The specialist among a team of scientists at an excavation site who focuses on the study of ancient plants through pollen samples taken from the site is most likely a: a. Paleopathologist. b. Palynologist. c. Phytologist. d. Pollenologist. e. Paleontologist.

Option B) Palynologist

Explanation:

Palynologist is a trained professional that scientifically study pollen grains, spores and any other organic matter collected from rocks in order to study plants that lived in prehistoric times

Thus, Palynologist is the answer

Option B.

Palynologist.

Explanation:

A palynologist is a scientist that study live and fossils plants pollens, fungi spores and organic matters taken from the rocks and how they relate within their environment to know the history of plants that have existed before.