cones. The male cones produce pollen, while the female cones produce seeds.
In this case, since the shop owner wants to make large scented pine cones, they would need the larger cones from a pine tree. These larger cones are the female cones. The male cones are typically smaller and produce the pollen necessary for fertilizing the female cones. Therefore, the correct answer is "the female cones."
By understanding the reproductive structures of pine trees and knowing that it is the larger (female) cones that produce the seeds needed for large scented pine cones, we can determine that the shop owner wants the female cones for their project.