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Introduction
Diverse form of living organisms are found in different types of habitats
like ocean, fresh water bodies, forests, cold mountains, deserts, hot water
springs etc. This makes us think what is life? The answer requires
differentiating the living and the non- living.
Biodiversity
Large variety of organisms.
Nomenclature
Scientific naming of organisms.
Identification
Correct description of organism prior to nomenclature.
Classification
Grouping of organisms into categories on the basis of similarities and
differences.
Taxon
Concrete biological object or category of classification.
Taxonomy
Study of Identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms.
Systematics
Branch of biology dealing with taxonomy along with evolutionary
relationship between organisms.
Species
Group of Individual organisms with fundamental similarities (with
capacity of interbreeding).
History Museums are concerned with past life and events. Applied
Science deals with the scientific principles, machinery and industrial
processes. Natural Sciences links to the organisms found in nature like
plants, fossils, rocks and animals.
Uses of Museum
As education & research material, acquisition & exhibition of material
along with recording and preservation of materials. Most of the museums
are found in Northern part of India (Jaipur, Delhi).