HS-LS2-1 - Revision history

Conrad: PLD table: tag each question chip with its exam discipline for color coding

2026-10-18T13:46:47Z

PLD table: tag each question chip with its exam discipline for color coding

Conrad: PLD table: abbreviate question labels to match the questions-by-performance-level pages (e.g. "Aug 2026 · Q14")

2026-10-18T13:33:43Z

PLD table: abbreviate question labels to match the questions-by-performance-level pages (e.g. "Aug 2026 · Q14")

Conrad: PLD table: list all released questions at each level, matching the questions-by-performance-level pages

2026-10-18T12:05:28Z

PLD table: list all released questions at each level, matching the questions-by-performance-level pages

Conrad: PLDs: add example released question per level (editor judgment)

2026-10-16T06:35:45Z

PLDs: add example released question per level (editor judgment)

Conrad: Section order: Vocabulary now comes before Performance Level Descriptions

2026-10-13T17:26:54Z

Section order: Vocabulary now comes before Performance Level Descriptions

Conrad: SEO: topic in title, description, exam names in link text, standard template now sets the title

2026-10-13T17:00:30Z

SEO: topic in title, description, exam names in link text, standard template now sets the title

Conrad: Add Vocabulary section (Biology)

2026-09-27T21:47:10Z

Add Vocabulary section (Biology)

Conradrichman: Reorder sections: Assessment, then Performance Level Descriptions, then Resources

2026-09-21T02:35:35Z

Reorder sections: Assessment, then Performance Level Descriptions, then Resources

Conradrichman: Assessment section: table of all tagged exam and sample-cluster questions, grouped by subject and exam (most recent first)

2026-09-21T02:22:25Z

Assessment section: table of all tagged exam and sample-cluster questions, grouped by subject and exam (most recent first)

Carolineleonard at 13:57, 10 May 2025

2025-05-10T13:57:18Z

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 | Level5 = Develop and/or apply mathematical and/or computational representations of data to compare and revise explanations of how biotic and abiotic factors including scale, proportions, and quantities affect the carrying capacity of ecosystems.
 | Level4 = Use mathematical, analyze, and/or computational representations to support explanations of biotic and abiotic factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
-| Example4 = [[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3|June 2026 · Q48]] [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5|Jan 2026 · Q32]] [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 · Q4]]
+| Example4 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3|June 2026 · Q48]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5|Jan 2026 · Q32]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 · Q4]]</span>
 | Level3 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to support an explanation of a biotic or an abiotic factor that affects the carrying capacity of an ecosystem at different spatial or temporal scales.
-| Example3 = [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2|June 2026 · Q24]] [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2|June 2026 · Q7]] [[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q2|June 2025 · Q23]]
+| Example3 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2|June 2026 · Q24]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2|June 2026 · Q7]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q2|June 2025 · Q23]]</span>
 | Level2 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to describe how a biotic and/or abiotic factor affects the carrying capacity of a population.
-| Example2 = [[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2|Aug 2026 · Q36]] [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3|Aug 2026 · Q42]] [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|Aug 2025 · Q32]] [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3|June 2025 · Q19]]
+| Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2|Aug 2026 · Q36]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3|Aug 2026 · Q42]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|Aug 2025 · Q32]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3|June 2025 · Q19]]</span>
 | Level1 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to identify, from those provided, a factor that affects the carrying capacity of a population.
-| Example1 = [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q1|June 2025 · Q38]] [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|June 2025 · Q41]]
+| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q1|June 2025 · Q38]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|June 2025 · Q41]]</span>
 }}

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 | Level5 = Develop and/or apply mathematical and/or computational representations of data to compare and revise explanations of how biotic and abiotic factors including scale, proportions, and quantities affect the carrying capacity of ecosystems.
 | Level4 = Use mathematical, analyze, and/or computational representations to support explanations of biotic and abiotic factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
-| Example4 = [[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3|June 2026 Question 48]], [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5|January 2026 Question 32]], [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 Question 4]]
+| Example4 = [[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3|June 2026 · Q48]] [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5|Jan 2026 · Q32]] [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 · Q4]]
 | Level3 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to support an explanation of a biotic or an abiotic factor that affects the carrying capacity of an ecosystem at different spatial or temporal scales.
-| Example3 = [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2|June 2026 Question 24]], [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2|June 2026 Question 7]], [[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q2|June 2025 Question 23]]
+| Example3 = [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2|June 2026 · Q24]] [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2|June 2026 · Q7]] [[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q2|June 2025 · Q23]]
 | Level2 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to describe how a biotic and/or abiotic factor affects the carrying capacity of a population.
-| Example2 = [[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2|August 2026 Question 36]], [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3|August 2026 Question 42]], [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|August 2025 Question 32]], [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3|June 2025 Question 19]]
+| Example2 = [[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2|Aug 2026 · Q36]] [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3|Aug 2026 · Q42]] [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|Aug 2025 · Q32]] [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3|June 2025 · Q19]]
 | Level1 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to identify, from those provided, a factor that affects the carrying capacity of a population.
-| Example1 = [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q1|June 2025 Question 38]], [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|June 2025 Question 41]]
+| Example1 = [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q1|June 2025 · Q38]] [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|June 2025 · Q41]]
 }}

