The Purpose of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Is

question 69

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is to

• A) detect weaknesses in school system curricula
• B) screen elementary school children for potential learning disabilities
• C) identify children who are underachieving
• D) provide information which can be used to improve instruction

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Definitions:

Spindle Poles

The ends of a spindle apparatus, which play a critical role in pulling apart chromosomes during cell division.

Midway

A term typically referring to a central or halfway point in distance or time.

Homologous Chromosomes

Paired chromosomes in a diploid organism, one from each parent, that are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location, and pair up during meiosis.

Contractile Ring

A ring of protein filaments that forms during cell division, helping to divide the cell into two.