What purpose does a female pine cone serve? A.
It protects the seed until it matures.
B.
It makes food for the adult plant.
C.
It allows for photosynthesis to occur.
D.
It acts as an object to attract birds.
E.
It serves as an ornamental object on the tree.

The answer is A It protects the seed until it matures.

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d. in sexual reproduction, offspring have more chromosomes than

either parent.

asexual reproduction results in offspring which are genetically the same as the parent organism (not counting a rare mutation). sexual reproduction produces a random mixture of the genetics derived from both parents

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