Newton - GRADE HS BIOLOGY |
ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | NEWTON | 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 | 65% | 72% | -7 |
2 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.1 | Describe the chromosomes shown in a karyotype diagram. | | 1 | 47% | 36% | 11 |
3 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.6 | Analyze a food web to identify organisms that compete with an invasive species in an ecosystem. | | 1 | 59% | 71% | -12 |
4 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.1 | Describe how a model of mRNA should be revised to replace nucleotides that were transcribed incorrectly. | | 1 | 53% | 57% | -4 |
5 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.4 | Complete a table to show processes occurring during three phases of the cell cycle. | | 1 | 41% | 38% | 3 |
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 | 44% | 38% | 6 |
7 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.4 | Explain why bacteria are able to adapt to changing environments. | | 1 | 65% | 74% | -9 |
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 | 24% | 52% | -28 |
9 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Analyze data to explain the movement of gases between the circulatory and respiratory systems. | | 1 | 59% | 56% | 3 |
10 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.4 | Determine that a particular characteristic is a result of both genetics and the environment. | | 1 | 35% | 47% | -12 |
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 | 53% | 68% | -15 |
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 | 71% | 64% | 7 |
13 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.5 | Identify a question that scientists can answer by analyzing the results of a cross-breeding experiment. | | 1 | 29% | 41% | -12 |
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 | 47% | 64% | -17 |
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 | 50% | 40% | 10 |
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 | 18% | 24% | -6 |
18 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.1 | Analyze a diagram to determine whether normal meiosis occurred and use evidence to support the claim. | | 1 | 35% | 57% | -22 |
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 | 43% | 53% | -10 |
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 | 44% | 49% | -5 |
22 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.3 | Describe how the process of diffusion helps to maintain homeostasis in cells. | | 1 | 53% | 70% | -17 |
23 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.2 | Use evidence from a model to support a claim that meiosis increases genetic variability. | | 1 | 59% | 66% | -7 |
24 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Complete a model to show the functions of three parts of the digestive system. | | 1 | 76% | 81% | -5 |
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 | 62% | 52% | 10 |
26 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Determine one piece of evidence that would show a kidney is functioning normally. | | 1 | 65% | 56% | 9 |
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 | 35% | 47% | -12 |
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 | 71% | 80% | -9 |
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 | 47% | 56% | -9 |
30 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.1 | Identify which type of evidence would best support a claim that two organisms are different species. | | 1 | 71% | 78% | -7 |
31 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.1 | Determine which evidence is most useful for identifying a mutualistic relationship between two organisms. | | 1 | 59% | 75% | -16 |
32 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.2 | Complete a model to show a pathway in the nervous system. | | 1 | 65% | 74% | -9 |
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 | 53% | 46% | 7 |
35 | SR | EC | HS.LS.2.1 | Explain how the carrying capacity of a population can be affected by a certain biotic factor. | | 1 | 82% | 74% | 8 |
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 | 74% | 74% | 0 |
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 | 29% | 47% | -18 |
38 | SR | MO | HS.LS.1.1 | Identify a question that could be asked to determine whether a substance is an enzyme. | | 1 | 18% | 45% | -27 |
39 | SR | HE | HS.LS.3.2 | Explain the importance of meiosis for a certain type of plant. | | 1 | 24% | 38% | -14 |
40 | SR | EV | HS.LS.4.4 | Analyze research data to determine whether an infection is bacterial or viral. | | 1 | 76% | 53% | 23 |
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 | 47% | 38% | 9 |
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 | 35% | 43% | -8 |