For example ， the spiral arrangement of scale - bract complexes on ovule - bearing pine cones ， where the female reproductive organs of conifers are located ， is important to the production of airflow patterns that spiral over the cone ' s surfaces ， thereby passing airborne pollen from one scale to the next 例如，带有胚珠的松球的鳞苞综合体的螺旋状安排，亦即松柏目植物雌性殖器官的所在位置，对于气流模式的形成与产生殊为重要，而这些气流模式在松球的表现盘旋上升，从而把在空气中飞行的花粉从一个鳞苞传播至下一个鳞苞。
