Dichotomous Key practice questions

thresher shark

This organism has a vertical tail fin, gill slits behind the mouth, and his tail is half the length of the body.

starflower

This plant is a ......

Stallaria explodus

A candy is chewy, wrapped, not rounded, wrapper is not brown and white, and the wrapper is varied in color.

Ramaculus scotchus

A candy is hard,not spherical, wrapper is transparent, wrapper is yellow.

chickweed

A flower with five petals that are deeply divided would be______.

bull snake

I have a light colored snake, body is not greenish in color, body is not yellow, red or black. What do I have?

Star light

I have a mineral that is rough, has crystals, and is solid black. What is it?

Bubba

I have a mineral that is rough, no crystals, and is black and gray. What is it?

favourite species 3

I have a species of insect with compound eyes that is blue and circular, they have entire margins, they have 25 feet.

calligraphy pen

I have an ink pen tipped with metal without a ball tip, what is it?

Order ephemeroptera

The insect has two pairs of wings, short antennae, long appendages attached to the end of the tail.

wala wala

The norn shown is a ........

C

The organism has a tail, no ears,two eyes and double legs.

2

The organisms are in numerical order from top left to bottom right. The organism described is one eyed, dark grid on body, square shape on bottom of legs, dark circles on the end of antennae.

8

The organisms are in numerical order from top left to bottom right. The organism described is one eyed, dark grid on body, triangle shape on bottom of legs, dark circles on the end of antennae.

auriga

This fish has a small non visible spot near the filament.

C

We are looking for a brown beetle with long curved antennae, 6 legs, forelegs pointed forward, white spot on head. Is it ...... A. bettle number 2 B. bettle number 5 C. bettle number 17 D. bettle number 18

C

What is the classification trail for Joyous rancheria? A. 1b, 7a, 8b B. 1b, 7b,9a C. 1b, 7b, 9b

B

What is the correct classification trail for the killer whale? A. 1b, 3a, 5a B. 1a, 2a, 4a C. 1 a, 2a, 4b

A

What is the correct classification trail for tutsus rollus? A. 1a, 2a, 3b, 5a B. 1a, 2a, 3b, 5b, 6a C. 1b, 2a, 3a, 4b, 5b, 6a

camarhynchus

Which bird is bird Z?

A

Which taxonomic order classifies a calligraphy pen? A. 1a, 2a, 3b B. 1a, 2a, 3a C. 1 b,4b

C

Which taxonomic order classifies a mechanical pencil? A. 1a, 2a, 3b B. 1b, 4 a C. 1b, 4b

D

Which two organisms are most closely related? A. human and goose B. goose and mosquito C. human and mosquito D. darner and mosquito