What is a museum? What are the various specimens found in a museum?

1.	What is a museum? What are the various specimens found in a museum?
Answer» 1. Museums are places where collections of preserved plant and animal specimens are kept. 2. The different types of specimens found in a museum include; (a) Plant and animal specimens preserved in formalin (10% to 40% formaldehyde) in transparent jars. (b) Larger animals like birds and mammals, usually stuffed and preserved. (c) Certain specimens in dried forms are also kept in a museum. (d) Systematic collections of shells, skeletons of animals and insect boxes are also found in museums.

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1. Museums are places where collections of preserved plant and animal specimens are kept.

2. The different types of specimens found in a museum include;

(a) Plant and animal specimens preserved in formalin (10% to 40% formaldehyde) in transparent jars.

(b) Larger animals like birds and mammals, usually stuffed and preserved.

(d) Systematic collections of shells, skeletons of animals and insect boxes are also found in museums.

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