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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
to find a common ancestor
to show the evolution of organisms
to show relationships between organisms
to identify organisms
- 2. Multiple Choice
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
Juniper
Pine
Spruce
Fir
- 3. Multiple Choice
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
Coleoptera
Heteroptera
Diptera
Lepidoptera
- 4. Multiple Choice
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what characteristics do we look at?
physical features
weather patterns
environment
diet
- 5. Multiple Choice
The 8 levels of classification, most general to most specific.
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
- 6. Multiple Choice
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
band-tail puffer
spotted goat fish
peacock flounder
trumpet fish
- 7. Multiple Choice
The first part of a scientific name is an organism's _______________ and the second part is its ________________.
species, genus
phylum, order
class, spices
genus, species
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