DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dichotomous Key is a tool that scientists use to determine the classification of living things in the natural world-from trees to animals to fungus. It’s usually presented in the form of a flowchart, giving you two options on each branch to help make the identification process easier.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three common types of dichotomous keys are the nested, linked, and branched dichotomous keys.

Detailed explanation-3: -Keys consist of a series of choices that lead the user to the correct name of a given item. “Dichotomous” means “divided into two parts.” That is why dichotomous keys always give two choices in each step. In each step, the user is presented with two statements based on characteristics of the organism.

Detailed explanation-4: -A dichotomous key is an important scientific tool, used to identify different organisms, based the organism’s observable traits. Dichotomous keys consist of a series of statements with two choices in each step that will lead users to the correct identification.