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The January 2026 Life Science: Biology exam is composed of 29 multiple choice and 16 constructed response questions organized into ten question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.
  
 
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<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS January 2026 Life Science: Biology exam.</metadesc>

Latest revision as of 16:04, 12 March 2026


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The January 2026 Life Science: Biology exam is composed of 29 multiple choice and 16 constructed response questions organized into ten question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.


Two Kinds of Twins

Question Standard % correct
Question 1 HS-LS1-8 0.00
Question 2 HS-LS1-4 0.00
Question 3 HS-LS3-2 0.00
Question 4 HS-LS3-1 0.00
Question 5 HS-ETS1-2 0.00


Space Invader

Question Standard % correct
Question 6 HS-LS3-1 0.00
Question 7 HS-LS1-5 0.00
Question 8 HS-LS2-2 0.00
Question 9 HS-ETS1-3 0.00


Keystone Species Rule

Question Standard % correct
Question 10 HS-LS2-6 0.00
Question 11 HS-ESS2-6 0.00
Question 12 HS-LS2-7 0.00
Question 13 HS-LS2-8 0.00

Solving the Problem of Cat Allergies

Question Standard % correct
Question 14 HS-LS1-1 0.00
Question 15 HS-LS1-2 0.00
Question 16 HS-LS3-3 0.00
Question 17 HS-LS3-2 0.00
Question 18 HS-LS1-1 0.00

A Hard Pest to Manage

Question Standard % correct
Question 19 HS-LS4-3 0.00
Question 20 HS-LS3-1 0.00
Question 21 HS-LS3-3 0.00
Question 22 HS-LS4-1 0.00


Diabetes

Question Standard % correct
Question 23 HS-LS1-7 0.00
Question 24 HS-LS1-2 0.00
Question 25 HS-LS1-3 0.00
Question 26 HS-LS1-1 0.00
Question 27 HS-ETS1-1 0.00


Honeybee Behavior and Threats

Question Standard % correct
Question 28 HS-ETS1-2 0.00
Question 29 HS-LS2-8 0.00
Question 30 HS-LS2-2 0.00
Question 31 HS-LS4-2 0.00
Question 32 HS-LS2-1 0.00


Baboon Evolution

Question Standard % correct
Question 33 HS-LS4-1 0.00
Question 34 HS-LS4-2 0.00
Question 35 HS-LS2-8 0.00
Question 36 HS-LS4-4 0.00


Purple Insect Eater

Question Standard % correct
Question 37 HS-LS1-5 0.00
Question 38 HS-ESS2-6 0.00
Question 39 HS-LS2-3 0.00
Question 40 HS-LS1-2 0.00

Zebra Coat Patterns

Question Standard % correct
Question 41 HS-LS3-1 0.00
Question 42 HS-LS1-1 0.00
Question 43 HS-LS4-2 0.00
Question 44 HS-LS3-3 0.00
Question 45 HS-LS2-7 0.00


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