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{{DISPLAYTITLE:August 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam}}
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:August 2026 Biology Regents Exam {{Titlesub|· questions and answer key}}}}__NOTOC__
 
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The August 2026 Life Science: Biology exam is composed of 30 multiple choice and 18 constructed response questions organized into eleven question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.
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The '''August 2026 Biology Regents exam''' (the Regents Examination in Life Science: Biology) has 48 questions, 30 multiple choice and 18 constructed response, organized into eleven question clusters. Select a cluster to see its questions with the answer key. Each question is listed with the NYSSLS performance expectation it assesses. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.
  
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'''<span id="c1"></span><big>[[Questions:Star of the Tide Pool|Star of the Tide Pool]]</big>'''
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<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS August 2026 Life Science: Biology exam.</metadesc>
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<metadesc>Questions and answer key for the August 2026 Biology Regents (Regents Examination in Life Science: Biology): 11 question clusters, 48 questions, each linked to its NYSSLS performance expectation.</metadesc>

Latest revision as of 09:12, 30 October 2026

Learning standards Exam questions PLDs New Glossary

The August 2026 Biology Regents exam (the Regents Examination in Life Science: Biology) has 48 questions, 30 multiple choice and 18 constructed response, organized into eleven question clusters. Select a cluster to see its questions with the answer key. Each question is listed with the NYSSLS performance expectation it assesses. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is not yet available.

Star of the Tide Pool · Questions 1–4

Question Standard % correct
Question 1 HS-LS4-2 —
Question 2 HS-LS1-2 —
Question 3 HS-LS1-4 —
Question 4 HS-LS2-7 —


Deep-Sea Dilemmas · Questions 5–8

Question Standard % correct
Question 5 HS-LS2-5 —
Question 6 HS-LS2-3 —
Question 7 HS-LS2-6 —
Question 8 HS-ETS1-3 —


Human Variations in Eye Color · Questions 9–12

Question Standard % correct
Question 9 HS-LS3-2 —
Question 10 HS-LS3-3 —
Question 11 HS-LS1-1 —
Question 12 HS-LS3-1 —


Humongous Fungus · Questions 13–16

Question Standard % correct
Question 13 HS-LS2-4 —
Question 14 HS-LS1-4 —
Question 15 HS-LS3-2 —
Question 16 HS-LS1-1 —


Colorful Guppies · Questions 17–21

Question Standard % correct
Question 17 HS-LS3-1 —
Question 18 HS-LS4-4 —
Question 19 HS-LS4-3 —
Question 20 HS-LS4-5 —
Question 21 HS-LS4-3 —


A Tale of Two Squirrels · Questions 22–25

Question Standard % correct
Question 22 HS-LS4-5 —
Question 23 HS-LS4-1 —
Question 24 HS-LS4-5 —
Question 25 HS-LS2-7 —


Frog Development · Questions 26–29

Question Standard % correct
Question 26 HS-LS1-4 —
Question 27 HS-LS3-2 —
Question 28 HS-LS4-4 —
Question 29 HS-LS1-7 —


Homeostasis in Plants · Questions 30–34

Question Standard % correct
Question 30 HS-LS1-2 —
Question 31 HS-LS1-5 —
Question 32 HS-LS1-3 —
Question 33 HS-LS2-3 —
Question 34 HS-LS1-3 —


Invasive Mussels · Questions 35–39

Question Standard % correct
Question 35 HS-LS2-2 —
Question 36 HS-LS2-1 —
Question 37 HS-LS2-6 —
Question 38 HS-LS2-2 —
Question 39 HS-ETS1-2 —


Parrots and Biodiversity · Questions 40–44

Question Standard % correct
Question 40 HS-LS2-6 —
Question 41 HS-LS2-8 —
Question 42 HS-LS2-1 —
Question 43 HS-LS2-2 —
Question 44 HS-ETS1-1 —


The Permafrost Problem · Questions 45–48

Question Standard % correct
Question 45 HS-LS2-5 —
Question 46 HS-ESS2-6 —
Question 47 HS-ESS2-7 —
Question 48 HS-ETS1-1 —
Page contributors: Conrad Richman
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