1. Ferns and flowering plants differ in what way?

Select one:

a. Dominance of the sporophyte or gametophyte CorrectIn ferns and flowering plants, sporophyte
generation is most dominant. Matured fronds of ferns produce spores for reproduction. Gametophyte is
a separate plant in ferns while flowering plants are not. The gametophytes in seed-bearing plants are
very small and are inside the mature sporophyte plant. Another difference is that the male and female
gametophytes in flowering or seed-bearing plants develop from different types of spores, while those in
ferns develop from only one type of spore.

b. Means of reproduction

c. Kind of chlorophyll present in them

d. Presence or absence of conducting tissues

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The correct answer is: Dominance of the sporophyte or gametophyte

2. Which of the following statements accurately explains how trees prevent floods?

Select one:

a. Excessive water are stored in their stems

b. Their roots bind the soil CorrectThe roots of trees grow into the soil and attach to the soil particles,
helping to hold the soil together. When forests are cut down, the soil is not held together and is washed
away by the action of running water. With the loss of topsoil, which normally acts as a spongy layer, the
water runs off in large amounts, causing floods.

c. Their roots help absorb excess water

d. Their leaves can store excess water

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The correct answer is: Their roots bind the soil

3. Bacteria cause various diseases in humans. They produce a poisonous substance known as:

Select one:

a. Microbes

b. Antibodies

c. Antigens
d. Toxins CorrectToxins are the poisonous compounds produced by some microorganisms that cause
certain diseases. Antibodies are the specialized proteins produced by certain lymphocytes, especially in
response to the presence of an antigen, to neutralize, thus creating immunity to, specific antigens.
Germs are disease producing microorganisms, such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi, rickettsia and viruses.

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The correct answer is: Toxins

4. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

Select one:

a. Ecosystem CorrectEcosystem is a relatively self-contained, dynamic system composed of a natural

community along with its physical environment. The concept, first developed in the 1920s and 1930s,
takes into account the complex interactions between the organisms – plants, animals, bacteria and fungi
– that make up the community and the flows of energy and matter through it.

b. Niche

c. Environment

d. Habitat

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The correct answer is: Ecosystem

5. The part of the plant cell that captures the light energy needed in photosynthesis is which of the
following?

Select one:

a. Nucleus

b. Cytoplast

c. Chlorophyll

d. Stigmata Incorrect

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The correct answer is: Chlorophyll

6. Which among the following is a first – order consumer?

Select one:
a. Carnivores

b. Herbivores CorrectHerbivores are animals that feed on plants. They are first – order consumers
because they feed on the producers of food.

c. Insectivores

d. Omnivores

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The correct answer is: Herbivores

7. What makes meiosis different from mitosis?

Select one:

a. Meiosis occurs in somatic cells, while mitosis occurs in sex cells.

b. Meiosis produces four daughter cells, while mitosis produces only two daughter cells. CorrectMeiosis
produces four daughter cells each with half the original chromosome number. Meiosis occurs only in sex
cells, producing sperm and eggs, and since the chromosome number is half the parent cell, these cells
are genetically different from the original parent cell.

c. The chromosome number remains the same in meiosis, but is halved during mitosis.

d. Meiosis produces identical daughter cells, but mitosis produces daughter cells that are genetically
different.

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8. The correct answer is: Meiosis produces four daughter cells, while mitosis produces only two
daughter cells.

Plant eating animals get their main source of energy from:

Select one:

a. Glycogen

b. Sugar CorrectOrganisms eat sugar and starch in the form of complex molecules which are digested
and broken down into simpler glucose molecules. These glucose molecules are taken apart and energy is
released to be used for all activities of the organism.

c. Starch

d. Cellulose

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The correct answer is: Sugar

9. Jesse who is normal for color vision marries Jessa, a normal heterozygous woman. What is the
chance of their son being color blind?

Select one:

a. 0%

b. 25%

c. 50% CorrectWhen XY and XX are crossed, the possible results are: X Y X XX XY Y XX XY Male:
50% normal; 50% color blind Female: 100% normal (50% heterozygous)

d. 75%

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The correct answer is: 50%

10. Among the different blood vessels, which receives the highest oxygen concentration?

Select one:

a. Aorta Incorrect

b. Pulmonary vein

c. Pulmonary artery

d. Renal vein

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The correct answer is: Pulmonary vein

11. Which of the following is considered as a natural ecosystem?

Select one:

a. Aquarium

b. Garbage

c. Coral reef CorrectA coral reef is a ridge or elevated part of a relatively shallow area of the seafloor,
approaching the sea’s surface. It is formed by a rocklike accumulation of calceous (calcium-containing)
exoskeletons of coral animals, calcareous red algae and mollusks.

d. Terrarium
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The correct answer is: Coral reef

12. Chloroplasts were seen in a specimen under the microscope. The specimen might be:

Select one:

a. A cheek cell Incorrect

b. A paramecium

c. A virus

d. A hydrilla

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The correct answer is: A hydrilla

13. The breathing rate is increased by an increase in the content of:

Select one:

a. Water vapor

b. Nitrogen

c. Oxygen

d. Carbon dioxide CorrectAn increased in the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood stimulates the cells
of the medulla to send impulses to the diaphragm and the rib muscles, causing them to contract and
expand more rapidly. The breathing rate then increases.

