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Conradrichman: New page: every released biology Regents question mapped to the PLD it best matches, for all 30 biology standards

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New page: every released biology Regents question mapped to the PLD it best matches, for all 30 biology standards

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 ! Standard !! Topic !! L1 !! L2 !! L3 !! L4 !! L5 !! Total
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-| [[#HS-LS1-1|HS-LS1-1]] || DNA and Protein Synthesis || 8 || 3 || 5 || 2 || – || 18
+| [[#HS-LS1-1 · DNA and Protein Synthesis|HS-LS1-1]] || DNA and Protein Synthesis || 8 || 3 || 5 || 2 || – || 18
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-| [[#HS-LS1-2|HS-LS1-2]] || Body Systems and Functions || 7 || 5 || – || – || – || 12
+| [[#HS-LS1-2 · Body Systems and Functions|HS-LS1-2]] || Body Systems and Functions || 7 || 5 || – || – || – || 12
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-| [[#HS-LS1-3|HS-LS1-3]] || Homeostasis and Feedback || 3 || 4 || 3 || – || – || 10
+| [[#HS-LS1-3 · Homeostasis and Feedback|HS-LS1-3]] || Homeostasis and Feedback || 3 || 4 || 3 || – || – || 10
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-| [[#HS-LS1-4|HS-LS1-4]] || Mitosis and Differentiation || 4 || 2 || 2 || – || – || 8
+| [[#HS-LS1-4 · Mitosis and Differentiation|HS-LS1-4]] || Mitosis and Differentiation || 4 || 2 || 2 || – || – || 8
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-| [[#HS-LS1-8|HS-LS1-8]] || Human Reproduction and Development || 2 || 1 || 2 || – || – || 5
+| [[#HS-LS1-8 · Human Reproduction and Development|HS-LS1-8]] || Human Reproduction and Development || 2 || 1 || 2 || – || – || 5
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-| [[#HS-LS1-5|HS-LS1-5]] || Photosynthesis || 2 || 1 || – || 2 || – || 5
+| [[#HS-LS1-5 · Photosynthesis|HS-LS1-5]] || Photosynthesis || 2 || 1 || – || 2 || – || 5
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-| [[#HS-LS1-6|HS-LS1-6]] || Synthesis of Biomolecules || 2 || – || 1 || – || – || 3
+| [[#HS-LS1-6 · Synthesis of Biomolecules|HS-LS1-6]] || Synthesis of Biomolecules || 2 || – || 1 || – || – || 3
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-| [[#HS-LS1-7|HS-LS1-7]] || Cellular Respiration || 2 || 2 || 1 || – || – || 5
+| [[#HS-LS1-7 · Cellular Respiration|HS-LS1-7]] || Cellular Respiration || 2 || 2 || 1 || – || – || 5
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-| [[#HS-LS2-1|HS-LS2-1]] || Carrying Capacity and Ecosystems || 2 || 4 || 3 || 3 || – || 12
+| [[#HS-LS2-1 · Carrying Capacity and Ecosystems|HS-LS2-1]] || Carrying Capacity and Ecosystems || 2 || 4 || 3 || 3 || – || 12
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-| [[#HS-LS2-2|HS-LS2-2]] || Biodiversity and Populations || 2 || 10 || – || – || – || 12
+| [[#HS-LS2-2 · Biodiversity and Populations|HS-LS2-2]] || Biodiversity and Populations || 2 || 10 || – || – || – || 12
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-| [[#HS-LS2-6|HS-LS2-6]] || Ecosystem Stability and Change || 2 || 7 || 4 || 1 || – || 14
+| [[#HS-LS2-6 · Ecosystem Stability and Change|HS-LS2-6]] || Ecosystem Stability and Change || 2 || 7 || 4 || 1 || – || 14
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-| [[#HS-LS2-7|HS-LS2-7]] || Human Impacts on Biodiversity || 1 || 5 || 1 || – || – || 7
+| [[#HS-LS2-7 · Human Impacts on Biodiversity|HS-LS2-7]] || Human Impacts on Biodiversity || 1 || 5 || 1 || – || – || 7
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-| [[#HS-LS2-8|HS-LS2-8]] || Group Behavior and Survival || 4 || 2 || – || – || – || 6
+| [[#HS-LS2-8 · Group Behavior and Survival|HS-LS2-8]] || Group Behavior and Survival || 4 || 2 || – || – || – || 6
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-| [[#HS-LS2-3|HS-LS2-3]] || Matter and Energy in Ecosystems || 3 || 2 || 2 || – || – || 7
+| [[#HS-LS2-3 · Matter and Energy in Ecosystems|HS-LS2-3]] || Matter and Energy in Ecosystems || 3 || 2 || 2 || – || – || 7
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-| [[#HS-LS2-4|HS-LS2-4]] || Energy Flow and Matter Cycling || 1 || 3 || 1 || – || – || 5
