that the user chooses by the user choosing first known trait 130 then choosing second known trait 150 etc the user is gradually choosing traits to enter and the associated exclusion lists 140 160 etc remove possible identifications so that the plant animal or other object can be properly identified the trait exclusion or non compatible relationship is crucial to the operation of the present invention for example if an individual comes across a snake and examines the snake the individual chooses the characteristic to apply with the present invention there is no prompt required by the present invention the present invention will not prompt the user and say u201c identify the shape of the snake 39 s pupils u201d or u201c does the snake 39 s body have bands u201d the present invention can prompt the individual to provide various characteristics however the user can certainly apply other characteristics that may be more convenient to determine an individual could look at a snake and if the snake was run over the individual may not be able to provide any identification information pertaining to the snake 39 s head the individual may be able to provide information about the pattern on the snake.