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Question 1
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Q. 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?
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Juniper
Pine
Spruce
Fir
Question 2
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Q. Which of the following characteristics will most likely be helpful in identifying a butterfly using a dichotomous key?
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Migrates north every spring
hangs on branches
flutters wings fast on hot days
Wings have long extensions
Question 3
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Q. A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
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Coleoptera
Heteroptera
Diptera
Lepidoptera
Question 4
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Q. A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
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Coleoptera
Heteroptera
Diptera
Lepidoptera
Question 5
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Q. A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
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Whip Scorpion
Wind Scorpion
Daddy long legs
Scorpion
Question 6
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Q. An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
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Class Insecta
Order Amblygygi
Order Araneae
Order Scorpiones
Question 7
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Q. A labeled diagram of a fiddler crab is provided. Which of the following is an accurate observation of the structures of a fiddler crab? Fiddler crabs have -
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five pairs of walking legs on each side.
an enlarged propodus on both front legs.
a pair of eyes on stalks at the top of the body.
two pairs or chelipeds for a total of four.
Question 8
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Q. A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between arachnids and insects?
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Jointed legs
Body segments
Presence of eyes
Presence of antennae
Question 9
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Q. What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
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1
2
3
4
Question 10
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Q. When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
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physical features
weather patterns
environment
diet
Question 11
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Q. What is a dichotomous key used for in science?
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To organize biomes
Classify organisms
Identify bacteria only
None of these
Question 12
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Q. Using this dichotomous key, identify the name of the circled Fish, J.
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peacock flounder
band-tail puffer
trumpet fish
spotted goat fish
Question 13
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Q. A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
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Whip Scorpion
Wind Scorpion
Daddy long legs
Scorpion
Question 14
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Q. Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a: