EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Botanical evidence must be stored in sterile and dry containers to avoid contamination. These containers include paper bags and paper envelopes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Botanical evidences are parts of the plant which can narrow down the channel of investigation and help in exonerating the innocent.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three methods for obtaining useful pollen grains images, including transmitted-light microscopy (TLM), the widefield fluorescent method and the structured illumination (Apotome) method. These three methods can be considered as semi-automated traditional methods used to detect the pollen grains.

Detailed explanation-4: -A forensic botanist must look not only at the different species in an area, but must also calculate the percentages of each species when comparing two locations. 5. Annual rings are formed as a result of differences in color of the lighter springwood and the darker winterwood.