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What Is A Dichotomous Key 1
What Is A Dichotomous Key 1
What Is A Dichotomous Key 1
Key??
• wing covering
• body shape
• where the wings point towards
To begin the key, you could start separating
the four insects based on wing covering -
"wings covered by exoskeleton" vs. "wings
not covered by exoskeleton."
Students
Now that we have singled everyone
out,
• We need to set up our Dichotomous Key
for students
Dichotomous Key for Students
Characteristic Go To/Identify
1a.
1b.
2a.
2b.
3a.
3b.
4a.
4b.
5a.
5b.