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NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Digestion of protein
Discipline
Science
Grades
6, 7, 8
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Students are asked to identify the two organs of the digestive system where digestion of proteins occurs. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP). The URL link above takes the user to the NAEP test item, with access to performance data by various subgroups, a scoring guide, and the content on which the item is based. The NAEP web site allows users to build their own printable database of test items by clicking on Add Question in the upper right hand corner of the screen. NAEP Reference Number: 2000-8S11 No.:12


Ohio Science Academic Content Standards (2002)
Life Sciences
Benchmarks (6–8)
A.
Explain that the basic functions of organisms are carried out in cells and groups of specialized cells form tissues and organs; the combination of these cells make up multicellular organisms that have a variety of body plans and internal structures.
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 6)
2.
Explain that multicellular organisms have a variety of specialized cells, tissues, organs and organ systems that perform specialized functions.
National Science Education Standards
Life Science
Structure and function in living systems (Grades 5 - 8)