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Therefore, both parents of Individual E will have the Tt genotype. This means that Individual E has a three of four chance of inheriting at least one T allele, which would cause Individual E to have the bitter-taste trait.  \n1 The UIN (Unique Identification Number) can be used to find an item in the New Jersey Digital Item Library ( [https://nj.digitalitemlibrary.com/](https://nj.digitalitemlibrary.com/))  \nItem 3  \nUIN: 818103_02  \nItem Type: Technology Enhanced  \nStandards Alignment: DCI: LS3.A; SEP: AID; CCC: PAT  \nSR/AT/Paper Key: A, B, E, F, G, and H  \nKey: Individuals I-1, I-2, II-4, III-1, III-2, and III-4 should be selected. A correct response will look like this:  \nRationale: The ability to taste the bitter chemical is a dominant trait, so non-tasters must inherit two copies of the non-tasting allele from their parents. Individuals I-1, I-2, and II-4 are all tasters who have at least one child who is a non-taster. That means each of these individuals must carry a copy of the recessive allele that they passed on to their children. Individuals III-1, III-2, and III-4 are tasters who have one parent who is a non-taster. That means that each of these individuals must have inherited a copy of the recessive non-tasting allele from thenon-taster parent.  \nItem 4  \nUIN: 818103_03  \nItem Type: Technology Enhanced  \nStandards Alignment: DCI: LS3.A; SEP: CEDS; CCC: SF  \nSR/AT/Paper Key: A and F  \nKey: The student should select the following two sentences:  \nRationale: Individuals A and B each have two copies of the bitter-taste gene: Individual A has two copies of the tasting allele, and Individual B has two copies of the non-tasting allele. Individual C is able to taste the bitter chemical because of the dominant T allele.  \nItems 5–7  \nDomain: Earth and Space Science  \nPhenomenon: Fossils in rock strata can be used to compare the geologic age of two or more areas. Item 5  \nUIN: 818026_01  \nItem Type: Technology Enhanced  \nStandards Alignment: DCI: ESS1.C; SEP: CEDS; CCC: PAT  \nSR/AT/Paper Key: Box W: B; Box X: A; Box Y: A; Box Z: B  \nKey: A correct response will look like this:  \nRationale: The rock strata show that Layer D and Layer J have similar soil and fossils from the same types of organisms, which indicates that they formed during similar time periods. Layers formed during different time periods show more significant soil differences and fossils from different organisms.  \nItem 6  \nUIN: 818026_02  \nItem Type: Technology Enhanced  \nStandards Alignment: DCI: ESS1.C; SEP: DUM; CCC: SC  \nSR/AT/Paper Key: Layer B: B; Layer C: C; Layer D: B; Layer E: A  \nKey: A correct response will look like this:  \nRationale: The presence of terrestrial animal fossils in Layer B supports the presence of an atmosphere during formation. The formation of Layer C is inconclusive because of a lack of fossils. 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