Classification3

USING KEYS to identify organisms.

There are numerous methods for identifying organisms.

One of the simplest (and most useful) is a DICHOTOMOUS KEY.

A KEY in biology is a method of classifying organisms based on logical choices.

A //dichotomous key// is one that provides the user with a decision to make, that either leads to the identification of the organism, or to a further choice (which may lead to identification, or another decision...).

The following pdf is a task that uses a dichotomous key to help you identify the "Silly Scientific Names" of some everyday objects.



Once you have completed the classification task, head on over to bubbl.us, create a new account (so you can save your bubbls!), log in and then recreate the above dichotomous key in a 'tree diagram' format, such as in the images below: