Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Matter and Energy in Living Systems ~ Misconception MEM034

Students think that matter is created or destroyed [rather than transformed] in biological processes (Smith & Anderson, 1986).

Items that test for misconception MEM034 in this project (THSB) and key idea (Plants make their own food in the f…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
ME036003	To make its trunk, branches, and leaves, a tree makes glucose from carbon dioxide and water and then uses the glucose molecules to make carbohydrate polymers.	21%