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 | Level5 = Develop and/or apply mathematical and/or computational representations of data to compare and revise explanations of how biotic and abiotic factors including scale, proportions, and quantities affect the carrying capacity of ecosystems.
 | Level4 = Use mathematical, analyze, and/or computational representations to support explanations of biotic and abiotic factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
-| Example4 = [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 Question 4]]
+| Example4 = [[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3|June 2026 Question 48]], [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5|January 2026 Question 32]], [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 Question 4]]
 | Level3 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to support an explanation of a biotic or an abiotic factor that affects the carrying capacity of an ecosystem at different spatial or temporal scales.
-| Example3 = [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2|June 2026 Question 24]]
+| Example3 = [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2|June 2026 Question 24]], [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2|June 2026 Question 7]], [[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q2|June 2025 Question 23]]
 | Level2 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to describe how a biotic and/or abiotic factor affects the carrying capacity of a population.
-| Example2 = [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|August 2025 Question 32]]
+| Example2 = [[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2|August 2026 Question 36]], [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3|August 2026 Question 42]], [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|August 2025 Question 32]], [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3|June 2025 Question 19]]
 | Level1 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to identify, from those provided, a factor that affects the carrying capacity of a population.
-| Example1 = [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|June 2025 Question 41]]
+| Example1 = [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q1|June 2025 Question 38]], [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|June 2025 Question 41]]
 }}

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 | Level5 = Develop and/or apply mathematical and/or computational representations of data to compare and revise explanations of how biotic and abiotic factors including scale, proportions, and quantities affect the carrying capacity of ecosystems.
 | Level4 = Use mathematical, analyze, and/or computational representations to support explanations of biotic and abiotic factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
 | Level3 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to support an explanation of a biotic or an abiotic factor that affects the carrying capacity of an ecosystem at different spatial or temporal scales.
 | Level2 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to describe how a biotic and/or abiotic factor affects the carrying capacity of a population.
 | Level1 = Use a mathematical and/or computational representation to identify, from those provided, a factor that affects the carrying capacity of a population.
 }}

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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|Question 4]]
 |}
 == Vocabulary ==
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 * [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|trend]] – Aug 2025
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 | ls = Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of biotic and abiotic
 factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
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-| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2026]]
+| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2026 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Invasive Mussels|Invasive Mussels]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2|Question 36]]
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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3|Question 42]]
 |-
-| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2026]]
+| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2026 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?|Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2|Question 7]]
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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3|Question 48]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|January 2026]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|January 2026 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats|Honeybee Behavior and Threats]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5|Question 32]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2025]]
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2025 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?|How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4|Question 32]]
 |-
-| rowspan="4" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2025]]
+| rowspan="4" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2025 Biology Regents]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau|Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3|Question 19]]
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 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4|Question 41]]
 |-
-| style="background-color:white;" | [[Biology Sample Questions|Sample clusters]] (Spring 2024)
+| style="background-color:white;" | [[Biology Sample Questions|Biology sample clusters]] (Spring 2024)
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster|Coral Reefs]]
 | style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4|Question 4]]
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 | TOPIC = HS. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
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 | ab = Assessment does not include deriving mathematical equations to make comparisons.
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 |}
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−	* [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4\|~~Coral Reefs Q4~~]]	+	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
		+	! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" \| Exam
		+	! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" \| Cluster
		+	! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" \| Question
		+	\|-
		+	\| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" \| [[August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam\|August 2026]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Invasive Mussels\|Invasive Mussels]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Invasive Mussels#q2\|Question 36]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity\|Parrots and Biodiversity]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Parrots and Biodiversity#q3\|Question 42]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" \| [[June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam\|June 2026]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?\|Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Nitrogen: Friend or Foe?#q2\|Question 7]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind\|Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind#q2\|Question 24]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Mercury Rising\|Mercury Rising]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Mercury Rising#q3\|Question 48]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[January 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam\|January 2026]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats\|Honeybee Behavior and Threats]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats#q5\|Question 32]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[August 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam\|August 2025]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?\|How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:How Do Kangaroo Rats Survive in the Desert?#q4\|Question 32]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| rowspan="4" style="background-color:white;" \| [[June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam\|June 2025]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau\|Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Organisms of the Tibetan Plateau#q3\|Question 19]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline\|Salt Marsh Shoreline]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Salt Marsh Shoreline#q2\|Question 23]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs\|Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q1\|Question 38]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs\|Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Keystone Species: Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs#q4\|Question 41]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Biology Sample Questions\|Sample clusters]] (Spring 2024)
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster\|Coral Reefs]]
		+	\| style="background-color:white;" \| [[Questions:Coral Reefs Sample Cluster#q4\|Question 4]]
		+	\|}

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 {{Dimensionstable
-| SEP1 = Using mathematics and computational thinking: Use mathematical and/or computational representations of phenomena or design solutions to support explanations.
+| SEP1 = Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
-| DCI1 = Interdependent relationships in ecosystems: Ecosystems have carrying capacities, which are limits to the numbers of organisms and populations they can support. Organisms would have the capacity to produce populations of great size were it not for the fact that environments and resources are finite. This fundamental tension affects the abundance (number of individuals) of species in any given ecosystem.
+* Use mathematical and/or computational representations of phenomena or design solutions to support explanations.
-| DCI2 = Interdependent relationships in ecosystems: Carrying capacity results from the availability of biotic and abiotic factors and from challenges such as predation, competition, and disease.
+| DCI1 = LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
-| CC1 = Scale, proportion, and quantity: The significance of a phenomenon is dependent on the scale, proportion, and quantity at which it occurs.
+* Ecosystems have carrying capacities, which are limits to the numbers of organisms and populations they can support. Organisms would have the capacity to produce populations of great size were it not for the fact that enviroments and resources are finite. This fundamental tension affects the abundance (number of individuals) of species in any given ecosystem.
 }}
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