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The correct answer is: Carbon dioxide

14. Which of the following states that you will have a better chance of reaching reproductive age if
you possess a combination of favorable characteristics?

Select one:

a. Punctuated equilibrium

b. Survival of the fittest Correct“Survival of the fittest” dictates that those individuals best suited to their
environment will live and reach reproductive age and pass their characteristics on to their offspring.

c. Sexual isolation
d. Mutation

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The correct answer is: Survival of the fittest

15. Where is the site of majority of photosynthesis in a leaf?

Select one:

a. Epidermis

b. Palisade layer CorrectThe palisade layer has cells that are packed together and serves for most
photosynthesis. The spongy layer is a site for gas exchange. The cuticle and the epidermis are for
protection.

c. Cuticle

d. Spongy layer

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The correct answer is: Palisade layer

16. It is coined as the powerhouse of the cell:

Select one:

a. Ribosomes

b. Golgi bodies

c. Mitochondria CorrectCell respiration takes place in the mitochondria when energy is released. It is
also in here that the energy compound ATP is produced by the solution surrounding the cristae. The ATP
holds and keeps the energy until it is needed.

d. Endoplasmic reticulum

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The correct answer is: Mitochondria

17. Energy is obtained from food in the process of:

Select one:

a. Digestion Incorrect

b. Assimilation
c. Storage

d. Respiration

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The correct answer is: Respiration

18. Lichen has no specific taxonomic group due to:

Select one:

a. The fungi of lichens are not found alone. Incorrect

b. Lichens are among the most widely distributed of living things.

c. The fungi characteristics for classification are the same as those of the algae.

d. Lichen mutualism is unique in the plant world.

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The correct answer is: The fungi characteristics for classification are the same as those of the algae.

19. Which of the following things happens when you perspire while exercising?

Select one:

a. Your body takes in air

b. Your body gives off excess heat

c. Oil is removed from the surface of your skin Incorrect

d. Your hormone decreases

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The correct answer is: Your body gives off excess heat

20. Which of the following statements correctly explains why viruses are not considered free-living?

Select one:

a. Their cells lack cytoplasm

b. They are too small to be seen by light microscopy

c. They cannot reproduce outside a living cell CorrectViruses are not considered free-living since they
cannot reproduce outside of a living cell; they have evolved to transmit their genetic information from
one cell to another for the purpose of replication.

d. Their cells contain DNA

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The correct answer is: They cannot reproduce outside a living cell

21. Anchor sites for muscles and production of blood cells are some of the functions of our:

Select one:

a. Skin

b. Cartilage Incorrect

c. Ligaments

d. Bones

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The correct answer is: Bones

22. A researcher obtained a sample of matter from the deep ocean. Which of the following would
cause the researcher to suspect that the matter was from a living tissue?

Select one:

a. When exposed to air, the sample changed in color

b. A change in the temperature of the sample

c. The presence of DNA and enzyme in the sample CorrectDNA and enzymes are products of organisms.
The changes specified in the other options could occur in nonliving or even inorganic materials.

d. The sample releases gases

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The correct answer is: The presence of DNA and enzyme in the sample

23. The Pyramid of energy is best described as:

Select one:

a. The base of the pyramid is composed of the highest consumers needing the most energy.
b. The top of the pyramid is composed of the highest consumers who need the most energy.

c. The top of the pyramid consists of the producers which are the supplier of most the most energy.

d. The base of the pyramid consists of producers which supply the most energy CorrectThe base consists
of the producers that supply the most energy. As one moves up the pyramid, energy is lost. Found at the
top are the highest consumers who have lost energy from the pyramid in the form of heat and
unavailable chemical energy.

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The correct answer is: The base of the pyramid consists of producers which supply the most energy

24. All of the following statements are true about water, except:

Select one:

a. It is a medium for chemical reaction

b. It transports substances in the body

c. It can dissolve most substances

d. It hardly changes its temperature even when it absorbs heat CorrectWhen water absorbs heat, the
temperature changes and it becomes higher until it reaches its boiling point where, even of the heat
increases, the temperature stays stable. On the other hand, when the temperature lowers, the water
starts to cool so that the temperature changes and becomes lower, too, until it reaches its freezing point
where the temperature remains constant again.

