Can you explain to me what a dichotomous key is and how its used for animals?
Can you explain to me what a dichotomous key is and how its used for animals?
user
A dichotomous key is a way to arrange items, in this case animals, into a small number of groups.  So, in dichotomous keys, some animals are in one group and some are in another, like:
assistant
Great. I get it. So say you asked, does it have fur? That would help you distinct if its a mammal or a bird or a reptile, etc?
user