Day 121: Dichotomous Key »
By Mr. G on Feb 26, 2008 in Geology, Featured | 0 Comments
The term used to describe a classification tool that allows a person to distinguish between many objects with different characteristics (like birds, flowers, minerals, etc…) is a dichotomous key. We started today’s class by defining the term “dichotomous” (separating into two contradictory groups) and then practiced constructing a dichotomous key by using an animal example.
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