Question

A scientist has correctly gone through all the possible steps in a dichotomous key, but has not identified an insect. Which most likely describes why he did not identify the insect?

Answer 1

Answer;

The insect might be an unknown variation or a new species.

Explanation;

• A dichotomous key is a biological tool that is used by scientists to identify unknown organisms. It is used to identify organisms in an ecosystem such as trees, mammals, fish, etc.
• Dichotomous key consist of a series of steps or statements about a specific characteristics of organisms that leads to the correct name of a given organism.
• If the scientist went through all the possible steps correctly in a dichotomous key and was unable to identify the insect, it means the insect might have been unknown variation or a new species.

Answer 2

The answer to this question is letter C. The organism evolved during identification.
A scientist has correctly gone through all the possible steps in a dichotomous key, but has not identified an insect. He was not able to identify the insect because the organism evolved during identification.

Choices to this question are:
A) The scientist must have made a mistake.
B) The insect might be an unknown variation or a new species.
C) The organism evolved during identification.
D) The dichotomous key had to many questions.