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WorksheetsDichotomous Key
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
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.
1. a) Abdomen segmented.............go to 2
b) Abdomen not segmented ......go to 4
2. a) Abdomen with tail....................go to 3
b) Abdomen without tail...............go to 5
3. a) Tail with stinger..........................Scorpion
b) Tail without stinger.....................Whip scorpion
4. a) Legs longer than body.............Daddy Long Legs
b) Legs not longer than body……….Wind scorpion
5. a) Covered with spines .......................Mite
b) Few spines.....................................Tick
Whip Scorpion
Daddy Long Legs
Mite
Tick
Which leaf is shown in the drawing?
Magnolia
Redbud
Sweetgum
None of the above
Which shark is the picture of?
Cow Shark
Great White Shark
Hammerhead Shark
Saw Shark
What is the name of bird X?
Certhidea
Geospiza
Camarhynchus
Platyspiza
Leaf S
Eastern white pine
balsam poplar
sweet gum
ginko
In a dichotomous key, organisms should be classified based on their
diet
habitat
observable features
sounds they make
How many options should every branch in a dichotomous key have?
1
2
3
4
Identify leaf F
Cydonia
Magnolia
Aesculus
Fraxinus
Ilex
A
B
C
D
