4. Gymnosperm Cone

     This is a picture of a pine cone, which is an example of a gymnosperm cone. A gymnosperm cone is the part of a gymnosperm tree that allows the tree to reproduce. It can be either female or male: a female cone holds the seeds of the tree, and a male cone produces pollen. This pine cone is a female cone because it contains the seeds of a conifer tree. It represents a gymnosperm cone because, unlike the fruits of angiosperms, the cone does not completely enclose the seeds in it; you can see that there is a lot of empty space between the cone's scales.