Life Cycle of the Pine Tree (Gymnosperm)
The and male inflorescence of the pine tree develop as cones on the sporophyte. The cones ( strobili, singular strobilus) consist of megasporophylls that carry uncovered (Gymno = naked / exposed, hence Gymnosperms) ovules. Inside the ovule the megasporocyte undergoes meiosis, producing four haploid cells. One of these cells survive as a megaspore. The megaspore goes through ...