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{{DISPLAYTITLE:June 2026 Life Science: Biology Exam}}
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:June 2026 Biology Regents Exam {{Titlesub|· questions and answer key}}}}__NOTOC__
 
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The June 2026 Life Science: Biology exam is composed of 32 multiple choice and 17 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 '''June 2026 Biology Regents exam''' (the Regents Examination in Life Science: Biology) has 49 questions, 32 multiple choice and 17 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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<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS June 2026 Life Science: Biology exam.</metadesc>
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<metadesc>Questions and answer key for the June 2026 Biology Regents (Regents Examination in Life Science: Biology): 11 question clusters, 49 questions, each linked to its NYSSLS performance expectation.</metadesc>

Latest revision as of 23:47, 16 October 2026

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The June 2026 Biology Regents exam (the Regents Examination in Life Science: Biology) has 49 questions, 32 multiple choice and 17 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.

A Seasonal Strategy for Survival · Questions 1–5

Question Standard % correct
Question 1 HS-LS1-2 —
Question 2 HS-LS1-3 —
Question 3 HS-LS1-7 —
Question 4 HS-LS1-3 —
Question 5 HS-LS4-2 —


Nitrogen: Friend or Foe? · Questions 6–9

Question Standard % correct
Question 6 HS-LS2-2 —
Question 7 HS-LS2-1 —
Question 8 HS-LS2-6 —
Question 9 HS-ETS1-3 —


Green and Black Frogs · Questions 10–14

Question Standard % correct
Question 10 HS-LS3-1 —
Question 11 HS-LS4-2 —
Question 12 HS-LS4-4 —
Question 13 HS-LS2-6 —
Question 14 HS-LS4-4 —


Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) · Questions 15–18

Question Standard % correct
Question 15 HS-LS1-8 —
Question 16 HS-LS1-3 —
Question 17 HS-LS1-8 —
Question 18 HS-ETS1-3 —


Tailless Humans · Questions 19–22

Question Standard % correct
Question 19 HS-LS4-1 —
Question 20 HS-LS1-1 —
Question 21 HS-LS3-1 —
Question 22 HS-LS3-2 —


Fossil Fuels: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind · Questions 23–27

Question Standard % correct
Question 23 HS-LS2-5 —
Question 24 HS-LS2-1 —
Question 25 HS-ESS2-7 —
Question 26 HS-ESS2-6 —
Question 27 HS-ETS1-1 —


Buzzy Bees · Questions 28–32

Question Standard % correct
Question 28 HS-LS2-3 —
Question 29 HS-LS4-2 —
Question 30 HS-LS2-8 —
Question 31 HS-LS4-5 —
Question 32 HS-ETS1-3 —


The Forest Gardener · Questions 33–37

Question Standard % correct
Question 33 HS-LS2-3 —
Question 34 HS-LS2-7 —
Question 35 HS-LS2-4 —
Question 36 HS-LS2-6 —
Question 37 HS-LS2-3 —


Caffeine’s Effect on the Body · Questions 38–41

Question Standard % correct
Question 38 HS-LS1-2 —
Question 39 HS-LS1-1 —
Question 40 HS-LS3-2 —
Question 41 HS-LS3-1 —


Australian Adaptations · Questions 42–45

Question Standard % correct
Question 42 HS-LS4-1 —
Question 43 HS-LS4-5 —
Question 44 HS-LS4-2 —
Question 45 HS-LS4-4 —


Mercury Rising · Questions 46–49

Question Standard % correct
Question 46 HS-LS2-7 —
Question 47 HS-LS2-2 —
Question 48 HS-LS2-1 —
Question 49 HS-LS2-7 —
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