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Field Guides & Dichotomous Keys

Learn how scientists and people identify organisms like birds, shells, rocks, and trees using field guides and dichotomous keys. Understand the process of using dichotomous keys to identify organisms based on their characteristics.

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Field Guides & Dichotomous Keys

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  1. Field Guides & Dichotomous Keys

  2. Identifying Organisms • How do scientists or people identify organisms? For example: birds, shells, rocks, trees • Answer: They use field guides or dichotomous keys.

  3. Dichotomous Key: It is a tool used to identify organisms. For each trait, the key lists two contrasting options. By picking the option that match an organism’s feature, you can identify an organism. Eventually, you reach a choice that does not direct you to another set of choices. Instead, the key states the identity of the organism.

  4. Using a Dichotomous Key: An entomologist collected several insect specimens from a local meadow. She assigned each specimen a number, and recorded her observations in the dichotomous key shown below. Whatisthespecimennumberfortheinsect shown above? A. Number145 B. Number256 C. Number232 D. Number123

  5. Using a Dichotomous Key: A student observed the following birds on a field trip. The student used a dichotomous key to classify each bird. What bird does Bird X represent? Bird W Bird X Bird Y Bird Z Dichotomous Key to Representative Birds • a. The beak is relatively long and slender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Certhidea • b. The beak is relatively stout and heavy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . go to 2 • a. The bottom surface of the lower beak is flat and straight . . . . . . Geospiza • b. The bottom surface of the lower beak is curved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . go to 3 • a. The lower edge of the upper beak has a distinct bend . . . . . . . . . Camarhynchus • b. The lower edge of the upper beak is mostly flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platyspiza

  6. Using a Dichotomous Key: D. A. C. B. 1. a. wings covered by an exoskeleton ………go to step 2 b. wings not covered by an exoskeleton ……….go to step 3 2. a. body has a round shape ……….ladybug b. body has an elongated shape ……….grasshopper 3. a. wings point out from the side of the body ……….dragonfly b. wings point to the posterior of the body ……….housefly

  7. Scientific Naming • Common Name -the non-scientific name by which a species or organism is known ex: humans dog • Scientific Name – the two-part name for a species; the first word is the genus; the second word is the species ex: Homo sapiens (humans) Canisfamiliaris (dog)

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