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Biology
North Carolina
End-of-Course
Assessment
Public Schools of North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction | State Board of Education
Division of Accountability Services/North Carolina Testing Program
Copyright ã 2019 by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. All rights reserved.
, BIOLOGY—RELEASED ITEMS
Sample Questions
S1 What is the first thing a student should do if an accident happens during a science
experiment?
A report to the teacher
B clean the laboratory station
C locate the nearest exit
D put on safety goggles
D
S2 Which device is used to determine the volume of a liquid?
A
B
anemometer
graduated cylinder
SE
EA
C test tube
D thermometer
EL
R
1
, BIOLOGY—RELEASED ITEMS
1 Which is a primary function of a vacuole in a cell?
A enzyme production
B protein synthesis
C storage
D reproduction
2 What determines the function of a specialized cell?
D
A the type of RNA in the cell
B the number of ribosomes in the cell
C
D
SE
the number of chromosomes in the cell
the active genes in the cell
EA
EL
R
2
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3 This diagram shows a red blood cell in a beaker that contains a solution with a
higher salt concentration than that inside the red blood cell.
low salt concentration
What will happen to the red blood cell in this environment?
D
A The size of the red blood cell will remain constant.
B
C
D
SE
The red blood cell will swell at first and then shrink.
The red blood cell will swell from absorbing salt molecules.
The red blood cell will shrink from losing water molecules.
EA
4 During which phase of the cell cycle does most cell growth occur?
A cytokinesis
EL
B interphase
C prophase
R
D mitosis
3
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Biology
North Carolina
End-of-Course
Assessment
Public Schools of North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction | State Board of Education
Division of Accountability Services/North Carolina Testing Program
Copyright ã 2019 by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. All rights reserved.
, BIOLOGY—RELEASED ITEMS
Sample Questions
S1 What is the first thing a student should do if an accident happens during a science
experiment?
A report to the teacher
B clean the laboratory station
C locate the nearest exit
D put on safety goggles
D
S2 Which device is used to determine the volume of a liquid?
A
B
anemometer
graduated cylinder
SE
EA
C test tube
D thermometer
EL
R
1
, BIOLOGY—RELEASED ITEMS
1 Which is a primary function of a vacuole in a cell?
A enzyme production
B protein synthesis
C storage
D reproduction
2 What determines the function of a specialized cell?
D
A the type of RNA in the cell
B the number of ribosomes in the cell
C
D
SE
the number of chromosomes in the cell
the active genes in the cell
EA
EL
R
2
Go to the next page.
, BIOLOGY—RELEASED ITEMS
3 This diagram shows a red blood cell in a beaker that contains a solution with a
higher salt concentration than that inside the red blood cell.
low salt concentration
What will happen to the red blood cell in this environment?
D
A The size of the red blood cell will remain constant.
B
C
D
SE
The red blood cell will swell at first and then shrink.
The red blood cell will swell from absorbing salt molecules.
The red blood cell will shrink from losing water molecules.
EA
4 During which phase of the cell cycle does most cell growth occur?
A cytokinesis
EL
B interphase
C prophase
R
D mitosis
3
Go to the next page.
