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The January 2026 Life Science: Biology exam is composed of 27 multiple choice and 18 constructed response questions organized into ten question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.



'''<big>[[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins|Two Kinds of Twins]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q1|Question 1]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q2|Question 2]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q3|Question 3]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|Question 4]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Space Invader|Space Invader]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|Question 5]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-8]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q2|Question 6]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q3|Question 7]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q4|Question 8]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q5|Question 9]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q6|Question 10]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Keystone Species Rule|Keystone Species Rule]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q1|Question 11]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-7]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q2|Question 12]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q3|Question 13]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Keystone Species Rule#q4|Question 14]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies|Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies#q1|Question 15]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies#q2|Question 16]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS3-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies#q3|Question 17]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies#q4|Question 18]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies#q5|Question 19]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ETS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage|A Hard Pest to Manage]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q1|Question 20]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|Question 21]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q3|Question 22]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q4|Question 23]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ESS2-6]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Diabetes|Diabetes]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Diabetes#q1|Question 24]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Diabetes#q2|Question 25]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Diabetes#q3|Question 26]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Diabetes#q4|Question 27]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS3-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Diabetes#q5|Question 28]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats |Honeybee Behavior and Threats ]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats #q1|Question 29]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats #q2|Question 30]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats #q3|Question 31]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Honeybee Behavior and Threats #q4|Question 32]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Baboon Evolution|Evolutionary Relationships]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Baboon Evolution#q1|Question 33]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Baboon Evolution#q2|Question 34]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Baboon Evolution#q3|Question 35]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Baboon Evolution#q4|Question 36]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Purple Insect Eater|Purple Insect Eater]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q1|Question 37]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-8]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q2|Question 38]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q3|Question 39]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-8]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q4|Question 40]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Purple Insect Eater#q5|Question 41]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ETS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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'''<big>[[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns|Zebra Coat Patterns]]</big>'''
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q1|Question 42]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q2|Question 43]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS2-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q3|Question 44]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-LS4-5]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q4|Question 45]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[HS-ETS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.00

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