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Wacky People Dichotomous Key

By Jessica Genter
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Wacky People Dichotomous Key

By Vivian Johnson

A dichotomous key gives instructions in pairs of either/or statements. (Dichotomy means "cut in half" in Greek, meaning you either choose one answer or the other.)

With each character, start with the first pair of statements. Decide which description describes your chosen character best and follow the line to the right. There will either be a number or a name. If it is a number, go to the pair of steps with that number, for example, if the number is 3, go to steps 3a and 3b. If the line ends in a name you have identified your character, so choose the multiple choice name in the question by that person's picture.

Continue until each creature has a name. There is only one creature per name, and no creature has two names.
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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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What is the name of this wacky person?

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Why do you think all the names for these wacky people are italicized? (Choose all that apply)

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Are these wacky people the same species or different species?

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Will you always be given the exact same number of organisms to fit all the categories? And will all of them fit neatly - one into each category?