Answer: Dried and pressed plant specimens.
- A Living plants in a garden
- B Dried and pressed plant specimens
- C Preserved animal specimens
- D Live wild animals
Correct answer: B. Dried and pressed plant specimens
Explanation: A herbarium stores dried, pressed plant specimens on labelled sheets, used for reference and identification.
The taxonomic hierarchy narrows from Kingdom (broadest, covering the most organisms but fewest shared traits) down to Species (narrowest, fewest organisms but most shared traits) - every level in between is a progressively more specific subset of the one above it.
Concept context
Biodiversity, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, the taxonomic hierarchy, and taxonomic aids like herbaria and botanical gardens. The foundational first chapter of NCERT Biology.