dichotomous key
"Constructing a dichotomous key is like moving along the branches of a tree. At each fork, you make a decision and go right or left. The idea is to separate."
A laboratory exercise in the linked page...
"Driving a dichotomous key is like traveling a roadway that forks repeatedly. If you take the correct fork each time, you will ultimately arrive at the corre"
"Driving a dichotomous key is like traveling a roadway that forks repeatedly. If you take the correct fork each time, you will ultimately arrive at the correct destination."
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