Download FCAT 2.0 Science Test Item Specifications Grade 8

Grade 8
SC.6.L.14.4
BENCHMARK SC.6.L.14.4
Reporting Category
Life Science
Standard
Big Idea 14
Benchmark
SC.6.L.14.4
Compare and contrast the structure and function
of major organelles of plant and animal cells, including cell wall,
cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria,
and vacuoles.
Benchmark
Clarification
Students will compare and/or contrast the str ucture and/or function
of major organelles of plant and animal cells.
Content Limit
Items assessing cellular structures are limited to the cell w all, cell
membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and
vacuoles.
Stimulus Attribute
Scenarios will require a comparison or contrast of or ganelles in plant
and/or animal cells.
Response Attributes
None specified
Prior Knowledge
This benchmark grouping is foundational. These concepts have not
been introduced in the NGSSS prior to this g rade-level grouping.
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Organization and Development of Living Organisms
| DRAFT FCAT 2.0 Science Test Item Specifications, Grade 8
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SC.6.L.14.4
Sample Item 26
SC.6.L.14.4
Plant cells are different from animal cells. The diagram below identifies four different structures
in a plant cell.
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Nucleus
Compared to the structures in an animal cell, which of the following structures is found only in a
plant cell?
A.
★ B.
C.
D.
Mitochondrion
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
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