What is the purpose of pinecones?

Question

Do they help the tree in any way?

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Laurie

Answer 1

Each cone contains multiple seeds. The cone opens high up in the tree so that the seeds may travel farther. The seeds also have a special shape that makes them slowly spin to the ground like a helicopter, this increases the amount of time they are in the air which in turn means that they can travel farther on the wind.

Once the seeds have dispersed, the cones dries up and falls to the ground

Answer 2

Pinecones are the way that trees spread their seeds before the development of fruit. They are also known as gymnosperms, or "naked seeds", because even though the seeds are packed into a pinecone, they are still mostly exposed. Angiosperms are fruit-bearing trees and they have a seed by modified carpels. Pinecones are shaped they way they are in order to disperse their seeds as efficiently as possible.

Answer 3

Is this a trick question? Pine cones produce the seeds of the pine tree.

Answer 4

Well, it's the tree's way of making seeds. The seeds are inside the cones.

Answer 5

they are the seed of the tree. so yea, they help the trees in a huge way.

Answer 6

pine cones carry the seeds of the pine tree...they are the fruit of the pine tree. ever had pine nuts? they are good..but expensive.

Answer 7

thats a good question. but thats like asking whats the reason for flowers. well beauty and decore iguess? for the strong cinnamony scent. im not sure but try those two theorys.