Which taxonomical aid is used for identification of plants and animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities?

Monographs

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Flora

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Key

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Manual

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Solution

The correct option is C Key
Key is a taxonomical aid used for identification of plants and animals based on the similarities and dissimilarities.

Flora is a block containing information of the habitat, climate, seasonal changes, distribution, description and index of plants found in a specific area.

Monograph is treatise having all information about a particular taxon like family or genus.

Manuals are recording descriptions for providing information for identification of names of species found in an area.

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Taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of

(a) monographs

(b) flora

(d) None of these

	Taxonomical Aid	Characteristic
$(1)$	Museum	Conserved plant and animal specimens
$(2)$	Key	Based on similarities and dissimilarities of organisms
$(3)$	Botanical garden	In situ conservation
$(4)$	Herbarium	Store house of dried and pressed animal specimens

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