Transcript CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS - Norman Public Schools

INTRODUCTION TO
DICHOTOMOUS KEYS
CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS
USE THE
DICHOTOMOUS KEY
OUTLINE TO IDENTIFY
THE FOLLOWING
ORGANISMS IN YOUR
logbook.
CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS
YOU MUST LIST THE
NUMBER OF ALL STEPS
YOU USE TO
DETERMINE ITS
IDENTITY ALONG WITH
ITS SCIENTIFIC NAME
ORGANISM #1
ORGANISM #2
ORGANISM #3
ORGANISM #4
ORGANISM #5
ORGANISM #6
ORGANISM #7
ORGANISM #8
ORGANISM #9
ORGANISM #10
ORGANISM #1
Hapalochlaena lunulata (Blue Ringed
octopus)9a
ORGANISM #2
Pseudechis porphyricus
(tiger snake)10b
ORGANISM #3
Dromaius novaebollandiae (emu)14b
ORGANISM #4
Atrax infensus (funnel spider)4b
ORGANISM #5
Phascolatarctos cinerus (koala)13a
ORGANISM #6
Psuedonaja texilis
(red garter snake) 10a
ORGANISM #7
Casuarius casuarius
(cassowary) 14a
ORGANISM #8
Chironex flecken (box jelly fish)9b
ORGANISM #9
Latrodectus hasselti
(red back spider) 4a
ORGANISM #10
Vombatus ursinus
(wombat)13b
ANSWER KEY
1. Hapalochlaena lunulata (octopus)9a
2. Pseudechis porphyricus
(tiger snake)10b
3. Dromaius novaebollandiae (emu)14b
4. Atrax infensus (funnel spider)4b
5. Phascolatarctos cinerus (koala)13a
ANSWER KEY
6. Psuedonaja texilis
(red garter snake) 10a
7. Casuarius casuarius (cassowary) 14a
8. Chironex flecken (box jelly fish)9b
9. Latrodectus hasselti
(red back spider) 4a
10. Vombatus ursinus (wombat)13b