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== {{Assessmentheading}} ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
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! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Exam
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! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Cluster
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! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
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|-
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|August 2026 Biology Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Human Variations in Eye Color|Human Variations in Eye Color]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Human Variations in Eye Color#q4|Question 12]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Colorful Guppies|Colorful Guppies]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|Question 17]]
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|-
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2026 Biology Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs|Green and Black Frogs]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|Question 10]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Tailless Humans|Tailless Humans]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Tailless Humans#q3|Question 21]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Caffeine’s Effect on the Body|Caffeine’s Effect on the Body]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Caffeine’s Effect on the Body#q4|Question 41]]
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|-
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| rowspan="4" style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam|January 2026 Biology Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins|Two Kinds of Twins]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|Question 4]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader|Space Invader]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|Question 6]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage|A Hard Pest to Manage]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|Question 20]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns|Zebra Coat Patterns]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q1|Question 41]]
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|-
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Life Science: Biology Exam|June 2025 Biology Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Heads or Tails?|Heads or Tails?]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q1|Question 11]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Heads or Tails?|Heads or Tails?]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q4|Question 14]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Nature or Nurture?|Nature or Nurture?]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Nature or Nurture?#q1|Question 43]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Biology Sample Questions|Biology sample clusters]] (Spring 2024)
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster|Prostaglandins]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster#q4|Question 4]]
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|}
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== Vocabulary ==
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Terms from the [[Biology Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div>
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<div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:14em;">
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* cell
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* chromosome
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* claim
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* coding region
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* correlation (versus cause)
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* DNA
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* DNA code
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* empirical evidence
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* gene
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* gene expression
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* gene regulation
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* genetic information
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* non-coding region
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* parents and offspring
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* protein
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* species
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* structure and function
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* trait
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</div>
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From released exam questions</div>
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<div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:20em;">
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|allele]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Nature or Nurture?#q1|amino acid]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|amino acid sequence]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q1|amphibian]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|aquatic]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|atmosphere]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Nature or Nurture?#q1|average]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Caffeine’s Effect on the Body#q4|bind (to a receptor)]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|body cell]] – June 2026, [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|Jan 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q4|burrow]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q1|coloration]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|DNA sequence]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|Jan 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|environmental factor]] – Jan 2026, [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q1|June 2025]]
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* [[Questions:Caffeine’s Effect on the Body#q4|enzyme]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|epigenetic change]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q1|frequency]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|gamete]] – Jan 2026, [[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster#q4|Sample 2024]]
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* [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|gel electrophoresis]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|generation]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|Jan 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|growth rate]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|identical twins]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q4|infection]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|larva]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|leaf]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q4|limb bud]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|migration]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Human Variations in Eye Color#q4|mutation]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|Jan 2026]], [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q1|June 2025]]
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* [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|pesticide]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|photosynthesis]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|pigment]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Human Variations in Eye Color#q4|population]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|June 2026]], [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|Jan 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|predation]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|predator]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Tailless Humans#q3|primate]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|probability]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster#q4|prostaglandin receptor]] – Sample 2024
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|radiation (radioactive)]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|resistance (to a pesticide or treatment)]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|resources]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q1|sex cell]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|skin]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|skin cell]] – June 2026, [[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q1|Jan 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Space Invader#q1|stem]] – Jan 2026
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* [[Questions:Nature or Nurture?#q1|stomach]] – June 2025
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* [[Questions:Human Variations in Eye Color#q4|variation]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|June 2026]], [[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|Jan 2026]], [[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster#q4|Sample 2024]]
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* [[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster#q4|white blood cell]] – Sample 2024
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| Level5 = Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of non-coding and coding regions of DNA, and chromosomes that pass the instructions for characteristic traits from parents to offspring.
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| Level4 = Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
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| Level3 = Ask a question to clarify the role of DNA and/or chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
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| Level2 = Identify a question, from those provided, about the role of DNA and/or chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
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| Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Colorful Guppies#q1|Aug 2026 · Q17]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Human Variations in Eye Color#q4|Aug 2026 · Q12]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Caffeine’s Effect on the Body#q4|June 2026 · Q41]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Green and Black Frogs#q1|June 2026 · Q10]]</span>
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| Level1 = Identify a question, from those provided, about the role of DNA and/or chromosomes in the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
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| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Tailless Humans#q3|June 2026 · Q21]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:A Hard Pest to Manage#q2|Jan 2026 · Q20]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Space Invader#q1|Jan 2026 · Q6]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Two Kinds of Twins#q4|Jan 2026 · Q4]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Zebra Coat Patterns#q1|Jan 2026 · Q41]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q1|June 2025 · Q11]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Heads or Tails?#q4|June 2025 · Q14]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Nature or Nurture?#q1|June 2025 · Q43]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-bio">[[Questions:Prostaglandins Sample Cluster#q4|June 2025 · Q4]]</span>
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<metadesc>NYS Standard HS-LS3-1: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.</metadesc>
 

