What are museums ? What are its significance ?

Explanation

Museums are those institutions which have collection of preserved plants, and animals for study and reference. Their significance is as follows:
i) In museums, specimens are preserved for longer duration by placing them in chemical preservatives.
ii) The preserved specimens of plants in the museums inform us about their habitat, nature of soil and flora of that area.
iii) The museums provide first hand information about the characters, identification, naming and classification of organisms.