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North Carolina
READY End-of-Course
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Assessment
Biology SE
EA
EL
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Student Booklet
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Sample Questions
S1 A bird-watcher records the movement of migrating birds. In which part of the
scientific process is the bird-watcher participating?
A controlling variables
B experimenting
C observing
D hypothesizing
D
S2
SE
Which deals with the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to
another?
EA
A anatomy
B genetics
C ecology
EL
D forensics
R
1
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1 What will most likely be the result if all of the mitochondria are removed from a
plant cell?
A It will be unable to carry out respiration.
B It will lose water through osmosis.
C It will break down the ribosomes in the cell.
D It will be unable to photosynthesize.
2 What process best explains how a nerve cell and a muscle cell can both develop
D
from the same fertilized egg?
A differentiation
B
C
natural selection
selective breeding
SE
EA
D genetic engineering
3 During strenuous exercise, body temperature increases. The body responds to the
EL
increase in temperature by sweating, which helps to reduce the body temperature.
Which is demonstrated in this situation?
A excretion
R
B metabolism
C homeostasis
D synthesis
2 Go to the next page.
Released Form
North Carolina
READY End-of-Course
D
Assessment
Biology SE
EA
EL
R
Student Booklet
Academic Services and Instructional Support
Division of Accountability Services
Copyright ã 2012 by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. All rights reserved.
, BIOLOGY RELEASED FORM
Sample Questions
S1 A bird-watcher records the movement of migrating birds. In which part of the
scientific process is the bird-watcher participating?
A controlling variables
B experimenting
C observing
D hypothesizing
D
S2
SE
Which deals with the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to
another?
EA
A anatomy
B genetics
C ecology
EL
D forensics
R
1
, BIOLOGY RELEASED FORM
1 What will most likely be the result if all of the mitochondria are removed from a
plant cell?
A It will be unable to carry out respiration.
B It will lose water through osmosis.
C It will break down the ribosomes in the cell.
D It will be unable to photosynthesize.
2 What process best explains how a nerve cell and a muscle cell can both develop
D
from the same fertilized egg?
A differentiation
B
C
natural selection
selective breeding
SE
EA
D genetic engineering
3 During strenuous exercise, body temperature increases. The body responds to the
EL
increase in temperature by sweating, which helps to reduce the body temperature.
Which is demonstrated in this situation?
A excretion
R
B metabolism
C homeostasis
D synthesis
2 Go to the next page.
