Question

In this lab, you used a dichotomous key to identify organisms. Why would this skill be valuable to you? Check all possible reasons below.
It helps you classify organisms.

It helps you identify ecosystems.

It helps you study and appreciate biodiversity.

It helps you analyze an organism’s traits.

It helps you understand how organisms interact.

Answer 1

The reason why a dichotomous key to identify organism is valuable, is because- it helps you classify organisms,it helps you identify eco -systems, it helps you analyze an organism's traits.

Explanation:

Dichotomous keys are the tools which is used by the  non-expert users to identify organisms by directing them to look at the known, important organisms.

The non expert individuals does not know how to distinguish between  different species of pine trees, a dichotomous key arrives at the answer to species identification by presenting a series of questions with two possible answers.

Dichotomous keys are most often used for identifying plant and animal species based on their characteristics.This key also helps identifying, whether an organism belongs to a particular closely related group of organisms or  a separate species of organism.

It helps one analyze the traits of an organism, and based on their characteristics, and classify the species of the object or organism.

Few other types of dichotomous keys are:

1. Nested Style
2. Linked Style
3. Computer Program

Answer 2

The reason why a dichotomous key to identify organism is valuable, is because it helps you classify organisms,it helps you identify eco -systems, it helps you analyze an organism's traits.

Explanation:

A dichotomous key is a skill that has been brought about by scientists, to help people to identify and classify organisms.

In Dichotomous key, the main way of identifying an object is by it scientific name.This is because, though two objects might look similar to each other but they might belong to a whole different species.

So, it is is easier to identify the organism from its scientific name, as it will tell us which species it belongs to.

This key is very useful to people who are novice, and don't know much about identifying an organism.

This key also helps identifying, whether an organism belongs to a particular closely related group of organisms or is a separate organism.

It helps one analyze the traits of an organism, and based on their characteristics, it will help you identify and classify the species of the object or organism.