Biological Museum -Tools for Study of Taxonomy- Class 11 | Chapter – 1 | Short Notes Series PDF

Biological Museum: Museums are collection of plants and animals for study and reference. Only those plants are preserved in museum which cannot be kept in herbaria example algae fungi, Mosses and ferns. Parts of gymnosperms, fruits, underground storage organs. Animals are preserved in chemical solutions (Formalin) as well as in stuffed and skeletal forms.

1. Specimens are preserved in jars with alcohol and formalin preservative solutions.
2. Only those plants that aren’t suitable for the herbarium are saved.
3. Algae, fungus, mosses, ferns, succulents, fruits, and other items are among them. Fish, reptiles, amphibians, and other animals are also kept.
4. Skeletons of large animals are preserved. Inside the bug cages, insects are dried and put on pins.

Major Biological Museum of the world

1) American Museum of natural history York USA
2) State Museum of natural history, Stuttgart Germany
3) Museum of natural history Switzerland.
4) National museum of natural history Paris.
5) National museum of natural history Barakhamba Road New Delhi
6) Museum of Mumbai natural history society (Hornbill House, Shaheed bhagat singh road Mumbai

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