alleryStart learning →The hard outer layer of a pollen grain wall is made of which highly resistant substance?
AHemicellulose
BPeptidoglycan
CSporopollenin
DPolysaccharide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Sporopollenin
The exine is built of sporopollenin, which no known enzyme degrades, so pollen fossilises well.
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