3-LS1-1 | Life Cycles · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Clarification statement: Changes organisms go through during their life form a pattern.
Assessment boundary: Assessment of plant life cycles is limited to those of flowering plants. Assessment does not include details of human reproduction.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-LS1-1 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
| Exam | Cluster | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 Grade 5 Test | Traits and Survival of Dogs | Question 4 |
| The Albany Pine Bush Ecosystem | Question 23 |
Vocabulary
Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
- birth
- death
- flowering plant
- growth
- human reproduction
- life cycle
- model
- organism
- plant life cycle
- predictable pattern
- reproduction
- species
- claim – Spring 2025
- growth rate – Spring 2025
- habitat – Spring 2025
- life cycle stage – Spring 2025
- offspring – Spring 2025
- survival – Spring 2025
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-LS1-1 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
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