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    The document discusses classification of living things and use of dichotomous keys: - Living things are classified into groups based on relatedness, with each species given a Latin binomial name. Vertebrates are classified into 5 classes with distinct features. - A dichotomous key uses paired descriptive choices to identify unknown organisms by eliminating other possibilities until only one matches. - The key provided identifies 6 tree leaves based on their characteristics.

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    The document discusses classification of living things and use of dichotomous keys: - Living things are classified into groups based on relatedness, with each species given a Latin binomial name. Vertebrates are classified into 5 classes with distinct features. - A dichotomous key uses paired descriptive choices to identify unknown organisms by eliminating other possibilities until only one matches. - The key provided identifies 6 tree leaves based on their characteristics.

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    Answers:

    A: Deerus magnus B: Deerus pestis C: Deerus octagis


    D: Deerus purplinis E: Deerus deafus F: Deerus humpis

    As seen above:

     the keys are mutually exclusive characteristics of biological


    organisms.
     they often begin with general characteristics and lead to
    more specific characteristics.
     you simply compare the characteristics of an unknown organism
    against an appropriate dichotomous key.
     if the organism falls into one category, you go to the next indicated
    couplet.

    By following the key and making the correct choices, you should be able to
    identify your specimen to the indicated taxonomic level.
    Try this

    Figure above shows single leaves from six different trees. Use the key below
    to identify which tree each leaf comes from.

    Make a table similar to the one below and put a tick in the correct box to
    show how you identify each leaf. Give the name of the tree. Leaf A has been
    identified for you as an example.
    Additional sources:
    http://www.biologycorner.com/bio1/notes_taxonomy.html
    http://biology.clemson.edu/bpc/bp/Lab/104/Labmanual/LabEx/09Keys.pdf
    http://www.biologyjunction.com/dichotomous_keying.htm
    #13 Summary of Classification of Living things

     All living things have 7 characteristics: Nutrition, Respiration,


    Growth, Excretion, Movement, Reproduction and Sensitivity.

     Living organisms are classified into groups according to how closely


    related they are. Each species of organism is given a unique two-word
    Latin name called a binomial. The first word of the binomial is
    the genus and the second word is the species.

     Vertebrates are classified into 5 classes: fish, amphibians,


    reptiles, birds and mammals. They each have their own distinctive
    set of features. E.g. amphibians have a smooth skin, fish and reptiles
    have scales, birds have feathers and scales, and mammals have hair.

     Arthropods are invertebrates with joined legs and segmented bodies.


    They can be further classified
    into insects, arachnids, crustaceans and myriapods.

     Annelids are worm with segmented bodies but no legs.

     Nematodes are worms with unsegmented bodies.

     Molluscs have unsegmented bodies, and often have a shell.

     Bacteria are single-celled organisms whose cells do not have nuclei.

     Fungi include moulds, mushrooms and toadstools. They have cells


    with cell walls but do not photosynthesise.

     Viruses are not generally considered to be alive at all. They are not
    made of cells and cannot carry out any of the characteristics of living
    things on their own.

     Flowering plants can be classified in to monocotyledonous plants


    and dicotyledonous plants. Monocots have seeds with one
    cotyledon, and their leaves often have parallel veins. Dicots have
    seeds with two cotyledons, and their leaves generally have branching
    veins.

     A dichotomous key is a set of paired contrasting


    descriptions which lead you through to the identification of an
    unknown organism.

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