EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCES

2nd Quarter Examination

NAME: DATE:
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Directions. Read each of the following questions carefully and write the letter of the correct
answer.

1. What theory on the origin of life explained that living things are created by a supreme
powerful being?
A. Creation Theory C. Big Bang Theory
B. Spontaneous Theory D. Spontaneous Origin

2. Which of the following is the CORRECT meaning of the acronym DNA?

A. Deoxyrinucleic Acid C. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
B. Deoribonucleic Acid D. Deoxybonucleic Acid

3. Every organism has a life span. Which of the following DO NOT show such
characteristic of living organisms?
A. A dog was hit by a moving vehicle.
B. A sunflower follows the light of the sun.
C. A monkey gives birth to her young ones.
D. A man celebrates his birthday every 12th of the month of June.

4. What is the role of plasma membrane in the cell?

A. it protects the cell C. it duplicates the DNA
B. it produces energy D. it holds the organelles

5. What part of the cell is responsible for the production of ATP or energy?
A. Vacuoles C. Mitochondria
B. Lysosome D. Endoplasmic Reticulum

6. Which of the following is a CORRECT pair?

A. Prokaryotic: Multicellular C. Eukaryotic: Animal Cell
B. Prokaryotic: Plant Cell D. Eukaryotic: Bacteria

7. What is the main source of energy of all living things?

A. Sun C. Plants
B. Food D. Animals

8. Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?

A. Herbivore: Grasshopper C. Carnivore: Earthworm
B. Omnivore: Human D. Decomposer: Bacteria

9. What gas is needed as a source of carbon in the dark reaction?

A. Sulfur C. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen D. Carbon Dioxide

10. Which of these stages of cellular respiration produced the highest ATP?
A. Glycolysis C. Calvin-Benson Cycle
B. Krebs Cycle D. Electron Transport Chain
11. What happens to the amount of energy among the consumers in the food chain?
A. Decreases from left to right C. Increases from top to bottom
B. Decreases from right to left D. Increases from bottom to top

12. Which of the following is NOT part of a carpel?

A. Anther C. Stigma
B. Ovary D. Style

13. What part of the flower is used to attract pollinators?

A. Sepal C. Ovule
B. Petal D. Receptacle

14. Which of these is the CORRECT structures that produce male and female
gametophyte?
A. Anthers; Stigma C. Pollen grains; Flowers
B. Stamen; Carpels D. Megaspores; Microspores

15. How did a simple fruit originate?

A. One flower, single or fused carpel
B. Individually pollinated flowers fuse
C. Individually pollinated without fusing of flowers
D. One flower, several unfused carpels; becomes cluster of several fruits

16. Which of the following is TRUE about sexual reproduction?

A. Requires formation of gametes by meiosis
B. Produces offspring identical in their traits
C. Occurs only in vertebrate
D. All of these

17. What are the base-pairing rules for DNA?

A. A-G; T-C C. C-G; A-T
B. C-G; A-U D. T-U; G-A

18. What is shown by pig-to-human transplantation?

A. Transgenic C. Xenotransplantation
B. Differentiation D. Reproductive cloning

19. What are the most common GMOs?

A. Plants and Animals C. Bacteria and Fungi
B. Animals and Bacteria D. Fungi and Plants

20. How do you described a diploid human body cells?

A. Contains sex chromosomes
B. Consist of two set of chromosomes
C. Complete number of chromosomes
D. Contains both sex and autosomal chromosomes

21. Which of the following is the function of circulatory system?

A. Heals injury
B. Fights body odor
C. Protects from animal bites
D. Delivers nutrients in all parts of the body
22. What characteristic of species can be expected with rapid rate of evolution?
A. Have larger bodies
B. Mature in a few days or weeks and reproduce
C. Mature very slowly and reproduce only after they are 20 years old
D. All of the above

23. Which of the following interactions DOESN’T promote co-evolution?

A. Mutualism C. Parasitism
B. Commensalism D. Interspecific competition

24. What element is the building block of living cells?

A. Carbon C. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen D. Nitrogen

25. Which of the following is the CORRECT equation for photosynthesis?

A. Carbon dioxide + Water Sugar + Oxygen
B. Carbon monoxide + Water Sugar
C. Carbon + Water Oxygen
D. Oxygen + Carbon dioxide Water + Sugar

26. Which of the following is TRUE about food processing task of animals?
A. Ingestion is the breaking of food in the mouth.
B. Elimination is the expelling of waste products from the stomach.
C. Mechanical and chemical digestion happens in the esophagus only.
D. Absorption is the movement of nutrient molecules across the wall of a digestive
organ and into the body's internal environment.

