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NEET 2024
Exam
NEET
Year
2024
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

NEET 2024 · Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Pollen grains remain preserved as fossils due to the presence of :

Pollen grains remain preserved as fossils due to the presence of :

Options

  1. AEpidermal layer
  2. BTapetum
  3. CExine layer
  4. DIntine layer

Correct answer

C. Exine layer

Step-by-step solution

Pollen grains are well-preserved as fossils because of the presence of sporopollenin, which is found in the outer layer of pollen, i.e., exine.
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