Use the dichotomous key provided to identify the type of organism below
The organism has an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and 4 pairs of legs. It has no tail and cannot produce silk
Step 1: Decide which of the first pair of statements applies
The organism has an exoskeleton, so we can ignore the first statement in pair 1 and move onto the third pair of statements as instructed in the key
Step 2: Decide which of the third pair of statements applies
The organism has 4 pairs of legs, so we move on to the fourth pair of statements as instructed
Step 3: Decide which of the fourth pair of statements applies
The organism has no tail, so we know that it is not a scorpion, and we move onto the sixth pair of statements as instructed
Step 4: Decide which of the sixth pair of statements applies
The organism cannot produce silk, so it must be a species of mite
Dichotomous keys can also be represented using a branched diagram as shown here. This visual representation can be easier to understand, but it is limited in the number of organisms it can include
Get some practice at using a dichotomous key by identifying the remaining organisms featured in the key, all of which are described below. Note: they are all quite easily recognisable animals so you should be able to tell whether you have used the key correctly or not.
A cladogram with notes to indicate some of the conclusions that can be drawn from it. Note that this cladogram contains no numbers or time scale, so it does not show the number of base or amino acid changes that have occurred between one node and the next, or how much time has passed between nodes.
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