What are museums? Name some animals and plants which are preserved in

1.	What are museums? Name some animals and plants which are preserved in museum.
Answer» Museums: Museums are "collection of dead preserved plants and animals for study and reference”. (i) It helps in gathering the first hand information about the habitat, soil and organisms of the area. (ii) The museum preserves plants like algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns, parts of gymnosperms as they cannot be kept in the herbaria. (iii) Animals specimens are fixed in chemical solution. They are preserved for longer duration. The specimens are identified and labelled. They are stored and a catalogue is prepared for future reference. Its objective is to record information and preserve specimens for taxonomic studies. (iv) Animals like snakes, fishes, mollusca, insects and others are preserved in museums.

What are museums? Name some animals and plants which are preserved in museum.

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Museums: Museums are "collection of dead preserved plants and animals for study and reference”.

(i) It helps in gathering the first hand information about the habitat, soil and organisms of the area.

(ii) The museum preserves plants like algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns, parts of gymnosperms as they cannot be kept in the herbaria.

(iii) Animals specimens are fixed in chemical solution. They are preserved for longer duration. The specimens are identified and labelled. They are stored and a catalogue is prepared for future reference. Its objective is to record information and preserve specimens for taxonomic studies.

(iv) Animals like snakes, fishes, mollusca, insects and others are preserved in museums.

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