Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Dichotomous Key

12/7/12

Jonathan and Luca (6S) developed a dichotomous key for candy.  Try your hand at using the key to classify the candy below into the proper Kingdom and Phylum:

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Which Kingdom?

1a. Is chocolate....................Go to Kingdom Cocoa

1b. Is not chocolate..............Go to 2a

2a. Is chewy.........................Go to Kingdom Dentistae

2b. Is not chewy...................Go to Kingdom Lifepop

KINGDOM COCOA

1a. Has caramel...................Go to 4a

1b. Does not have caramel...Go to 2a

2a. Has nuts..........................Phylum Almondia

2b. Doe not have nuts...........Go to 3a

3a. Has colors.......................Phylum Coloramous

3b. Is colorless......................Phylum Chocolate late

4a. Nuts.................................Phylum Snickphyta

4b. No nuts...........................Phylum Milkyota

KINGDOM DENTISTAE

1a. Gelatin texturized ..........Phylum Gummarchea

1b. Not like gelatin...............Go to 2a

2a. Square...........................Phylum Starboa

2b. Not square.....................Phylum Skittopia

KINGDOM LIFEPOP

1a. On a stick.......................Phylum Lollip

1b. Not on a stick.................Phylum Lifesatota