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A ___ is a collection of plants that have been dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.

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A herbarium is a taxonomical aid, and is a collection of plants that have been dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.

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Q. A ___ is a collection of plants that have been dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.

Store house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets is called:

Q. Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:

	Column I		Column II
a	Herbarium	i	It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
b	Key	ii	A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification.
c	Museum	iii	Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
d	Catalogue	iv	A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa.

Q. Read the following statements with one or two blanks in each one of them.
(i) A genus containing more than one species is called _________ genus, e.g., __________.
(ii) _________ is a collection of dried, pressed and preserved plants mounted on __________ sheets, properly labelled, systematically arranged and available for reference study.
(iii) Living fossils are ancient organisms persisting in modern times ________ gradual morphological changes.
(iv) A _________ is comprehensive treatise of a taxonomic group, generally a genus or a family, providing all taxonomic data related to that group.
Which of the following correctly fills any two of the given statements?

Q. Match the items given in the column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below.

Column I	Column II
a.Herbarium	(i) It is place having a collection of preserved plants and animals
b.Key	(ii) A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification
c.Museum	(iii) Is a place where dried and presses plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept
d.Catalogue	(iv) A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa

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