Perhaps as a vehicle for transporting the seeds away from the parent plant ?

Frank Gribbin
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP


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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion on behalf of Craig Lalley
Sent: Fri 3/14/2008 7:18 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: biology question
 
I was recently driving by an already harvested cotton field.  
   
  I went out an plucked a cotton pod to show the kids.   Then a question came to mind (it CAN happen).
   
  What purpose does producing the cotton serve the plant?
   
  I understand fruit, animals eat it, and spread the seeds, or the fruit can be fertilizer for the seeds.
   
  I understand flowers, attract bees, which helps pollenation.
   
  But what purpose does the cotton serve?  Other than, tie dying it?
   
  This is a real question, please keep the signal to noise down.  (Unless you have a really good one.  :-)  )
   
  Happy Friday,
   
  -Craig
   

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