Life Science SOL Prep

Life Science covers 11 Virginia SOL standards across 11 strands. SOL Prep turns every one of them into a diagnostic, guided notes, flashcards, and practice questions.

What Life Science covers

Scientific and Engineering Practices

  • LS.1Demonstrate understanding of scientific and engineering practices through investigation, analysis, and communication.

Cells and Cell Theory

  • LS.2Investigate and understand that all living things are composed of cells and the role of cell theory in supporting life processes.

Levels of Structural Organization and Classification

  • LS.3Investigate and understand levels of structural organization in living things and the classification of organisms.

Chemical Processes and Energy Transfer

  • LS.4Investigate and understand chemical processes of energy transfer important for life.

Ecosystem Matter and Energy

  • LS.5Investigate and understand how biotic and abiotic factors affect ecosystems.

Population Interactions and Interdependence

  • LS.6Investigate and understand interactions and interdependence among populations in biological communities.

Adaptations and Ecosystems

  • LS.7Investigate and understand how adaptations support an organism’s survival in an ecosystem.

Ecosystem Dynamics and Change

  • LS.8Investigate and understand how ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms change over time.

Human Activity and Ecosystems

  • LS.9Investigate and understand relationships between ecosystem dynamics and human activity.

Genetics and Heredity

  • LS.10Investigate and understand how organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information to new generations.

Populations and Evolution

  • LS.11Investigate and understand how populations of organisms can change over time.

Frequently asked questions

What is on the Life Science SOL test?

Life Science is organized into 11 strands: Scientific and Engineering Practices, Cells and Cell Theory, Levels of Structural Organization and Classification, Chemical Processes and Energy Transfer, Ecosystem Matter and Energy, Population Interactions and Interdependence, Adaptations and Ecosystems, Ecosystem Dynamics and Change, Human Activity and Ecosystems, Genetics and Heredity, Populations and Evolution.

How many standards does Life Science cover?

Life Science covers 11 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 11 strands.