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| ls = Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
 
| ls = Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
 
| cs = Emphasis is on illustrating inputs and outputs of matter and the transfer and transformation of energy in photosynthesis by plants and other photosynthesizing organisms. Examples of models could include diagrams, chemical equations, and conceptual models.
 
| cs = Emphasis is on illustrating inputs and outputs of matter and the transfer and transformation of energy in photosynthesis by plants and other photosynthesizing organisms. Examples of models could include diagrams, chemical equations, and conceptual models.
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<metadesc>NYS Standard HS-LS1-5: Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.</metadesc>
 

Revision as of 12:59, 13 October 2026

Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.

Clarification statement: Emphasis is on illustrating inputs and outputs of matter and the transfer and transformation of energy in photosynthesis by plants and other photosynthesizing organisms. Examples of models could include diagrams, chemical equations, and conceptual models.

Assessment boundary: Assessment does not include specific biochemical steps.

Note: This is a performance expectation for both HS Biology and HS Chemistry. For chemistry, the focus is on "balancing chemical equations" (as per the NYSED high school course maps).

Regents Exam Questions

Released New York State Regents exam questions that assess HS-LS1-5 are listed here by exam and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Chemistry

Exam Cluster Question
August 2026 Chemistry Regents The Fruit Industry in New York State Question 7
June 2026 Chemistry Regents Photosynthetic Pathways Question 38
Chemistry sample clusters (Spring 2025) Evaluating Gas Stoves Question 5

Biology

Exam Cluster Question
August 2026 Biology Regents Homeostasis in Plants Question 31
January 2026 Biology Regents Space Invader Question 7
Purple Insect Eater Question 37
June 2025 Biology Regents Carbon! Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go? Question 3
Biology sample clusters (Spring 2024) Coral Reefs Question 2

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Regents exam question on HS-LS1-5 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Use a model/information to identify how the process of photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
Level 2: Use a model/information demonstrating photosynthesis to identify energy and matter components.
Level 3: Use a model to describe how the process of photosynthesis conserves energy and/or matter.
Level 4: Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.
Level 5: Create a model, given input and output of matter and energy, to demonstrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy.

Vocabulary

Terms that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it, listed by subject. Chemistry terms are from the Chemistry Glossary; Biology terms are from the Biology Glossary.

Chemistry

From this standard
  • balancing
  • chemical energy
  • chemical equation
  • component (of a system)
  • conceptual model
  • energy
  • energy flow
  • evidence
  • inputs and outputs (of matter and energy)
  • light energy
  • matter
  • matter flow
  • photosynthesis
  • system
  • transformation
From released exam questions

Biology

From this standard
  • carbon
  • chemical energy
  • energy flow
  • inputs and outputs
  • light energy
  • matter
  • oxygen
  • photosynthesis
  • photosynthesizing organisms
  • sugar
From released exam questions

Resources

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NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation HS-LS1-5 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Developing and Using Models
    • Use a model based on evidence to illustrate the relationships between systems or between components of a system.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
    • The process of photosynthesis converts light energy to stored chemical energy by converting carbon dioxide plus water into sugars plus released oxygen.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Energy and Matter
    • Changes of energy and matter in a system can be described in terms of energy and matter flows into, out of, and within that system.
Page contributors: Conrad Richman, Caroline Leonard
Biology and Chemistry | HS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems