Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
Correct answer: A. A museum has a collection of photographs of plants and animals.
- A. A museum has a collection of photographs of plants and animals.
- B. Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
- C. Herbarium houses are dried, pressed , and preserved plant specimens.
- D. Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.
Explanation
Museums have collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference. Specimens are preserved in containers or jars in preservative solutions. Plant and animal specimens may also be preserved as dry specimens. Insects are preserved in insect boxes after collecting, killing, and pinning. Larger animals like birds and mammals are usually stuffed and preserved. Museums often have collections of skeletons of animals too.
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