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Dichotomous Key Builder

Build numbered couplets, tag examples under each result, print a worksheet and answer key.

Walk a specimen through the key

Think of a specimen — real or made up — and answer the couplets as it would. The route is highlighted in the steps below, and the walk stops on a dead end or a loop, so you find those before a class does.

Steps

Uncheck to print just the reference key — e.g. to demonstrate what a dichotomous key is.