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`" _____"` is a scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen, sopres, and certain microscopic planktonic organisms, in both living and fossil form.

A

Paleobotany

B

Ethnobotany

C

Dendrology

D

Palynology

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D
Palynology is the study of plant pollen spores and other certain microscopic plankton organisms in both living and fossil form.
Paleobotany is the study of fossil plants.
Ethnobotany is the scientific study of the traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning plants and their medical, religious, and other uses. Dendrology is the study of trees.
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