Answer to Question #116438 in Evolution for NIBEDITA RUDRA

Question

List any four tools used by a taxonomist.
Describe any two of them in details.

Answer 1

Museum

Herbarium

Botanical gardens

Zoological parks

Herbarium - A collection of plant parts or whole plants dried and preserved as specimen. It's associated data is used for scientific research. Most herbaria are usedused in study of plant taxonomy and stabilizing of nomenclature.

Botanical garden - A controlled and staffed institution for cultivation, maintenance and display of a collection of plants, mostly for educational purposes.