Question

A bird-watcher sees a small yellow bird in a tree. Explain to the bird-watcher how he can use a dichotomous key to identify the bird. Assume he does not know anything about dichotomous keys. Then, write two steps of a dichotomous key that would be helpful for the bird-watcher.
make it seem like a 6 year old made it

Answer 1

Hey bird-watcher! If you want to figure out what type of bird you saw, you can use a dichotomous key. It's like a special list of questions that helps you narrow down what kind of bird it might be.

Step 1: Is the bird small or big?
- If the bird is small, go to Step 2
- If the bird is big, it might not be the bird you saw

Step 2: What color is the bird?
- If the bird is yellow, it might be a yellow warbler
- If the bird is not yellow, it might be a different kind of bird

I hope this helps you figure out what kind of bird you saw!