BIOLOGY - Virginia Department of Education

1 Property of the Virginia Department of EducationCopyright 2015 by the Commonwealth of Virginia , Department of Education , Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120. All rights reserved. Except as permitted by law, this material may not be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Commonwealth of Virginia public school educators may reproduce any portion of these released tests for non-commercial educational purposes without requesting permission. All others should direct their written requests to the Virginia Department of Education , Division of Student Assessment and School Improvement, at the above address or by e-mail to STANDARDS OF LEARNINGTEST ITEM SETR eleased Spring 20152010 Science Standards of Learning1 of 462 of 463 of 464 of 465 of 466 of 467 of 468 of 469 of 4610 of 4611 of 4612 of 4613 of 4614 of 4615 of 4616 of 4617 of 4618 of 4619 of 4620 of 4621 of 4622 of 4623 of 4624 of 4625 of 4626 of 4627 of 4628 of 4629 of 4630 of 4631 of 4632 of 4633 of 4634 of 4635 of 4636 of 4637 of 4638 of 4639 of 4640 of 4641 of 4642 of 4643 of 4644 of 4645 of 4646 of 46 Sequence NumberItem Type.

2 Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description1 MCB003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level2 TEIP hases must be placed in the correct order from left to right as shown:002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level3 MCC003 Life at the Systems and Organisms LevelBiologyReleased Test Item Set Spring 2015 Answer KeyBiologyPage 1 Sequence NumberItem Type: Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description4 MCC004 Interaction of Life Forms5 MCA002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level6 TEIA nswers must be placed in the correct order from top to bottom: Nucleus; Cell Membrane; Vacuole.

3 Flagellum002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level7 MCC004 Interaction of Life Forms8 MCD004 Interaction of Life Forms9 MCD001 Scientific Investigation10 MCA004 Interaction of Life Forms11 MCB001 Scientific InvestigationBiologyPage 2 Sequence NumberItem Type: Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description12 MCD004 Interaction of Life Forms13 MCA003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level14 MCC002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level15 MCB001 Scientific Investigation16 MCB002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level17 MCC003 Life at the Systems and Organisms LevelBiologyPage 3 Sequence NumberItem Type: Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description18 TEIA nswers must be placed in the correct locations:Autotroph (the two boxes on the left): Fern and Grass (order does not matter)Both (the center box): EuglenaHeterotroph (the two boxes on the right): Paramecium and Yeast (order does not matter)003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level19 MCB004 Interaction of Life Forms20 MCA002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level21 MCB001 Scientific Investigation22 MCA004 Interaction of Life FormsBiologyPage 4 Sequence NumberItem Type.

4 Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description23 MCC002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level24 MCD003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level25 TEIA nswers must be placed in the correct locations, from left to right:First line: polar; negativeSecond line: oxygen; positive; hydrogen002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level26 MCB003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level27 MCC001 Scientific InvestigationBiologyPage 5 Sequence NumberItem Type: Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description28 TEIT yped response: 30001 Scientific Investigation29 MCD001 Scientific Investigation30 MCD001 Scientific Investigation31 MCC004 Interaction of Life Forms32 MCC002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level33 MCB002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level34 MCD003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level35 MCD003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level36 MCA002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular LevelBiologyPage 6 Sequence NumberItem Type.

5 Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description37 MCB004 Interaction of Life Forms38 MCD002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level39 MCD001 Scientific Investigation40 TEIA nswers must be placed in the correct order from left to right:Incubation Temperature ( C); Fractional Activity (%); Water (mL); Starch Solution (mL); Enzyme: Amylase (mL)001 Scientific InvestigationBiologyPage 7 Sequence NumberItem Type: Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)Correct Answer Reporting CategoryReporting Category Description41 MCD002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level42 MCC002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level43 MCB002 Life at the Molecular and Cellular Level44 MCA004 Interaction of Life Forms45 MCC003 Life at the Systems and Organisms Level46 MCD001 Scientific InvestigationBiologyPage 8868945 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E Printed in the USA ISD6978