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The correct answer is: It hardly changes its temperature even when it absorbs heat

25. Which of the following relationships can be observed among grasses and vegetables in a
garden?

Select one:

a. Parasitism

b. Competition CorrectCompetition is the interaction among organisms seeking a common resource

such as food or light which is in limited supply in the area occupied by the community. Grasses and
vegetables in a garden for example, compete for soil nutrients and sunlight.

c. Mutualism

d. Commensalism
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The correct answer is: Competition

26. Reproduction is a must among plants and animals to continue survival. Which of the following is
the simplest method of reproduction?

Select one:

a. Parthenogenesis Incorrect

b. Conjugation

c. Fertilization

d. Fission

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The correct answer is: Fission

27. To which phylum does an organism with a certain segment with a ventral nerve cord which is
solid and has a worm-like body shape and exoskeleton?

Select one:

a. Nematoda

b. Chordata

c. Arthropoda

d. Annelida Incorrect

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The correct answer is: Arthropoda

28. Which of the following genes will most likely be inherited together

Select one:

a. Segregated genes in different chromosomes

b. Genes located on the same chromosomes CorrectBy the principle of gene linkage, genes located on
the same chromosomes will most likely be inherited together.

c. Genes located on different chromosomes

d. Independently assorted genes on different chromosomes

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The correct answer is: Genes located on the same chromosomes

29. A doctor advised a patient to eat food rich in Calcium and Phosphorous. Most likely the patient
has problems with:

Select one:

a. Bones and teeth CorrectCalcium and Phosphorous are used in the building and maintenance of bones
and teeth. They are found in milk and dairy products and in leafy vegetables.

b. Skin and hair

c. Blood

d. Nerves

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The correct answer is: Bones and teeth

30. Muscles may be controlled or may contract even without conscious thought. Which of the
following muscle groups are considered involuntary?

Select one:

a. Smooth Incorrect

b. Skeletal and Cardiac

c. Skeletal

d. Smooth and Cardiac

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The correct answer is: Smooth and Cardiac

31. Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor that will determine which animals or
plants inhabit an environment?

Select one:

a. The acidity of a lake near a factory

b. The amount of oxygen present in the water or a pond

c. Berry plants growing in abundance at the edge of a forest CorrectThe only biotic or living factor
among the choices is berry plants. The others are abiotic. Factors affecting the ability of an organism to
inhabit an area. Birds and small mammals feeding on berries will most likely thrive in areas teeming with
berry plants.

d. The high daytime temperatures and low night time temperature

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The correct answer is: Berry plants growing in abundance at the edge of a forest

32. A _____ is composed of all the members of a single species inhabiting a given location.

Select one:

a. Population CorrectThe functional units of an ecosystem are the populations of organisms through
which energy and nutrients move. A population is a group of interbreeding organisms of the same kind
(a species) living in the same place at the same time. Groups of populations within an ecosystem
interact in various ways. These interdependent populations of plants and animals make up the
community, which encompasses the biotic portion of the ecosystem.

b. Food chain

c. Niche

d. Ecosystem

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The correct answer is: Population

33. Which of the following instruments can be utilized for culturing microorganisms?

Select one:

a. Scalpel

b. Microscope Incorrect

c. Petri dish

d. Forceps

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The correct answer is: Petri dish

34. This relationship best describes a protozoan which causes malaria in a human host:
Select one:

a. Commensalism

b. Parasitism

c. Mutualism

d. Predation Incorrect

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The correct answer is: Parasitism

35. In a residential backyard, there could be flowers, grasshoppers, grasses, dragonflies, worms and
ants. Collectively, these organisms represent which of the following?

Select one:

a. Habitat

b. Tissue

c. Community

d. Population Incorrect

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The correct answer is: Community

36. Photosynthesis can be carried on by which of the following organisms?

Select one:

a. Scavenger

b. Heterotrophic

c. Saprophytic

d. Autotrophic CorrectAutotrophic organisms need sunlight to manufacture food through

photosynthesis. Heterotrophs feed on plants or autotrophs; scavengers eat dead plants or animals;
while sporophytes feed on decaying matter.

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The correct answer is: Autotrophic

37. Why do some marine fishes don’t survive in fresh water?

Select one:

a. Fresh water has a low oxygen concentration Incorrect

b. Fresh water lacks suitable food for the marine fishes

c. Marine fishes cannot maintain homeostatic water balance

d. Fresh water has a lower temperature

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The correct answer is: Marine fishes cannot maintain homeostatic water balance

38. They transmit proteins produced by the ribosomes of the cells:

Select one:

a. Mitochondria

b. Golgi apparatus

c. Endoplasmic reticulum Incorrect

d. Cytosol

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The correct answer is: Golgi apparatus

39. Arthropodes which has many legs are termed as:

Select one:

a. Diplopods

b. Myriapods Incorrect

c. Icopoda

d. Chilopoda

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The correct answer is: Diplopods

40. A doctor was advising a patient who just had his gallbladder removed to limit his intake of which
of the following food?

