Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.
Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.
Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.

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Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.
Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.
Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.

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The herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens- which may be a whole plant or plant parts- usually be in a dried form mounted on a sheet-Botanical gardens are the establishment- where plants are grown for the display to the public and often for scientific study-The museum is a building in which objects of historical- scientific- artistic or cultural interest are stored and exhibited-A dichotomous key is a list of paired statements that guide to the identification of a species-So- the correct answer is option C-

	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

	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.

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.