PRE-LET EXAM
MAJOR: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
1. Demographic methods are now applied by
ecologist in studying a particular area.
What do they analyze to determine
population size?
A. Life table records of birth and death
B. Survivorship pattern in a particular
environment
C. Patterns of reproduction in an
ecosystem
D. Patterns of birth and death in a
population
2. The maximum number of healthy
organisms that the resource of an
ecosystem support at a given time is
referred to as its _______.
A. Carrying capacity
B. Competing ability
C. Resistance ability
D. Maintenance capacity
3. Mountain climbers use oxygen equipment
at the top of high mountains because there
is _____.
A. Less oxygen in the air at great heights
B. No air at the top of high mountains
C. A hole in the ozone layer above
D. Less nitrogen in the air at great heights
4. Which part of our body serves as a lever, a
kind of simple machine?
A. Spinal cord
B. Ligament
C. Tendon
D. Bone
5. Arm & leg muscles are arranged in
antagonistic pairs. How does this affect
their functioning?
A. One muscle of the pair pushes while
the other pulls.
B. The muscles are allowed to produce
opposing movements.
C. A back-up is provided if one of the
muscles is injured.
D. The strength of contraction is doubled.
6. More men are colorblind than women
because;
A. The allele for colorblindness is in the Y-
chromosomes.
B. The allele for normal vision does not
show up in men.
C. The allele for colorblindness is in the X-
chromosomes.
D. Men have weaker vision than women.
7. Simple squamous epithelial cells are found
lining organs such as ______.
A. Skin
B. Hearth and blood vessels
C. Sweet glands
D. Kidney and ducts
8. The selectivity of the cell membrane is
most closely associated with the
maintenance of ______.
A. Homeostasis
B. Pinocystosis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Plasmolisis
9. What are the breathing organs of plants
that are located in the stems and trunks
A. Lamellae
B. Stoma
C. Lenticels
D. Cortex
10. Which modified stem is used for the
storage of food?
A. Carrot
B. Potato
C. Gabi
D. Tomato
11. If the stems or barks of the plants are cut
all the way around, they are observed to
wilt and die because _______.
A. The epidermis is injured.
B. The fibro-vascular vessels are cut
C. The stem tissue is softened
D. The cambium layer is cut
12. The stem/trunks of dicotyledonous plants
grow wide in diameter due to the presence
of the ______.
A. Root hairs and meristem
B. Lenticels and stomata
C. Phloem and vascular ray
D. Xylem and cambium
13. How can we differentiate an arthropod
from an annelid?
A. Some arthropods have wings; an
annelid has legs
B. An arthropod has a segmented body;
an annelid has non-segmented body.
C. An arthropod has jointed legs; an
annelid has none.
D. An arthropod has exoskeleton; an
annelid has endoskeleton.
14. Which animals belong to the order
PRIMATES?
A. Ape
B. Whale
C. Bat
D. Porpoise
15. We are a part of the carbon and oxygen
cycle because we _______.
A. Breathe in oxygen and release carbon
dioxide
B. Oxidize substances present in the
environment
C. Burn fuel which release carbon dioxide
D. Take in carbon dioxide mixed with
other gases.
16. We feel warmer just before it rains
because _______.
A. There is an increase relative humidity

B. Heat is released by the evaporation of
water.
C. The clouds prevent heat from escaping
the earth.
D. Heat is released by the condensation of
water vapor.
17. During the process of photosynthesis,
oxygen is given off as a by – product. This
oxygen came from:
A. Carbon dioxide and not from water
B. Water and not from carbon dioxide
C. Carbon dioxide and water
D. None of the above
18. Most of the reactions involved in aerobic
respiration occur in the:
A. Ribosome’s
B. Golgi bodies
C. Mitochondria
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
19. Integration and coordination of activities
necessary for the survival of complex
multi-cellular organism were made possible
by the evolution of the:
A. Respiratory and excretory system
B. Endocrine and nervous system
C. Endocrine and Respiratory system
D. Respiratory and nervous system
20. In mammalian cloning, the organism
resulting from the technology is similar to
the ______.
A. Location of the somatic cell
B. Owner of the somatic cell
C. Surrogate mother
D. Owner of the embryonic cell
21. The number of red blood cells per cubic
millimetre of blood is 500,000,000 in men
and 4,500,000 in women. What is the
advantage of this in men?
