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- fungarium
- hortorium
- xylarium
- exsiccatum
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Correct answer: C. xylarium
A xylarium is a herbarium of wood specimens.
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A herbarium specialising in specimens of wood is called aRead the answer and worked solution →A collection of preserved fungi is known as aRead the answer and worked solution →The original specimens on which a species was founded are calledRead the answer and worked solution →Representative samples of plants kept to show the exact source of a study's data areRead the answer and worked solution →
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A collection of preserved fungi is known as a
- xylarium
- fungarium
- hortorium
- exsiccata
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Correct answer: B. fungarium
Fungarium is the mycology term for a herbarium of preserved fungi.
The original specimens on which a species was founded are called
- flimsies
- vouchers
- types
- exsiccata
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Correct answer: C. types
Types are the original specimens on which the study of a species was based, and they greatly add to a herbarium's value.
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