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Store house of collected plant specimens that are dried pressed and preserved in sheets
A
Museum
B
Herbarium
C
Fauna
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A is a collection of plants that have been dried, pressed and preserved on sheets. It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -(i) Herbarium is a storehouse of collected plant specimens that are dried, pressed, and preserved on sheets.

Detailed explanation-3: -An herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts, usually in a dried form mounted on a sheet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Herbarium is a collection of dried plant specimens that are stored, catalogued, and arranged by family, genus and species for study.

Detailed explanation-5: -Specimen samples are pressed in a plant press and dried on a plant dryer. Each specimen sample should consist of a stem with attached leaves and, if at all possible, flowers and/or fruits. The roots of herbaceous plants should also be included.

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