A. Man waste more bloods and need
extra.
B. They have bigger physique and need
more blood.
C. They are more prone to anemia
disorder.
D. Man does strenuous activities and need
more energy.
22. We are wanted to stay away from a place
that can generate sound at a hundred
decibels in order to _______.
A. Protect the tympanic membrane
B. Keep the stirrup safe
C. Protect the Eustachian tube
D. Balance the semi-circular canal
23. Which of the following criterion is used to
distinguish between two species?
A. Physical traits
B. Time
C. Geography
D. Reproduction
24. Which of the following is the part of the
process of chemiosmosis?
A. Movements of electrons through
membranes
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B. Absorption of light energy by
chloroplasts
C. Build up of hydrogen ion concentration
D. Splitting of water molecules.
25. Which of the following initiates the process
of blood clotting?
A. Exposure of blood to the air
B. Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
C. Damage to the lining of blood vessels
D. Attraction of leukocytes on a site of
infection
26. What do you call the hormone that
stimulates the secretion of milk?
A. Luteinizing hormone
B. Antidiuretic hormone
C. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
D. Prolactin
27. In the process of evolution, the effect of
the environment is to:
A. Provide stable conditions favourable to
the survival of the species
B. Provide conditions favorable for the
formation of fossils
C. Act as a selective force on variation in
species
D. Prevent the occurrence of mutation
28. Which of the following is present in
mammalian blood that is most directly
concerned with combating diseases?
A. Red blood cells and antibodies
B. White blood cells and antibodies
C. White blood cells and red blood cells
D. Platelets and antibodies
29. The facts that large numbers of
mitochondria are observed in the tubule
cells of nephrons suggest that the nephron
is involved in the process of:
A. Passive transport
B. Active transport
C. Diffusion
D. Osmosis
30. When the tentacles of a hydra are touched,
the entire organism responds because
________.
A. Impulses are conducted in only one
direction from the tentacles
B. The hydra has a central nervous
system
C. The nerve net carries impulses in more
than one direction
D. Impulses travel over reflex arcs
31. The force of the muscle contraction
depends on:
A. Number of muscle fibers stimulated.
B. Number of motor units stimulated.
C. Frequency of action potentials in each
motor unit.
D. All of the above
32. Pairing of homologous chromosomes leads
to ______.
A. Double alignment of chromosomes at
metaphase I.
B. Single alignment of chromosomes at
metaphase.

C. Formation of two daughter cells.
D. Equal division of centromeres.
33. Some vines can climb posts easily because
they respond positively to touch. Such
response is termed ________.
A. Photoperidism
B. Phototropism
C. Geotropism
D. Thigmotropism
34. Some plants have waxy leaves due to the
presence of cutins. Which is a
characteristic of cutin?
A. Liquid at room temperature
B. Is a hydropobhic substance
C. Similar to steroids
D. Short chain fatty acids
35. A vegetable grower is selecting good
squash seeds that will surely germinate.
Why is the usual practice?
A. Open and find out if it has cotyledon.
B. Press and get the hard one.
C. Place them in water and select those
that sink.
D. Select those that float in water.
36. We should avoid indiscriminate cutting of
trees because _________.
A. It loosens the soil and causes flooding
B. We will run out of wood for building
houses.
C. It makes the forest dry
D. It is the law.
37. Why is urine output monitored in patients
suffering from burnt skin? Because
________?
A. Burns can result in decreased loss of
fluid.
B. Damage to the skin can increase water
loss.
C. Urine output increases fluid loss.
D. Loss of fluid through the skin results in
increased blood flow to the kidneys.
38. Which part of the brain coordinates our
movement using information from position
receptors in various parts of our body?
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebral Cortex
C. Medulla
D. Midbrain
39. What is the function of a parathyroid
hormone?
A. Lower blood calcium level
B. Raises blood calcium level
C. Regulates the activity of the thyroid
gland
D. Controls physical and mental growth
40. What type of joint is responsible for
strengthening or bending our arms and
legs?
A. Sliding
B. Hinge
C. Pivot
D. Ball and Socket
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41. Which are the characteristics of living
bone?
I. Does not contain ATP for energy.
II. Capable of producing new bone
tissue.
