Biology – Science Answer Key

Item

Number

Item Type

TEKS

Maximum

Number

of Points

Correct

Answer(s)

Reporting

Category

Readiness

and

Supporting

1

Multiple Choice

5.B.12.B

1

D

5

Supporting

2

Multiple Choice

4.B.9.B

1

A

4

Supporting

3

Short

Constructed

Response

5.B.12.C

2

See Appendix 1.1

5

Readiness

4

Multiple Choice

1.B.5.B

1

B

1

Supporting

5

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.E

1

D

2

Readiness

6

Multipart

5.B.11.B

2

A, C

5

Readiness

7

Drag and Drop

1.B.4.C

2

Utilize a capsid

structure, Contain

genetic material,

Have active

metabolism,

Replicate

independently

See Appendix 1.2

1

Readiness

8

Multiple Choice

5.B.12.E

1

C

5

Readiness

9

Multiple Choice

1.B.4.B

1

B

1

Readiness

10

Text Entry

2.B.6.F

1

100

See Appendix 1.3

2

Readiness

11

Drag and Drop

1.B.4.A

2

Prokaryotic cells,

Eukaryotic cells,

Eukaryotic cells

See Appendix 1.4

1

Supporting

12

Multiple Choice

3.B.8.C

1

D

3

Supporting

13

Drag and Drop

4.B.10.A

2

endocrine,

circulatory

See Appendix 1.5

4

Readiness

14

Multiple Choice

5.B.11.A

1

D

5

Supporting

15

Multiple Choice

3.B.8.B

1

B

3

Readiness

16

Multiple Choice

4.B.9.A

1

C

4

Readiness

17

Multiple Choice

1.B.5.A

1

A

1

Readiness

18

Multiple Choice

4.B.10.B

1

C

4

Readiness

19

Short

Constructed

Response

2.B.6.E

2

See Appendix 1.6

2

Readiness

20

Multiple Choice

3.B.7.E

1

B

3

Readiness

21

Multiple Choice

4.B.10.A

1

D

4

Readiness

22

Multiple Choice

1.B.4.B

1

C

1

Readiness

23

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.B

1

B

2

Supporting

24

Multiple Choice

1.B.4.C

1

B

1

Readiness

25

Multiple Choice

5.B.12.D

1

A

5

Supporting

26

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.G

1

C

2

Supporting

27

Multiple Choice

3.B.7.B

1

C

3

Supporting

28

Multiple Choice

4.B.9.C

1

B

4

Supporting

29

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.C

1

C

2

Supporting

30

Multiple Choice

5.B.12.A

1

D

5

Readiness

31

Multiple Choice

1.B.5.C

1

A

1

Supporting

32

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.A

1

C

2

Readiness

33

Multiple Choice

5.B.11.B

1

C

5

Readiness

34

Multiple Choice

3.B.8.A

1

B

3

Supporting

35

Multiple Choice

4.B.10.C

1

A

4

Supporting

36

Multiple Choice

3.B.7.A

1

C

3

Readiness

37

Multiple Choice

1.B.5.A

1

C

1

Readiness

38

Multiple Choice

3.B.7.D

1

C

3

Supporting

39

Multipart

4.B.10.B

2

D, B

4

Readiness

40

Multiple Choice

3.B.7.F

1

A

3

Supporting

41

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.D

1

B

2

Supporting

42

Multiple Choice

4.B.9.A

1

D

4

Readiness

43

Multiple Select

3.B.8.B

2

A, C

See Appendix 1.7

3

Readiness

44

Multiple Choice

5.B.12.C

1

D

5

Readiness

45

Multiple Choice

2.B.6.A

1

C

2

Readiness

Biology – Science

Appendix 

1.1

The student describes and explains one of the following: increase in grasses (because mice consume grasses),

decrease in snakes (because snakes consume mice), decrease in rabbits (because hawks would prey upon more

rabbits in the absence of mice as a food source), decrease in lizards (because hawks would prey upon more lizards

in the absence of mice as a food source), decrease in hawks (because hawks consume mice as a food source), or

increase in grasshoppers (because grasshoppers compete with mice for the grasses as a food source).

A food web

is

shown.

Hawks

I

Lizards

\

I I

Grasshoppers Mice Rabbits

\I/

Grasses

Identify

and explain

ONE

effect

that

the removal

of

mice would have on the food web.

Review the food web carefully. Then enter your answer and your explanation

in

the box provided.

1.2

1.3

A Ve

nn

diagr

am

com p

ar

i

ng

viruses to bacteria is s

hown

.

Wh

ich

tr

a

it

s

ap

ply to e

ach

se

ction

of

the diagra

m?

Mov

e

th

e answ ers to t he

corr

ect box

es

.

Utilize a capsid

structure

Have active

metabolism

V

ir

uses

Co

nt

ain

Contain

genetic material

Ba

c

te

ri

a

Replicate

independently

Utili

ze

a capsid

structu

re

genetic material

Ha

ve active

metabolism

Rep

lic

ate

independe

nt

ly

Achond

ro

plasia is an inher

it

ed

co

ndition

that

affects the formation

of

bone in humans.

Th

e a

ll

ele

fo

r

ac

hond

ro

pl

as

ia

(

A)

is domina

nt

rn

the unaffect

ed

allele (a).