27. Which of the following is the CORRECT explanation for the origin of the
mitochondria?
A. Aerobic bacteria entered and lived inside a eukaryotic cell.
B. Anaerobic bacteria entered and lived inside a eukaryotic cell.
C. Photosynthetic bacteria entered and lived inside a prokaryotic cell.
D. Non-photosynthetic bacteria entered and lived inside a prokaryotic cell.

28. What do you call the process when a sperm cell meets an egg cell?
A. Climax C. Ovulation
B. Fertilization D. Ejaculation

29. What do you call the sexually reproducing individuals that can make both eggs and
sperm?
A. Amphibians C. Hermaphrodites
B. Aphids D. Perfect Sexes

30. Which of the following parts is common in all types of cell?

A. DNA C. Nucleus
B. Cell wall D. Mitochondria

31. The Homeostasis in organisms involves interactions among sensory receptors, the
brain, the muscles and the glands. Which of the following shows a negative feedback?
A. Difficulty in breathing in a crowded place.
B. Sweat glands excrete more sweat after jogging.
C. The mouth became watery after seeing a green mango.
D. The stomach make a funny sound when you are hungry.
32. Last summer 1,000 fishes were found dead on the surface of Laguna Bay. What could
be the cause of this phenomenon?
A. Illegal fishing
B. Underwater volcanic eruption
C. Chemical waste from nearby factories.
D. High temperature of water affects the rate of oxygen.

33. Grandular types such as Marijuana leaves contain a chemical THC( tetrahydro-
cannabinol) that has a psycho active effects on human. What is another distinct
characteristic of this plant?
A. Organism may die after eating the leaves.
B. Smelling the leaves may cause paralyze among animals.
C. The leaf secretes substances that deter plant-eating animals.
D. Herbivores may experience head ache after eating the leaves.

34. If a plant stomata are made to stay open at all times, or close at all times, the plant
will die. Why?
A. The plant will wilt easily.
B. Nutrients cannot enter the roots.
C. Water and air will not circulate properly in and out of the leaf
D. The plant will not receive enough solar energy that will be used for food
production.

35. What do you call the maintenance of a relatively constant environment?

A. Homeostasis C. Homeobox
B. Exotherms D. Endotherms

36. In which of the following areas would there be a severity in air pollution?
A. Cities C. Populated areas
B. Industrialized areas D. All of these

37. What do you call the lower limit of water availability in soil?
A. Field capacity C. Thermocline
B. Hypolimnion D. Wilting point

38. Which of the following is NOT a green-house gas?

A. CO2 C. CH4
B. O2 D. NO2

39. Which of the following represents an ecological niche?

A. the resource it utilizes
B. the range of condition it can tolerate
C. functional role in the ecological system
D. all of the above

40. What is shown by fossil records?

A. Most species have not evolved
B. Species existed at the same time
C. All species today are just as they were when they were created
D. Some species are evolutionary transitions between major groups of organisms

41. What do you call the process wherein the carbon atoms are extracted from its
inorganic source like carbon dioxide and then incorporating them to an organic
molecule?
A. Carbon Fixation C. Carbon Assimilation
B. Carbon Extraction D. Carbon Conversion
42. The nucleus, being part of the cell is composed of chromatin, nuclear envelope, and
nucleoplasm. Which of the following is TRUE about nucleolus?
A. It is the semifluid interior portion of the nucleus.
B. It refers to DNA and associated proteins in a cell nucleus.
C. It is a dense region of proteins and nucleic acid where ribosomal subunits are
being produced.
D. Double membrane with nuclear pores that control which substances enter and
exit the nucleus.

43. A cell is a basic but complex unit of life. It has different parts with different functions.
Which of the following is considered the powerhouse of cell?
A. Cytoplasm C. Nucleus
B. Mitochondria D. Golgi Body

44. What set of sex chromosomes are found in a typical human male?
A. XY C. YY
B. XX D. XZ

45. What do you call the process by which an individual’s genome is deliberately
modified?
A. Cloning C. Genetic Engineering
B. Cross breeding D. Genetic Modification
46. What is a transgenic organism?
A. carries a gene from another species C. Both a and b
B. has been genetically modified D. none of these

47. Which of the following are benefits of genetic modification?

A. make food more nutritious
B. confer drought tolerance
C. insect resistance
D. all of the above

48. What animals were first genetically modified?

A. Turtles C. Frogs
B. Mice D. Sheep

49. What do you call the process of making an identical copy of something, and it can
refer to deliberate interventions in reproduction that produce an exact genetic copy
of an organism?
A. Sexual reproduction C. Cloning
B. Differentiation D. Somatic reproduction

50. The first cells did not have a nucleus or other organelles. What is the possible
explanation for this?
A. Nucleus are not essential in the life of an organism
B. There are no uses for nucleus since the cell is unicellular.
C. The cell cannot really produce nucleus because it has no use that time.
D. There is scarcity of oxygen thus, the cell metabolic pathway is very simple.