alleryStart learning →Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because their exine contains
Asporopollenin
Bsilica deposits
Ccalcium carbonate
Dlignin and wax
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. sporopollenin
Sporopollenin resists heat, acids, alkali and enzymes, so exine survives for ages in rocks.
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