If a per

so

1 who is hom

oz

ygous domina

nt

has children with a person who is homozygous re

cess

ive, what percentage

of

their ch

il

dre1 will likel

-y-

have achond

ro

pl

as

ia?

Enter your answer in the b

o><

. Your answer must be a whole number.

I"

i)(i

1.4

Scientists obse

rv

e

th

e traits

of

cells

on

fou

r m icroscope slides and record

th

e

ir

obse

rv

ations in a

ta

ble. Based on

th

e

scie

nt

ists' ob

se

r

va

tions, ide

nt

i

fy

th

e cell

typ

e

fo

r each microscope slide in t he table.

Move the correct answer to e

ach

box.

Each

an

swer m ay be used

mo

re

th

an once.

Slid

e 1

Sl

i

de

2

Slid

e 3 Sli

de

4

------------

---------

--------

Pr

ok

aryo

tic

.

------------------------------

,

i.

Euk

aryo

tic_

cells

_j

,

----------------

---------

-----,

ce

lls

!

__

Eu

ka

r

yotic

_

ce

ll

s

_j

!_ Eu

kar

yotic

_

ce

ll

s

_j

---

----------

-------------·--

Are single-ce

ll

ed Reproduce through m itosis

Have a m embrane-bound

nucleus

H

av

e m

it

ochondria

Have membrane-bound Are larger

than

10

Have

no

nu

cl

eus H

av

e linear DNA

or

gan

elles micrometers

H

av

e flagella

Have end

op

lasmic

Are

mu

lti

cellular H

av

e

com

plex struc

tu

re

reticul

um

1.5

The

bo

dy s

om

etim

es

n

ee

ds to

se

nd m

ess

a

ges

long distances by rel

eas

ing

ho

rm on

es

in

to th

e

bl

oo

dstre

am

. The

ho

rmon

es

are t hen carried to t he t ar

get

lo

ca

ti

on

.

Wh

ich body systems are i

nvo

lv

ed

in t his in

te

ractio

n?

M

ov

e t he correct

an

sw er to e

ach

box

. Not all answers will be u

sed

.

T

he

!__

~-~-~-~~

~'.

~~-j system rel

eases

hor

mon

es

i

nto

t he bloo

dst

r

ea

m , and

th

e [ __ ~!:_~~~~-

~?

-~

'>'.

_] sys

tem

ca

rries t hem t o t he

targ

et

l

oca

t ion .

•

1.6

The student identifies that Mutation 2 will have the most significant impact because it would cause a frameshift.

1.7

T

wo

mutations

of

a genetic sequence are shown. A DNA

co

don cha

rt

is also shown.

u

C

.,

"'

~

u:

A

G

u

Ori

gi

nal Sequenc

e:

3'•

TAC

CCG

! ATAI

GGC

CAC

-

5'

Mutat

ion 1:

3'·TAC CCG I

AAA

I

GGC

C

AC

·

S'

Mutat

ion

2:

3'-TAC CCG!AAI

GGC

CAC

·

S'

Second Base

C

A

Phenylala

nin

e Serine Tyrosine

Phenylal

an

ine

Serine Tyrosine

Le

ucine Serine

Stop

Le

ucine Serine

StOD

Le

uclne Prollne Histidine

Leuclne

Prollne Histidine

Leuclne

Prollne Glutami

ne

Leuclne Proline Glutami

ne

Isoleu

cl

ne Threonine Asparagine

Isoleuclne Threonine Asparagine

Isoleu

cl

ne Threonine Lysine

Methionine Threonine Lvsine

Valine Alanine Asparatic acid

Vali

ne Alanine Asparatic acid

Vali

ne Alanine Gl

ut

am

ic acid

Vali

ne Alanine Gl

ut

am

ic acid

G

Cystel

ne

u

Cystei

ne

C

Sto

p

A

T

rvn

toohan

G

Argi

ni

ne

u

Argi

ni

ne

C

Arginine

A

Arci

i

ni

ne

G

Serine

u

Serine

C

Arginine

A

Arciinine

G

Glycine

u

Glycine

C

Glycine

A

Glvcine

G

Vl/

hich mutation would have the

MOST

signi

fi

cant impact on the gene

pr

oduct?

Vl/

hy would the impact be so signi

fi

cant?

-;

"

a:

0,

a,

"'

..

Review the diagram carefully. Then enter your answer and your e

xp

lanation in the box

pr

ov ided.

A st

ud

ent

creates a dich

ot

om

ous key

to

identi

fy

bir

ds

.

Does

the bird have 3 cr

es

t?

Y~o

Is the bird blue?

Does

It

have a short beak?

Y~o Y~o

Blue jay Northern

cardinal

Does

it have a

reddi

sh

co

loration?

Is

it

mo

st

ly

black and white?

Y~o

Rose

-breasted

grosbeak

American

goldfinch

Do

i

ts

tail

feathers have

dark spot

s?

Y~o

Red-wi

ng

ed

blackbird

Downy

Ha

iry

woodpecker woodpecker

Bas

ed

on

the

key

, which chara

cte

ri

st

ics are shared by the red-winged blackbi

rd

a

nd

the

hai

ry

wo

odpe

ck

er?

Select

TWO c

orr

ect

answers.

Cl

Does not have a crest

0

Is

not blue

Cl

Does not have a sho

rt

beak

0 Does not have reddish coloration

O

Is

not

mos

tly black and white

O Does not have

ta

il fea

the

rs with dark spots