1. Bellwork: Thurs. March 23, 2017
1. To use a dichotomous key you always start at _____
2. Write the scientific name for:
Duck: ________________________________
Owl: ________________________________
Hummingbird: ________________________________
Penguin: ________________________________

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8. A few months after 9/11 a paranoid man moved into a bomb shelter
A few months after 9/11 a paranoid man moved into a bomb shelter. In 2015 he finally emerged and immediately wanted to know about the updates to iPod in his absence.
A dichotomous key could help him distinguish between the different models of iPod that have been recently released.
Try it…. Write down the number and letter of the steps you took…. Read on….

10. Write down the steps you took. Which is it?
Try it:
I have an iPod
Characteristics: ” screen, no touch capabilities, no video camera
1a. has a screen…go to 2.
1b. does not have a screen…go to 4.
2a. has a touch screen…go to 3.
2b. does not have a touch screen…go to 5.
3a. has cell phone capabilities…iPhone (see iPhone key!)
3b. lacks the ability to make phone calls…iPod touch (any gen).
4a. lacks VoiceOver feature…2nd Gen or earlier iPod Shuffle.
4b. has VoiceOver…3rd Gen iPod Shuffle.
5a. Has one inch vertical screen…1st Gen iPod Nano
5b. Has two inch vertical screen…. go to 6.
6a. does not have a video camera…4th Gen or earlier iPod Nano.
6b. has a video camera…5th Gen iPod Nano.
Write down the steps you took. Which is it?

11. Write down the steps you took. 1a, 2b, 5a
Try it:
I am thinking of an iPod
Characteristics: ” screen, no touch capabilities, no video camera
1a. has a screen…go to 2.
1b. does not have a screen…go to 4.
2a. has a touch screen…go to 3.
2b. does not have a touch screen…go to 5.
3a. has cell phone capabilities…iPhone (see iPhone key!)
3b. lacks the ability to make phone calls…iPod touch (any gen).
4a. lacks VoiceOver feature…2nd Gen or earlier iPod Shuffle.
4b. has VoiceOver…3rd Gen iPod Shuffle.
5a. Has one inch vertical screen…1st Gen iPod Nano
5b. Has two inch vertical screen…. go to 6.
6a. does not have a video camera…4th Gen or earlier iPod Nano.
6b. has a video camera…5th Gen iPod Nano.
Write down the steps you took. 1a, 2b, 5a

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14. Norn Classification: Dichotomous Key
In pairs, use the dichotomous key provided to identify the scientific name for each of the 8 norn species.
Be sure to write the scientific name: (Genus and species)
name name

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16. 1. a. Has pointed ears go to 3
b. Has rounded ears go to 2
2. a. Has no tail Kentuckyus
b. Has tail Dakotus
3. a. Ears point upward go to 5
b. Ears point downward go to 4
4. a. Engages in waving behavior Dallus
b. Has hairy tufts on ears Californius
5. a. Engages in waving behavior WalaWala
b. Does not engage in waving behavior go to 6
6. a. Has hair on head Beverlus
b. Has no hair on head (may have ear tufts)....go to 7
7. a. Has a tail Yorkio
b. Has no tail, aggressive Rajus
A. __________________

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27. Bellwork: Fri Mar. 24, 2017 1. There are ____ doimains and
____ consist of bacteria
2. There are __ levels of classification
3.______________________
Developed the system of
classification we use today.
4. For each pair, select which taxon is
broader (includes more organisms):
A. Kingdom or Family
B. Class or Genus
C. Species or Phylum
D. Order or Class