This question asks students to explain how scientists classify new life forms, citing specific information from the text to support their response. Students must rely on implicit details from the text to construct a satisfactory answer. This is a sample short answer test item used in a past Ohio Graduation test (for more information, see IMS: Assessments). From this test item, a visitor may view the reading passage, scoring rubric, and information regarding the general performance on this item. The Ohio Department of Education's IMS website allows visitors to search for test items and build a printable database of questions by choosing the "Add to Your Backpack" function. This resource is also available in Word format. ODE Reference Information: 2004-Grade 10 Reading, Annotated Item 28. (Author/laa/ncl)