III. Is supplied with blood vessels.
A. I and III
B. II and III
C. I, II and III
D. I only
42. In DNA typing, why are DNA fragments
placed in agarose gel and subjected to
electric current?
A. For base pairing
B. To make DNA bands visible
C. To separate strands from one another
D. To arrange the DNA fragments by size
43. What is the special muscle tissue which
could be buried in the wall of the heart in
order to stimulate heartbeat?
A. Pacemaker
B. Cardiac
C. Coronaries
D. Septum
44. The process of creating a DNA molecule by
joining together DNA from the cells of two
different species referred to as
__________.
A. Cloning
B. Genetic Engineering
C. DNA Typing
D. Recombinant DNA
45. Which of the following is demonstrated
most clearly by the fossil record?
A. Species occupying the same habitat
have common ancestors.
B. Competition is most intense among
individuals of the same species.
C. Species have become more complex
overtime.
D. The struggle for existence is the main
cause of evolution.
46. Which is characteristic of human
oogenesis?
A. Production of sperm
B. Formation of polar bodies
C. Equal division of cytoplasm
D. Unequal division of heredity materials
47. What benefits are derived from tissue
culture and cloning?
A. Involves change in a species
B. Formation of polar bodies
C. Faster rate of production for better
traits
D. Slower rate of production for better
traits
48. Which is the correct hierarchy of ecological
organization?
A. Population, Ecosystem, Community,
Biosphere
B. Population, Biosphere, Ecosystem,
Community
C. Ecosystem, Population, Community,
Biosphere
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D. Population, Community, Ecosystem, D. Acid deposition

Biosphere 57. Which describes a tropical rainforest which
is considered to be the most productive
49. Pure water is neither acidic nor basic, that biome on earth?
is, it is neutral. It has a pH of _________. A. With extremes of temperature and
A. 4.1 rainfall.
B. 8.5 B. Experience periodic rainfall due to
C. 7 differences in temperature.
D. 5 C. Has predictable daily temperature and
50. Which is the correct sequence of reactions even rainfall.
in photochemical smog formation? D. Has the same mean daily temperature
I. Chain propagation. and abundant rainfall.
II. Photochemical reaction
III. Production of organic free radicals 58. Which is an effective method of preventing
IV. Reaction involving oxygen species soil erosion from a hill?
A. Practice alternate farming
A. I, II, IV, III B. Avoid frequent watering
B. II, I, III, IV C. Avoid planting cover crops
C. II, I, IV, III D. Practice contour plowing
D. I, IV, II, III
59. Given a group of organism, which among
51. In a hydrologic cycle, what processes must them can be considered a population?
occur in order to complete the cycle? A. Ants in an anthill during summer
A. Respiration and evaporation B. Frogs caught in a certain rice field
B. Evaporation and sublimation C. Tilapia being cultured in a pond
C. Condensation and sublimation D. Birds egg that hatches in an aviary
D. Evaporation and condensation
60. Adenosine diphosphate is a molecule
52. The Philippine Environment Code states involved in molecular energy transfer that
that the government shall pursue a system is typically formed by __________.
of ______. A. Absorption of phosphate
A. Careful use and conservation of wildlife B. Hydrolysis of ATP
resources. C. Hydrolysis of NADH
B. Naming the Philippine Eagle as an D. Accumulation of nucleotides
endangered species.
C. Increasing the penalty for the use of 61. Why are lips, “redder” than our palm?
explosives in fishing A. Lips are heavily keratinized
D. Revising all the forestry laws. B. Lips epidermis is thinner
C. Many blood vessels are located in the
53. Which of the following clues would tell you lips
whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic? D. There is increased blood flow in the lips
A. Whether or not the cell carries out
cellular metabolism. 62. The hormone that assists liver cells to
B. The presence or absorbance of a rigid convert glycogen into glucose is
cell wall. _____________.
C. The presence or absence of ribosomes. A. Glycerin
D. Whether or not the cell is partitioned B. Insulin
by internal membranes. C. Glycerol
D. Glucagon
54. In the process of evolution, the effect of
the environment is to: 63. Doctors can now ask the pathologist to
A. Provide stable condition favorable to help them diagnose diseases from far-
the survival of the species. away places through special computer
B. Act as a selective force on variation in hardware. They can view slides of tissue
species samples as they are hooked to the
C. Provide conditions favorable for the internet. The method is termed
formation of fossils _________.
