Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest natural history museum in the United States. A group of naturalists founded the museum in 1812. They wanted to advance a scholarly view of the world. Today, it is like a library of life on Earth. It has thousands of birds, insects, reptiles, fish, mollusks, fossils, and plants that are carefully cataloged and stored. Some of the items are associated with major historical figures. These collections include Thomas Jefferson's fossils, Lewis and Clark's plants, and bird skins from naturalist John James Audubon.

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Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest natural history museum in the United States. A group of naturalists founded the museum in 1812. They wanted to advance a scholarly view of the world. Today, it is like a library of life on Earth. It has thousands of birds, insects, reptiles, fish, mollusks, fossils, and plants that are carefully cataloged and stored. Some of the items are associated with major historical figures. These collections include Thomas Jefferson's fossils, Lewis and Clark's plants, and bird skins from naturalist John James Audubon.

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The museum's collection is _________.

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A unused
B massive
C cultural
D primitive
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Answer 1

The museum's collection is B massive.

Answer 2

To find the answer to this question, we can gather information from the provided passage about the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. The passage mentions that the museum has thousands of carefully cataloged and stored items, including fossils, plants, and bird skins associated with major historical figures. Based on this information, we can conclude that the museum's collection is likely to be massive.

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