+| [[#HS-LS2-4 · Energy Flow and Matter Cycling|HS-LS2-4]] || Energy Flow and Matter Cycling || 1 || 3 || 1 || – || – || 5
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-| [[#HS-LS2-5|HS-LS2-5]] || The Carbon Cycle || 1 || 6 || – || – || – || 7
+| [[#HS-LS2-5 · The Carbon Cycle|HS-LS2-5]] || The Carbon Cycle || 1 || 6 || – || – || – || 7
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-| [[#HS-LS3-1|HS-LS3-1]] || DNA, Genes, and Traits || 9 || 4 || – || – || – || 13
+| [[#HS-LS3-1 · DNA, Genes, and Traits|HS-LS3-1]] || DNA, Genes, and Traits || 9 || 4 || – || – || – || 13
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-| [[#HS-LS3-2|HS-LS3-2]] || Sources of Genetic Variation || 3 || 5 || 3 || – || – || 11
+| [[#HS-LS3-2 · Sources of Genetic Variation|HS-LS3-2]] || Sources of Genetic Variation || 3 || 5 || 3 || – || – || 11
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-| [[#HS-LS3-3|HS-LS3-3]] || Genetics and Probability || 1 || 1 || 3 || – || – || 5
+| [[#HS-LS3-3 · Genetics and Probability|HS-LS3-3]] || Genetics and Probability || 1 || 1 || 3 || – || – || 5
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-| [[#HS-LS4-1|HS-LS4-1]] || Evidence for Evolution || 5 || 2 || 4 || 1 || – || 12
+| [[#HS-LS4-1 · Evidence for Evolution|HS-LS4-1]] || Evidence for Evolution || 5 || 2 || 4 || 1 || – || 12
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-| [[#HS-LS4-2|HS-LS4-2]] || Mechanisms of Natural Selection || 3 || 8 || 6 || – || – || 17
+| [[#HS-LS4-2 · Mechanisms of Natural Selection|HS-LS4-2]] || Mechanisms of Natural Selection || 3 || 8 || 6 || – || – || 17
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-| [[#HS-LS4-3|HS-LS4-3]] || Natural Selection and Traits || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || – || 5
+| [[#HS-LS4-3 · Natural Selection and Traits|HS-LS4-3]] || Natural Selection and Traits || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || – || 5
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-| [[#HS-LS4-4|HS-LS4-4]] || Natural Selection and Adaptation || 4 || 5 || 1 || 4 || – || 14
+| [[#HS-LS4-4 · Natural Selection and Adaptation|HS-LS4-4]] || Natural Selection and Adaptation || 4 || 5 || 1 || 4 || – || 14
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-| [[#HS-LS4-5|HS-LS4-5]] || Environmental Change and Evolution || 2 || 5 || 1 || 2 || – || 10
+| [[#HS-LS4-5 · Environmental Change and Evolution|HS-LS4-5]] || Environmental Change and Evolution || 2 || 5 || 1 || 2 || – || 10
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-| [[#HS-ESS2-6|HS-ESS2-6]] || Carbon Cycling || – || 3 || 6 || – || – || 9
+| [[#HS-ESS2-6 · Carbon Cycling|HS-ESS2-6]] || Carbon Cycling || – || 3 || 6 || – || – || 9
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-| [[#HS-ESS2-7|HS-ESS2-7]] || Coevolution of Earth and Life || – || 2 || 1 || – || – || 3
+| [[#HS-ESS2-7 · Coevolution of Earth and Life|HS-ESS2-7]] || Coevolution of Earth and Life || – || 2 || 1 || – || – || 3
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-| [[#HS-ETS1-1|HS-ETS1-1]] || Analyzing Global Challenges || 2 || 3 || 1 || – || – || 6
+| [[#HS-ETS1-1 · Analyzing Global Challenges|HS-ETS1-1]] || Analyzing Global Challenges || 2 || 3 || 1 || – || – || 6
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-| [[#HS-ETS1-2|HS-ETS1-2]] || Breaking Down Complex Problems || 2 || – || 2 || – || – || 4
+| [[#HS-ETS1-2 · Breaking Down Complex Problems|HS-ETS1-2]] || Breaking Down Complex Problems || 2 || – || 2 || – || – || 4
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-| [[#HS-ETS1-3|HS-ETS1-3]] || Evaluating Solutions and Trade-offs || 3 || 2 || 2 || 5 || – || 12
+| [[#HS-ETS1-3 · Evaluating Solutions and Trade-offs|HS-ETS1-3]] || Evaluating Solutions and Trade-offs || 3 || 2 || 2 || 5 || – || 12
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-| [[#HS-ETS1-4|HS-ETS1-4]] || Modeling Solutions with Simulations || – || – || – || – || – || 0
+| [[#HS-ETS1-4 · Modeling Solutions with Simulations|HS-ETS1-4]] || Modeling Solutions with Simulations || – || – || – || – || – || 0
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 ! colspan="2" | All biology standards !! 81 !! 98 !! 57 !! 21 !! 0 !! 257

