Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because of the presence of :-

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Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because of the presence of :- (A) Pectin (B) Sporopollenin (C) Cellulose (D) Suberin

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Sporopollenin is a chemically inert biological polymers. It is found in the outer exine wall of the pollen grains. Being chemically stable, it keeps the pollen grains well-preserved in soils and sediments.

Q. Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because of the presence of :-

Pectin

Sporopollenin

Cellulose

Suberin

Sporopollenin is a chemically inert biological polymers. It is found in the outer exine wall of the pollen grains. Being chemically stable, it keeps the pollen grains well-preserved in soils and sediments.