Select one:
a. Apples

b. Pork

c. Fresh vegetables

d. Seafoods Incorrect

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The correct answer is: Pork

41. Crystallized viruses retain their ineffective properties. This indicates that:

Select one:

a. The crystals became contaminated

b. The crystallization was properly done

c. The viruses have properties quite unlike any other organism

d. They are very primitive living organisms CorrectViruses are composed only of protein coat enveloping
either RNA or DNA (nucleic acids). In fact, they are practically nonliving cells outside living cells, and use
living cells as hosts in order to reproduce.

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The correct answer is: They are very primitive living organisms

42. An amoeba is attempting to engulf an escaping paramecium. Which structures are involved in
the activity?

Select one:

a. Pseudopods and cilia

b. Setae and pseudopods

c. Tentacle and flagella Incorrect

d. Tentacles and cilia

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The correct answer is: Pseudopods and cilia

43. The digestive tube is composed of how many openings?

Select one:
a. Six

b. Four

c. Two CorrectThe digestive process always starts in the mouth which is an opening for the digestive
tube. Digested food enters the blood stream fro absorption into the body while undigested food leaves
the small intestine and enters the colon, or the large intestine, for waste elimination from the body.

d. Three

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The correct answer is: Two

44. All of the following animals are mammal, aside from:

Select one:

a. Walrus Incorrect

b. Giant whale

c. Seal

d. Shark

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The correct answer is: Shark

45. Vultures may kill animals for food or feed on the remains of animals killed by other animals.
Therefore, vultures may be described as:

Select one:

a. Scavengers and predators CorrectA scavenger is an animal that eats refuse and decaying organic
matter while a predator is an animal that captures and feeds upon other animals. A herbivore is an
animal that feeds chiefly on grass or other plants while a parasite is a plant or an animal that lives on or
in an organism of another species from which it derives sustenance or protection without benefit to and
usually with harmful effects on the host.

b. Predators and omnivores

c. Predators and herbivores

d. Scavengers and parasites

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The correct answer is: Scavengers and predators

46. Some animals have the power to regain or restore their lost body part through the process:

Select one:

a. Mutation

b. Molting

c. Autonomy

d. Regeneration CorrectRegeneration is having the power to restore or grow again the lost part of the
body. This is common to echinoderms, such as the starfish and brittle star.

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The correct answer is: Regeneration

47. A correct food chain is exemplified by which of the following?

Select one:

a. Plants - Decomposers - Snakes - Lizards - Snakes

b. Insects - Plants - Snakes - Lizards - Decomposers

c. Decomposers - Insects - Lizards - Snakes - Plants

d. Plants - Insects - Lizards - Snakes - Decomposers CorrectPlants are the producers of food. The insects
who eat them are, in turn, eaten by lizards. Lizards are eaten by snakes. When snakes die, they are
broken down by decomposers and their constituent compounds are released so that they could be used
by other organisms.

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The correct answer is: Plants - Insects - Lizards - Snakes – Decomposers

48. A cell in the stems of an eggplant contains 20 chromosomes. After this cell divides, how many
chromosomes should each resulting daughter cell contain?

Select one:

a. 20 CorrectA cell in the stem tip of a corn plant divides by mitosis. In mitosis, the daughter cell always
has the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, whether the parent cell is haploid (monoploid,
1N) or diploid (2N). A diploid parent cell produces diplod daughter cells; a haploid parent cell produces
haploid daughter cells. The cell in the stem tip of an eggplant has 20 chromosomes, so through mitosis,
its daughter cells will also have 20 chromosomes each.
b. 10

c. 40

d. 50

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The correct answer is: 20

49. Algae and Fungi are put together under Phylum Thallophyta due to this reason:

Select one:

a. Both algae and fungi do not have roots, stems and leaves CorrectAlgae and fungi are placed together
under phylum Thallophyta because they do not have vascular tissues. They have no roots, stems or
leaves. They are soft or thallus (old classification), but today they are classified separately.

b. Both algae and fungi are plants

c. Both algae and fungi can reproduce

d. Both algae and fungi need a certain amount of moisture

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The correct answer is: Both algae and fungi do not have roots, stems and leaves

50. Vertebrates with hair, four-chambered heart and warm-bloodedness are characteristics of
which of the following?

Select one:

a. Mammalia

b. Amphibia Incorrect

c. Pisces

d. Aves

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The correct answer is: Mammalia