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	''Which PLD a question best matches is a judgment call by the wiki's editors. NYSED does not publish official mappings of exam questions to performance levels.''		''Which PLD a question best matches is a judgment call by the wiki's editors. NYSED does not publish official mappings of exam questions to performance levels.''

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 <div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Keratin – A Very Versatile Protein#q5|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">Aug 2025 · Q28</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">Based on the evidence provided, which statement best explains the variation in keratin structure and function as…</span></div>
-<div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Dinosaurs Evolution Sample Cluster#q1|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">June 2025 · Q1</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">A possible explanation for why some organisms survived and others did not is that some were (1) herbivores that had a…</span></div>
+<div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Dinosaurs Evolution Sample Cluster#q1|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">June 2025 · Q1</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">A possible explanation for why some organisms survived and others did not is that some were</span></div>
 <div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Drinking Water Is Just The Beginning!#q2|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">June 2025 · Q7</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">Based on evidence in the model, which statement explains that natural selection led to the evolution of the nephron’s…</span></div>
 <div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q2|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">June 2025 · Q12</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">A student claims that the Ribeiroia parasites that cause the most severe limb abnormalities in frogs have a greater…</span></div>
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 <div style="margin: 26px 0 8px; padding: 7px 12px; background: #f3f7fb; border-left: 4px solid #1b599b;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #0c447c; margin-right: 6px;">Level 1</span><span style="font-size: 0.93em; color: #3a3d40;">Identify the solution from those provided, to a complex real-world problem based on given criteria and/or constraints.</span></div>
 <div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q4|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">June 2026 · Q9</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">Which solution would most effectively and safely reduce the chances of harmful algae blooms caused by human activity?</span></div>
-<div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Space Invader#q4|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">Jan 2026 · Q9</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">Which solution would best control the Hydrilla population in bodies of water without harming native populations? (1)…</span></div>
+<div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Space Invader#q4|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">Jan 2026 · Q9</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">Which solution would best control the Hydrilla population in bodies of water without harming native populations?</span></div>
 <div style="margin: 5px 0 5px 16px; line-height: 1.45;">[[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q4|<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #e8c78f; font-size: 0.85em; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; margin-right: 8px;">June 2025 · Q25</span>]] <span style="color: #54595d; font-size: 0.93em;">Which type of restoration project would promote the conditions necessary for the development of a stable ecosystem that…</span></div>
 <div style="margin: 26px 0 8px; padding: 7px 12px; background: #f3f7fb; border-left: 4px solid #1b599b;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #0c447c; margin-right: 6px;">Level 2</span><span style="font-size: 0.93em; color: #3a3d40;">Describe a solution to a complex real-world problem based on given criteria and constraints.</span></div>

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	''Which PLD a question best matches is a judgment call by the wiki's editors. NYSED does not publish official mappings of exam questions to performance levels.''		''Which PLD a question best matches is a judgment call by the wiki's editors. NYSED does not publish official mappings of exam questions to performance levels.''