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End-of-Course Assessment
Biology
Practice Test
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Biology
Directions to the Student
Today you will be taking the Missouri Biology Test. This is a test of how
well you understand the course level expectations for Biology.
There are several important things to remember:
1 Read each question carefully and think about the answer. Then
choose the answer that you think is best.
2 Make sure you clearly mark the correct choice in your test book.
3 If you do not know the answer to a question, skip it and go on. You may
return to it later if you have time.
4 If you finish the test early, you may check over your work.
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An albino female deer (aa) breeds with a homozygous normal (AA)
male. Complete the Punnett square for the first generation of
offspring of these parents. Draw a line from the alleles and
genotypes to the correct locations.
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If the albino female continues to produce offspring with the
homozygous, normal male, the genotype of the offspring produced
will be ___________, and their phenotype would be ___________.
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AA
Aa
albino
brown
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The offspring of the original albino doe and the original
homozygous male mate with other deer and produce more
generations. Many allele combinations are possible. Create a
Punnett square that demonstrates the allele combinations
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chance of an albino offspring.
necessary for a
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ITEM TYPES
CR – Constructed Response
IC – Inline Choice
HT – Hot Text
MC – Multiple Choice
TE – Text Entry
Session Item Type
MLS Code
1
1
MC
9-12.LS4.C.1
1
2
MC
9-12.LS1.C.1
1
3
HT
9-12.LS3.A.1
1
1
1
1
1
4
MC
9-12.LS4.B.2
5
CR
6
Part A:
MC
Part B:
CR
9-12.LS2.A.1
MS
IC
9-12.LS4.A.1
9-12.LS1.A.1
7
8
DND – Drag and Drop
LM – Line Match
Match – Match Table
MS – Multi-Select Response
Answer
C
C
1, 3
Part A:
D
Part B:
C
9-12.LS1.B.1
Points
1
1
1
 1 point for two correct answers
2
 1 point for each correct answer
3
Part A:
D
Part B:
(See Point Breakdown)
C, E
Gene, Proteins
3
1
1
Point Breakdown
 3 points for a correct description of:
o the result at end of DNA
replication
o the result at end of mitosis
o why replication must occur
before mitosis
 2 points for a description that has
two of the answers above
 1 point for a description that has
one of the answers above
 0 points for any other answer
Part A (1 point):
 1 point for correct answer
Part B (2 points):
 2 points for a correct description
that predicts population size
staying near carrying capacity and
describes fluctuation around
carrying capacity
 1 point for a description of either
predicting population size staying
near carrying capacity OR
describing fluctuation around
carrying capacity
 1 point for two correct answers
 1 point for two correct answers
ITEM TYPES
CR – Constructed Response
IC – Inline Choice
HT – Hot Text
MC – Multiple Choice
TE – Text Entry
Session Item Type
MLS Code
1
9
Part A:
MC
Part B:
CR
1
1
1
1
10
11
12
13
MC
IC
MC
MC
1
14
LM
DND – Drag and Drop
LM – Line Match
Match – Match Table
MS – Multi-Select Response
Answer
Points
3
1
1
1
1
9-12.ESS3.A.1
Part A:
A
Part B:
(See Point Breakdown)
9-12.LS4.B.2
9-12.LS1.B.1
9-12.LS1.A.3
9-12.LS1.A.3
A
Differentiation, Tissue
C
C
9-12.LS1.A.2
Letters = Systems
(top to bottom)
Numbers = Functions
(top to bottom)
2
A2, B3, C1, C2, D4
1
1
1
15
16
17
MC
MC
MC
9-12.LS1.C.3
9-12.LS1.C.3
9-12.LS4.C.2
C
A
A
Point Breakdown
Part A (1 point):
 1 point for correct answer
Part B (2 points):
 2 points for a correct description
that contains two reasons why
humans migrate after a natural
disaster AND two strategies for
how humans can reduce
migrations
 1 point for a description that
contains two reasons why humans
migrate after a natural disaster OR
two strategies for how humans
can reduce migrations
 2 points for five correct answers
and no incorrect answers
 1 point for five correct answers
and one incorrect answer OR four
correct answers and no incorrect
answers
 0 points for all other combinations
1
1
1
1
18
MS
9-12.LS4.A.1
A, B, E
2
1
19
MS
9-12.LS4.B.1
C, D, E
2
 2 points for three correct answers
 1 point for three correct answers
and one incorrect answer OR two
correct answers and no incorrect
answers
 0 points for all other combinations
 2 points for three correct answers
 1 point for three correct answers
and one incorrect answer OR two
correct answers and no incorrect
answers
 0 points for all other combinations
ITEM TYPES
CR – Constructed Response
IC – Inline Choice
HT – Hot Text
MC – Multiple Choice
TE – Text Entry
Session Item Type
MLS Code
1
20
CR
9-12.LS2.B.3
1
21
IC
9-12.LS3.B.2
DND – Drag and Drop
LM – Line Match
Match – Match Table
MS – Multi-Select Response
Answer
Points
2
A Mutation In The DNA
Of A Gamete
Letters = Columns
Numbers = Rows
Aa =B2, B3, C2, C3
A = B1, C1
a = A2, A3
1
1
22
DND
9-12.LS3.B.4
1
23
IC
9-12.LS3.B.4
Aa, Brown, Complete
Dominance
2
3
1
1
1
24
DND
9-12.LS3.B.4
Letters = Columns
Numbers = Rows
AA = B2
aa = C3
Aa = C2, B3
A = A2, B1
a = A3, C1
1
1
25
26
MS
MC
9-12.LS2.A.1
9-12.LS4.C.2
A, B
C
1
27
CR
9-12.LS2.C.1
Point Breakdown
 2 points for three correct answers
of why carbon dioxide levels are
rising AND a correct description of
why carbon levels remain constant
 1 point for either three correct
answers of why carbon dioxide
levels are rising OR a correct
description of why carbon levels
remain constant
 0 points for not correctly
answering either
2
3
 2 points for eight correct answers
 1 point for six or seven correct
answers
 0 points for less than six correct
answers
 2 points for three correct answers
 1 point for a correct answer to the
first part only OR correct answers
to the last two parts only
 3 points for eight correct answers
 2 points for Male (first row) and
Female (first column) correct
 1 point for Male (first row) OR
Female (first column) correct
 0 points for any other combination
 1 point for two correct answers
 3 points for a correct answer that
explains:
o why wolves were reintroduced
o provides a change that indicate
success of the reintroduction
o provides a second change that
indicates success of the
reintroduction
 2 points for a description that has
two of the answers above
 1 point for a description that has of
one of the answers above
 0 points for any other answer
ITEM TYPES
CR – Constructed Response
IC – Inline Choice
HT – Hot Text
MC – Multiple Choice
TE – Text Entry
Session Item Type
MLS Code
DND – Drag and Drop
LM – Line Match
Match – Match Table
MS – Multi-Select Response
Answer
Points
1
28
MS
9-12.LS2.B.1
B, D, E
2
1
29
MS
9-12.LS3.A.1
B, C, D
2
1
1
30
31
MC
MC
9-12.LS1.A.1
9-12.LS4.C.3
A
A
1
1
Point Breakdown
 2 points for three correct answers
 1 point for three correct answers
and one incorrect answer OR two
correct answers and no incorrect
answers
 0 points for all other combinations
 2 points for three correct answers
 1 point for three correct answers
and one incorrect answer OR two
correct answers and no incorrect
answers
 0 points for all other combinations