7.11ABC Test Review

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

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

• Coleoptera
• Heteroptera
• Diptera
• Lepidoptera

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

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What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

• physical features
• weather patterns
• environment
• diet

What is a dichotomous key used for in science?

• To organize biomes
• Classify organisms
• Identify bacteria only
• None of these

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Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

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The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another

• camouflage
• migration
• hibernation
• function

The place or environment where an organism naturally lives

• function
• habitat
• community
• ecosystem

Function is ________________________.

• the way something looks
• how something sounds
• what something does
• the role of an organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7