Q. Which one of the following is not a correct statement ?
A) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens
B) Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference
C) A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals
D) Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens
Explanation
[Solution from source] A museum keeps preserved specimens of plants and animals (dried, in jars of preservative, stuffed or as skeletons), not a collection of photographs. Herbaria hold dried pressed specimens, botanical gardens hold living plants and keys are taxonomic aids, so those statements are correct. Answer (3).
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