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'Key' is a taxonomical aid used for the identification of organisms. Each statement in key is called ______

Which of the following figures represents the correct method of pressing plants to form herbarium sheets?

Botanical gardens mainly serve the purpose of providing

Study the following statements and select the correct ones.
(i) Herbarium is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed and preserved on sheets.
(ii) Flora provides the index to the plant species found in a particular area.
(iii) Monographs contain information on only one taxon.

Match Column-I with Column-ll and select the correct option from codes given below.
Column-I
(A) Royal botanical garden, kew
(B) Indian botanical garden
(C) National Botanical Research Institute
(D) Lloyd Botanical Garden

Column-ll
(i) Lucknow
(ii) England
(iii) Howrah
(iv) Darjeeling

Match Column I with Column-ll and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column-I
(A) Botanical garden
(B) Zoological park
(C) Museum
(D) Herbarium

Column-II
(i) Preserved plant specimens
(ii) Preserved plant and animal specimens
(iii) Living plants
(iv) Living wild animals

The plants growing in an area surrounded by a geographical or political boundary will be included in

Arboretum is a part of botanical gardens where

Read the following statements and select the correct option
Statement 1: Zoological parks are the places where wild animals are kept in protected environments under human care and which enable us to learn about their food habits and behaviour.
Statement 2: Adequate arrangements for the treatment, medication, regular check up and pathological investigations are absolutely necessary to be made for the health, care and unkeep of the animals.

Match Column-I with Column-ll and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column-I
(A) Ecology
(B) Herbarium
(C) Holotype
(D) Taxon

Column-ll
(i) Relationships of organisms and environment
(ii) Original specimen cited by an author
(iii) A hierarchical unit
(iv) Collection of wild and domestic plants