In the field, scientists often have to identify an unfamiliar organism (living thing). A reliable way to identify organisms is to use a dichotomous key. A dichotomous key is a series of paired statements or questions that lead to the identification of an organism.

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In the field, scientists often have to identify an unfamiliar organism (living thing). A reliable way to identify organisms is to use a dichotomous key. A dichotomous key is a series of paired statements or questions that lead to the identification of an organism.

The Dichotomous Keys Gizmo allows you to use five different dichotomous keys to identify a variety of organisms. To begin, make sure California Albatrosses and Organism A are selected.

Read the two statements at lower right. Which of the two statements most closely matches the characteristics of the bird pictured? Select that statement and click Next. Continue until you have correctly identified the albatross. What is the name of the albatross?

Question 1 options:

light-mantled albatross

black-footed albatross

short tailed albatross

shy albatross

Answer 1

There is no information provided about the statements in the lower right or the characteristics of the bird pictured. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the name of the albatross based on the given information.