- A Dried plant specimens
- B Living plant collections
- C Preserved animal specimens
- D Fossil records
Correct answer: B. Living plant collections
Explanation: Botanical gardens maintain collections of living plants for reference, research, and conservation, unlike a herbarium which stores dried specimens.
Concept context
Biodiversity, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, the taxonomic hierarchy, and taxonomic aids like herbaria and botanical gardens. The foundational first chapter of NCERT Biology.