New Fabula Creatures Taxonomic Key
Step
Physical Feature
Classification
1
Smooth skin
Go to 2
Fur
Go to 3
2
One eye
Go to 4
Two eyes
Go to 5
3
One eye
Go to 7
Two eyes
Go to 8
4
Arms and legs
Silkus monowrestle
Legs only
Silkus monosquirmus
5
Arms and legs
Go to 6
Legs only
Silkus duosquirmus
6
Tail
Silkus tallyhas
No tail
Silkus stretchilus
7
Tail
Fuzzus tallywag
No tail
Fuzzus feelzalot
8
Two teeth
Go to 9
More than two teeth
Fuzzus chompilus
9
Pointy
Fuzzus pointilus
Square
Fuzzus squarilus

Fill in the chart with each creature's scientific name based on your field study observations.
Creature
Scientific Name
1
Fuzzus Tallywag
2
Fuzzus pointilus
3
Silkus duosquirmus
4
Fuzzus chompilus
5
Silkus stretchilus
6
Silkus tallyhas
7
Fuzzus feelzalot
8
Silkus monosquirmus
9
Fuzzus squarilus
10
Silkus monowrestle

Conclusion
Now that you have classified the organisms on planet Fabula, answer the following questions:
How many different species are there? 10
How many different genus groups are there? List them. 9, Smooth skin, fur, one eye, two eyes, arms and legs, legs only, tail, no tail, two teeth, more than two teeth, pointy, square.
Do you think all of these creatures would belong in the same Kingdom? Why or why not? no, because they all are different creatures with different characteristics. Some creatures do have the same traits.
Explain in your own words the order in which the creature's traits may have evolved, starting from the first likely trait. (Hint: Which trait is most common across the creatures?)