D. Prevent the occurrence of mutation. A. Histopathology
B. Telepathology
55. A shortage of oxygen in the tissue is C. Pathological diagnosis
referred to as ________ which causes an D. Micropathology
altitude sickness.
A. Hypoxia 64. What is the common cause of a
B. Myopia cardiovascular disease
C. Hyperopia A. Lack of sodium in the diet
D. Alopaecia B. Fatty deposit in the arteries
C. Inadequate supply of red blood cells
56. Air pollutants are produced chiefly by D. Increase heartbeat
__________.
A. Burning of fuel 65. By what type of reproduction and through
B. Thermal inversion what process does a several portion of a
C. Acid rain formation starfish grow into a full starfish?
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A. Asexual reproduction; bud formation A. Dolphin

B. Asexual reproduction; vegetative B. Shark
propagation C. Whale
C. Asexual reproduction; regeneration D. Dog
D. Sexual reproduction; through sex cells
75. Which of these is NOT an insect?
66. When you enter suddenly a well lighted A. Louse
room after coming from a dark room, you B. Giant ant
experience not seeing things for some C. Cockroach
seconds. This is because ___________. D. Scorpion
A. Light had caused temporary blindness.
B. The pupils are not adapted to the dark 76. What is the structural adaptation of birds
C. The eyes adapted to light only that enables them to fly at high altitudes
D. The pupils are not dilated yet. easily at less effort?
A. Sight is well developing
67. Which type of cytoskeletal structure is B. They use strong limbs
involved in flagella formation and in the C. They are covered with feathers
amniotic apparatus? D. Their bones are porous
A. Microtubules
B. Microtrabecule 77. What is the outstanding characteristic
C. Intermediate filament among mammals that are preyed upon by
D. Microfilament other mammals for food?
A. Help in searching for food
68. The pairing of homologous chromosomes B. Have claws on both feet
during meiotic cell division is known as C. Able to detect danger
___________. D. Possess eyes on both sides of the
A. Fertilization head
B. Linkage
C. Synthesis 78. The tough exoskeleton that serves for
D. Synapsis protection among the trilobites and
crayfishes are ________.
69. Which sites of cellular respiration are A. Chitin
considered the “powerhouse” of eukaryotic B. Pulp
cells? C. Calcium carbonate
A. Golgi bodies D. Spicules
B. Ribosome
C. Endoplasmic reticulum 79. What happens to the lungs in a disease
D. Mitochondria called emphysema?
A. Alveolar walls break down
70. What is the composition of the core of the B. Linings of the lungs dry up
earth? C. Carbon dioxide accumulate fast
A. Oxygen and silicon D. Tracheal cells get filled up
B. Silicon and iron
C. Iron and nickel 80. When a person is found out to have
D. Nickel and magnesium concentration of calcium in the blood, such
a disorder could be traced to a
71. During germination, what gas is needed malfunctioning of the ________________.
most by the spouting seeds? A. Liver
A. Nitrogen B. Thyroid gland
B. Oxygen C. Pancreas
C. Hydrogen D. Parathyroid gland
D. Carbon dioxide
81. Which part of the brain acts as the center
72. After fertilization which part of the flower of our emotions?
develops into a fruit? A. Medulla
A. Corolla B. Cerebrum
B. Stigma C. Cerebellum
C. Ovary D. Thalamus
D. Receptacle
82. What special instrument is placed inside
73. The feeding procedure wherein the mother the heart to generate electrical impulse?
bird partially digests the food and places A. Septum energizer
an amount into the young’s beak is termed B. Pacemaker
_____________. C. Cardiac regulator
A. Assimilation D. Atrium pump
B. Reabsorption
C. Regurgitation 83. The complete trip of the blood from the
D. External digestion heart to all parts of the body and back to
the heart is referred to as ___________
74. Mammals are vertebrates with mammary circulation.
glands. Which of the following does not A. Cardiac
have mammary glands? B. Pulmonary
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C. Cardiovascular B. Fertilization
D. Systemic C. Differentiation
D. Germination
84. Which disease is characterized by a
deterioration of mental powers and is 93. A chemical that clogs spiracles and
common to old persons? tracheal tubes would directly interfere with
A. Nervousness respiration in the:
B. Neurosis A. Hydra
C. Alzheimer’s disease B. Human
D. Osteoporosis C. Earthworms
D. Grasshopper
85. The phenomenon which allows certain
traits not useful to the organisms to 94. How much blood is in the circulatory
remain in the population by chance is system of an average person?