Latest revision as of 09:46, 18 October 2026

Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.

Clarification statement: Emphasis should be on the distinction between coding and non-coding regions of DNA.

Note: this is a NYSED-specific performance expectation that is different from the Next Generation Science Standards.

Regents Exam Questions

Released New York State Regents exam questions that assess HS-LS3-1 are listed here by exam and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
August 2026 Biology Regents Human Variations in Eye Color Question 12
Colorful Guppies Question 17
June 2026 Biology Regents Green and Black Frogs Question 10
Tailless Humans Question 21
Caffeine’s Effect on the Body Question 41
January 2026 Biology Regents Two Kinds of Twins Question 4
Space Invader Question 6
A Hard Pest to Manage Question 20
Zebra Coat Patterns Question 41
June 2025 Biology Regents Heads or Tails? Question 11
Heads or Tails? Question 14
Nature or Nurture? Question 43
Biology sample clusters (Spring 2024) Prostaglandins Question 4

Vocabulary

Terms from the Biology Glossary that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • cell
  • chromosome
  • claim
  • coding region
  • correlation (versus cause)
  • DNA
  • DNA code
  • empirical evidence
  • gene
  • gene expression
  • gene regulation
  • genetic information
  • non-coding region
  • parents and offspring
  • protein
  • species
  • structure and function
  • trait
From released exam questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Regents exam question on HS-LS3-1 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Identify a question, from those provided, about the role of DNA and/or chromosomes in the passing of traits from parents to offspring. June 2026 · Q21 Jan 2026 · Q20 Jan 2026 · Q6 Jan 2026 · Q4 Jan 2026 · Q41 June 2025 · Q11 June 2025 · Q14 June 2025 · Q43 June 2025 · Q4
Level 2: Identify a question, from those provided, about the role of DNA and/or chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring. Aug 2026 · Q17 Aug 2026 · Q12 June 2026 · Q41 June 2026 · Q10
Level 3: Ask a question to clarify the role of DNA and/or chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
Level 4: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
Level 5: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of non-coding and coding regions of DNA, and chromosomes that pass the instructions for characteristic traits from parents to offspring.

Resources

Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of HS-LS3-1.

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation HS-LS3-1 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Asking Questions and Defining Problems
    • Ask questions that arise from examining models or a theory to clarify relationships.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • LS1.A: Structure and Function
    • All cells contain genetic information in the form of DNA molecules. Genes are regions in the DNA that contain the instructions that code of the formation of proteins.
  • LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
    • Each chromosome consists of a single very long DNA molecule, and each gene on the chromosome is a particular segment of that DNA. The instructions for forming species' characteristics are carried in DNA. All cells in an organism have the same genetic content, but the genes used (expressed) by the cell may be regulated in different ways. Not all DNA codes for a protein; some segments of DNA are involved in regulatory or structural functions, and some have no as-yet known function.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Cause and Effect
    • Empirical evidence is required to differentiate between cause and correlation and make claims about specific causes and effects.
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