Keystone

Information
 English Language Arts
Mon, May 14 and Tues, May 15
all 9th graders, and 10th graders that haven't passed

Early dismissal for 9th and 10th graders
(regular classes for 11th grade)

 Algebra
Thur, May 17 and Fri, May 18
all 9th graders, and 10th graders that haven't passed

Early dismissal for 9th and 10th graders
(regular classes for 11th grade)

 Biology
Mon, May 21 and Tues, May 22
All 10th graders, and 11th graders that haven't passed

Early dismissal for 10th and 11th graders
(regular classes for 9th grade)

 Each day has
32 multiple-choice
(1 point each)
and
4 constructed response
(3 points each)

 Approximately
60 to 75 percent of the score is
based on the multiple-choice
questions,
25 to 40 percent is
based on the open-
ended questions.
Day 1: Cells and Cell processes
Characteristics of life
Biological organization (organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism)
Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes
Organelles
Plasma membrane, Active and passive transport,
osmosis
Homeostasis
Properties of water- (freezing point, high specific heat, cohesion)
Carbon and macromolecules (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids)
Enzymes and Catalysts
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
ATP

Day 2: Continuity and Unity of Life
Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis
DNA replication
Genes, alleles and chromosomes
Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance Punnett squares
Protein synthesis (transcription, translation)
Genetic mutations (silent, frame-shift, nonsense)
Genetic engineering
Evolution and natural selection
Levels of organization
(organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere)
Food webs, food chains
Water cycle, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle
Primary and Secondary succession
Limiting factors