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Biology 1End-of-Course Assessment

Sample QuestionsRegular Print Paper-Based Accommodation

TheintentofthesesampletestmaterialsistoorientteachersandstudentstothetypesofquestionsontheBiology1EOCAssessment.Byusingthesematerials,studentswhowillusetheregularprintpaperbasedaccommodationwillbecomefamiliarwiththetypesofitemsandresponseformatstheywillseeonthepaperbasedformofthetest.Thesamplequestionsandanswersarenotintendedtodemonstratethelengthoftheactualtest,norshouldstudentresponsesbeusedasanindicatorofstudentperformanceontheactualtest.AdditionalinformationabouttestitemscanbefoundintheBiology1EOCAssessmentTestItemSpecificationsathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/itemspecs.asp.TheBiology1EOCAssessmentandsamplequestionsandanswersarebasedonthe2007NextGenerationSunshineStateStandards.Theregularprintpaperbasedaccommodationsamplequestionsandthesampleanswersareonlyavailableonlineathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/.Computerbasedpracticetests(ePATs)areavailableonlineatwww.FLAssessments.com/ePAT.

DirectionsforAnsweringtheBiology1SampleQuestionsMarkyouranswersinthisbooklet.YoumayrefertothePeriodicTableonpage3asneeded.

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Thisisapictureofageneric4functioncalculatoranditsparts.

HELPFULHINTSFORUSINGAFOURFUNCTIONCALCULATOR1. Readtheproblemverycarefully.Thendecidewhetherornotyouneedthecalculatortohelp

yousolvetheproblem.2. Whenstartinganewproblem,alwaysclearyourcalculatorbypressingtheon/clearkey.3.

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4. IfyouseeanMinthedisplay,clearthememoryandthecalculatorbeforeyoubegin.5. Ifthenumberinthedisplayisnotoneoftheanswerchoices,checkyourwork.6. Remember,yourcalculatorwillNOTautomaticallyperformthealgebraicorderofoperations.7. Calculatorsmightdisplayanincorrectanswerifyoupressthekeystooquickly.Whenworking

withcalculators,usecarefulanddeliberatekeystrokes,andalwaysremembertocheckyouranswertomakesurethatitisreasonable.

8. Thenegativesignmayappeareithertotheleftortotherightofthenumber.9. Whensolvingitems,waituntilthefinalsteptorounddecimalequivalentsand/orapproximations.Focusonwhethertheitemspecifiesthedecimalplace,equivalentfraction,

and/orpiapproximationneededfortheanswer.Inmostcases,frontendestimationandtruncationarenotaccurateprocessesforestimation.

10.Alwayscheckyouranswertomakesurethatyouhavecompletedallofthenecessarysteps.

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Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample Questions1. Ateamofecologistsobservedfeedingpatternsofseveralpopulationsinthe

desert.Theenergypyramidshownbelowdepictsthefeedingpatternstheecologistsobserved.

Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthedifferenceintheamountofavailableenergyinthetrophiclevelsofthedesertecosystem?

A Thereislessenergyavailableintheproducersbecausetheirtissuesarelessdensethanthoseathighertrophiclevels.

B Thereismoreenergyavailableinthesecondtrophiclevelbecauselessenergyisneededforhuntingcomparedtothehighertrophiclevels.

C Thereismoreavailableenergyinthebirdsofpreybecausetheyhavegreatermusclemassforstoringenergythanorganismsinlowertrophiclevelshave.

D Thereislessavailableenergyinthefourthtrophiclevelbecauseofthelossofenergythroughmetabolismineachofthelowertrophiclevels.

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Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample Questions

2. Waterisessentialforlife.Itsspecialpropertiesmakewaterthesinglemostimportantmoleculeinplantlife.Whichofthefollowingpropertiesofwaterenableittomovefromtherootstotheleavesofplants?A Waterexpandsasitfreezes.B Waterisanexcellentsolvent.C Waterexhibitscohesivebehavior.D Waterisabletomoderatetemperatures.

3. Anosmosisinvestigationwasconductedusingchickeneggstorepresentcellswithsemipermeablemembranes.Themassofeacheggwasmeasuredtodeterminehowmuchwaterdiffusedintooroutoftheeggs.Theeggswerefirstsoakedinvinegartodissolvetheshell.Eacheggwasthenplacedinoneofthreedifferentsolutionsfor24hours.Thetablebelowshowstheresultsoftheinvestigation.

OSMOSISINCELLS

SolutionAverageMassof

EggsBeforeSoaking(grams)

AverageMassofEggsAfterSoaking

(grams)DifferenceinAverageMass

(grams)PercentChangeinAverageMass

Vinegar(95%water) 98.6Cornsyrup(5%water) 34.1

Distilledwater(100%water)Basedonthisexperiment,whichofthefollowingshouldbeinferredaboutcellswithsemipermeablemembranes?A Substancesotherthanwatermayalsocrossthecellmembrane.B Substancesotherthanwatermayblockporesinthecellmembrane.C Waterentersthecellwhenplacedinenvironmentsofhighwaterconcentration.D Waterleavesthecellwhenplacedinenvironmentswithalowconcentration

ofsolutes.

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Thereisa50%chancethattheirdaughterswillhavehemophilia.

Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample Questions

4. OneoftheacceptedscientifictheoriesdescribingtheoriginoflifeonEarthisknownaschemicalevolution.Accordingtothistheory,whichofthefollowingeventswouldneedtooccurfirstforlifetoevolve?A onsetofphotosynthesisB

originof

genetic

material

C synthesisoforganicmoleculesD formationoftheplasmamembrane

5. Hemophiliaisasexlinked,recessivetrait.Whichofthefollowingdescribestheprobabilityofhemophiliaintheoffspringofamanwhodoesnothavehemophiliaandawomanwhoisaheterozygouscarrier?A Thereisa100%chancethattheirsonswillhavehemophilia.B Thereisa0%chancethattheirdaughterswillhavehemophilia.C Thereisa25%chancethattheirsonswillhavehemophilia.D

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Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample QuestionsForquestions6,7,and8,refertothefollowingpassageandillustration.

Acellmembraneiscomposedofadoublelayeroflipidsinwhichmanykindsofproteinsareembedded.Manyoftheseproteinsactlikegates,allowingonlycertainparticlestoenterorleavethecell.

Whenaparticlehastogoagainstitsconcentrationgradientthroughoneofthesegates,energyissuppliedbythecelltothecorrectproteintomovetheparticlethroughthemembrane.Asodiumpotassiumionpumpisanexampleofatypeofcarrierproteinthatusesalargeportionofthecellsenergytomovesodiumionsthroughthecellmembrane.

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Whydoesthestudyofcellmembranesleadtoabetterunderstandingofcellfunction?

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6. Thesodiumpotassiumionpumpfoundinsomecellmembranesismadeofwhichofthefollowingbasicstructuralcomponents?A aminoacidsB fattyacidsC monosaccharidesD nucleotides

7. Whatisaprimaryfunctionofthecellmembrane?A determininggenetictraitsB defendingagainstforeignparticlesC breakingdownproteinsforenergyD generatingenergyfrommineralnutrients

8.

A Allcellfunctionsoccurinthecellmembrane.B Allenergytransfersoccuratthecellmembrane.C Allcellmembranescontaintheinformationformakingproteins.D Allmaterialsneededforcellfunctionsmustpassthroughthecellmembrane.

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Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample Questions9. Thescientifictheoryofevolutionissupportedbydifferenttypesofevidence.The

diagramsbelowshowtheskeletonsoftwodifferentanimalspecies.

Howdoescomparingtheskeletonsoftheseanimalsprovidesupportforthescientifictheoryofevolution?A Itprovidesinformationabouttheorganismshabitats.B Itshowspossiblecommonancestrybetweenorganisms.C Itprovidesinformationtodeterminetheorganismsages.D Itshowspossiblechromosomalsimilaritiesbetweenorganisms.

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Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample Questions10. Thediagrambelowshowstherelationshipbetweenphotosynthesisandcellularrespirationand

theorganellesinwhichtheyoccur.

Whichstatementdescribeshowphotosynthesisandcellularrespirationareinterrelated?A Oxygenisproducedduringcellularrespirationandstoredduringphotosynthesis.B Carbondioxideandwaterreleasedbycellularrespirationareusedinphotosynthesis.C Photosynthesisreleasestheenergythatisstoredduringtheprocessof

cellularrespiration.D Glucoseisusedduringcellularrespirationtoproducefoodthatisbrokendownduring

photosynthesis.

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11. Asfoodtravelsthroughthedigestivesystem,itisexposedtoavarietyofpHlevels.

ThestomachhasapHof2duetothepresenceofhydrochloricacid(HCl),andthesmallintestinehasapHrangingfrom7to9.HClconvertspepsinogenintopepsin,anenzymethatdigestsproteinsinthestomach.Whichofthefollowingmostlikelyhappenstopepsinasitentersthesmallintestine?

Biology 1 EOC Assessment Sample Questions

A Itbecomesinactive.B Itbeginstoreplicate.C Itsshapechangestoengulflargeproteins.D Itsactivityincreasestodigestmoreproteins.

12. Genesformedicallyimportantproteinscanbeclonedandinsertedintobacteria,asshowninthediagrambelow.

Whycanbacteriarecognizeahumangeneandthenproduceahumanprotein?A DNAreplicationinbacteriaandhumansisthesame.B Bacterialcellscontainthesameorganellesashumancells.C ThebasiccomponentsofDNAarethesameinhumansandbacteria.D Bacterialcellsandhumancellscontainthesamekindofchromosomes.

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