Question

Assertion: Sporopollenin preserves pollen in fossil deposits.

Reason: Sporopollenin is resistant to physical and biological decomposition.

Options

• assertion is true; reason is false

• assertion is false; reason is true.

• Both Assertion and reason are not true.

• Both Assertion and reason are true.

Answer 1

Both Assertion and Reason are true.

Explanation:

Assertion: Sporopollenin preserves pollen in fossil deposits. True, because sporopollenin forms the tough outer wall (exine) of pollen grains, which helps them survive for millions of years in fossil records.

Reason: Sporopollenin is resistant to physical and biological decomposition, True, as it is one of the most chemically inert organic materials known, making pollen highly durable.