Which of the following is true of reproduction in a pine tree? A. The zygote grows into an embryo. B. The pollen tube contains two diploid sperm. C. Both sperm fertilize the egg. D. The cones are diploid.

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Derek Stein

12 January, 04:26

Which of the following is true of reproduction in a pine tree? A. The zygote grows into an embryo. B. The pollen tube contains two diploid sperm. C. Both sperm fertilize the egg. D. The cones are diploid.

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Chelsea Henson · Answer 1

The answer to the question given is letter D. The cones are diploid.

The true reproduction in a pine tree is its cones which are diploid. Conifers has both male and female cones. Once the ovule is fertilized, a diploid sporophyte is produced, which gives rise to the embryo.