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Tell the relatives apart
See photos of one legally endangered species of Korea next to its close relatives and pick the endangered one. After each answer the tree of life shows why they are easy to mix up.
Where do the species and photos come from?
The endangered species are the 282 taxa of Korea's Wildlife Act (Enforcement Rule, Annex 1), with photos from the species dictionary. Relatives come from the tree of life data: same genus first, then same family, only species with a worldwide sightings (GBIF) record from South Korea that are not themselves legal species. Relative photos are used only with a known author and an open licence (CC0, PD, CC BY, CC BY-SA, KOGL Type 1); a question with fewer than 2 relatives with photos is left out. Rank names follow the Open Tree of Life synthetic tree and national name lists.
1. Choose the questions
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Press 1-5 to choose and Enter for the next question.
The score exists on this screen only; nothing is saved or sent.
Prints A4 question sheets (3 per page), the answer key and the photo credits for the current settings and number.
The sheets are made in this browser only; nothing is stored or sent.
Using it in class
- Solve together on screen, or print the sheet for groups.
- After each answer, check under ‘Why are they easy to mix up?’ whether the relatives share the genus or only the family.
- Link it to study 11: the closer the relative, the easier it is for people and for AI to confuse them.
- Practise checking an AI answer against the records of close relatives too.
Share with your class
The address holds only the deck settings, never student information.
Terms of use
- Free, no loginTeachers and students can use every tool at no cost, with no sign-up and no installation.
- No student data is collectedNames, answers and scores are never sent to or stored on a server. Values such as marked cards stay in this browser only. Photos and fonts load from outside servers, which may keep their own access logs.
- SourcesGrades come from each country's legal list; photos are used only with creator and open permission shown; descriptions are the first sentence of Wikipedia. Each card shows its source.
- Please keep the creditsWhen you print or share, keep the creator, permission and source line on each card. For CC BY and CC BY-SA photos this is a condition of use.
- Terms for the study team's own materialThe data and card content made by the study team are CC BY-NC 4.0: use them for non-commercial purposes such as teaching, with credit; not in a product for sale. Photos and descriptions keep their own permissions.