| Easthampton - GRADE HS BIOLOGY |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | EASTHAMPTON | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.7 | Determine which measurement would best support a claim about usable energy in cells. | | 1 | 73% | 72% | 1 |
| 2 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.1 | Describe the chromosomes shown in a karyotype diagram. | | 1 | 22% | 36% | -14 |
| 3 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.6 | Analyze a food web to identify organisms that compete with an invasive species in an ecosystem. | | 1 | 73% | 71% | 2 |
| 4 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.1 | Describe how a model of mRNA should be revised to replace nucleotides that were transcribed incorrectly. | | 1 | 65% | 57% | 8 |
| 5 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.4 | Complete a table to show processes occurring during three phases of the cell cycle. | | 1 | 53% | 38% | 15 |
| 6 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.4 | Calculate the amount of energy transferred between trophic levels and identify two factors that limit the amount of energy transferred. | | 2 | 17% | 38% | -21 |
| 7 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.4 | Explain why bacteria are able to adapt to changing environments. | | 1 | 71% | 74% | -3 |
| 8 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.5 | Determine whether carbon atoms are stored as biomass or released into the environment for three carbon cycle processes. | | 1 | 45% | 52% | -7 |
| 9 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Analyze data to explain the movement of gases between the circulatory and respiratory systems. | | 1 | 45% | 56% | -11 |
| 10 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.4 | Determine that a particular characteristic is a result of both genetics and the environment. | | 1 | 39% | 47% | -8 |
| 11 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.1 | Explain how modern organisms can inherit genes that no longer function even though their ancestors had a functional version of the gene. | | 1 | 61% | 68% | -7 |
| 12 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.3 | Use evidence from genetic crosses to support a claim about the inheritance pattern of a particular trait. | | 1 | 55% | 64% | -9 |
| 13 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.5 | Identify a question that scientists can answer by analyzing the results of a cross-breeding experiment. | | 1 | 33% | 41% | -8 |
| 14 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.2 | Describe how a particular trait in a population will change over time when a resource in the environment changes. | | 1 | 57% | 64% | -7 |
| 15 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.1 | Identify the types of cells that combine to produce an offspring and compare the number of chromosomes in a gamete to a body cell. | | 2 | 37% | 40% | -3 |
| 16 | CR | MO | HS.LS.1.5 | Complete a model of photosynthesis, identify the source of energy for photosynthesis, and describe how the products of photosynthesis are used in a human cell. | | 3 | 20% | 30% | -10 |
| 17 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.1 | Analyze a model to determine the number of DNA nucleotides that code for a chain of amino acids. | | 1 | 6% | 24% | -18 |
| 18 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.1 | Analyze a diagram to determine whether normal meiosis occurred and use evidence to support the claim. | | 1 | 53% | 57% | -4 |
| 19 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.3 | Analyze a model of a feedback loop to describe the function of the feedback loop. | | 1 | 59% | 63% | -4 |
| 20 | CR | MO | HS.LS.1.6 | Use models to identify which monomers make up organic macromolecules and describe how these organic macromolecules are used in cells. | | 4 | 32% | 53% | -21 |
| 21 | CR | HE | HS.LS.3.3 | Identify possible parental genotypes for a dominant-recessive genetic condition and a x-linked genetic condition and complete Punnett squares to determine the expected percentages of offspring that will inherit the conditions. | | 4 | 42% | 49% | -7 |
| 22 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.3 | Describe how the process of diffusion helps to maintain homeostasis in cells. | | 1 | 63% | 70% | -7 |
| 23 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.2 | Use evidence from a model to support a claim that meiosis increases genetic variability. | | 1 | 65% | 66% | -1 |
| 24 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Complete a model to show the functions of three parts of the digestive system. | | 1 | 82% | 81% | 1 |
| 25 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.4 | Analyze data to determine the effect of an environmental factor on the expression of a gene and describe how a gene is expressed to produce a protein. | | 2 | 34% | 52% | -18 |
| 26 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Determine one piece of evidence that would show a kidney is functioning normally. | | 1 | 51% | 56% | -5 |
| 27 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.2 | Analyze four single-base mutations and their resulting codons to determine which mutation would not result in a phenotypic change. | | 1 | 41% | 47% | -6 |
| 28 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.1 | Complete a cladogram using differences in amino acid sequences to determine the evolutionary relatedness of several species. | | 1 | 75% | 80% | -5 |
| 29 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.4 | Determine the percentage of a nitrogenous base in a sample of DNA when given the percentage of another nitrogenous base in the same sample. | | 1 | 37% | 56% | -19 |
| 30 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.1 | Identify which type of evidence would best support a claim that two organisms are different species. | | 1 | 88% | 78% | 10 |
| 31 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.1 | Determine which evidence is most useful for identifying a mutualistic relationship between two organisms. | | 1 | 73% | 75% | -2 |
| 32 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Complete a model to show a pathway in the nervous system. | | 1 | 69% | 74% | -5 |
| 33 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.7 | Analyze data to make a claim about the energy use of organisms. | | 1 | 65% | 59% | 6 |
| 34 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.4 | Identify the cellular process that is responsible for tissue growth and repair. | | 1 | 41% | 46% | -5 |
| 35 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.1 | Explain how the carrying capacity of a population can be affected by a certain biotic factor. | | 1 | 71% | 74% | -3 |
| 36 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.4 | Identify the trophic level of an organism in a food web and analyze the food web to determine how a decrease in one population would affect other populations in the ecosystem. | | 2 | 71% | 74% | -3 |
| 37 | CR | EV | HS.LS.4.2 | Describe how genetic diversity of a population changed as the population decreased and explain how a trait can become more common in a population over time. | | 3 | 39% | 47% | -8 |
| 38 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.1 | Identify a question that could be asked to determine whether a substance is an enzyme. | | 1 | 39% | 45% | -6 |
| 39 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.2 | Explain the importance of meiosis for a certain type of plant. | | 1 | 41% | 38% | 3 |
| 40 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.4 | Analyze research data to determine whether an infection is bacterial or viral. | | 1 | 55% | 53% | 2 |
| 41 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.5 | Determine the best evidence that two populations are geographically isolated from each other and determine what evidence could be used to show that reproductive isolation occurred. | | 2 | 44% | 38% | 6 |
| 42 | CR | EC | HS.LS.2.7 | Explain how an organism can become an invasive species over a large area and explain how damage caused by an invasive species can affect other species in the ecosystem. | | 4 | 41% | 43% | -2 |