termed _______________. A. 1 liter
A. Natural selection B. 2.5 liter
B. Genetic drift C. 5 liters
C. Speciation D. 10 liters
D. Biodiversity
95. Heart is to circulatory as Endocrine is to :
86. A technique that is commonly used to A. Bile
produce many copies of genes is called B. Lymph
________________. C. Juices
A. Conjugation D. Hormone
B. Transformation
C. Polymerase chain reaction 96. Which adaptation found within the human
D. Test tube baby respiratory system filters, warms and
moistens the air before it enters the lungs?
87. Which primitive traits shows that human, A. Involuntary smooth muscles
turtles and frogs have a distant common B. Ciliated mucous membranes
ancestor? C. Clusters of alveoli
A. Hair feature D. Ring of cartilage
B. Shell
C. Five digit feature 97. Which part of the human central nervous
D. Mammary gland system is correctly paired with its function?
A. Spinal cord – coordinates learning
88. The process by which a virus transfers a activities.
piece of DNA from a bacterial cell to B. Medulla – maintains muscular
another is called ________. coordination.
A. Transformation C. Cerebrum – serves as the unit for
B. Transformulation memory & reasoning
C. Transduction D. Cerebellum – serves as the center
D. Plasmid technology for reflex action

89. An important function of the gonads, in 98. The structural relationship between antigen
addition to the production of gametes, is and antibody is like the relationship
the __________. between:
A. Differentiation of germ layers A. Hand and glove
B. Elimination of cellular waste B. Driver and car
C. Development of the embryo C. Hammer and nail
D. Secretion of hormones D. Guns and bullet

90. A problem caused by the strip mining of 99. Glucagon is secreted by cells that are
coal is ____________. present in the:
A. Drying up of rivers A. Thyroid
B. Loss of soil B. Liver
C. Increased release of sulphur C. Islets of langerhans
dioxide D. Small intestine
D. Increased mineral population
100. Smooth muscles are generally found:
91. Which of the alternative sources of energy A. At the joint
results in the formation of acid rain? B. In the digestive system
A. Solar C. In the heart
B. Nuclear D. Attached to the skeleton
C. Biogas
D. Geothermal 101. Meiosis is important because it:
A. Doubles the number of
92. In the flowering plants, nectar and brightly chromosomes between
colored petals attract insects. What generations.
process is most directly aided by these B. It produces fertilized egg or
adaptations? zygote.
A. Pollination C. It produces a haploid gamete.
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D. It replaces dead cells in adult 111. Some bacteria are classified as

organisms. saprophytes because they are organisms
102. The insoluble protein that gives the which:
skin its mechanical strength is: A. Contain vascular bundles
A. Oil B. Feed on other living things
B. Sebum C. Feed on dead organic matter
C. Keratin D. Manufacture food for photosynthesis
D. Cuticle
112. A cross between a living thing showing
103. What are the economically important a dominant trait but of a certain genotype
products of the fermentation of grape juice and a living thing that is homozygous
by yeast? recessive for a trait is called:
A. ATP and CO2 A. Hybrid cross
B. Lactic acid and NAD+ B. Dihybrid cross
C. CO2 and Ethanol C. Test cross
D. ATP and Ethanol D. Back cross

104. What is the name of the inner layer of 113. A blood abnormality that results from
the back of the eyeball with light sensitive uncontrolled production of abnormal white
nerve layer which captures and transmits blood cells by the bone marrow is known
images to the brain through the optic as:
nerve? A. Anemia
A. Cornea B. Leukemia
B. Retina C. Emphysema
C. Iris D. Thrombosis
D. Sclera
114. Which of the following are examples of
105. What do you call the small, hair-like posterior pituitary hormones?
structures which line the inside wall of the A. Antidiuretic hormone
small intestine and which greatly assist in B. Secretion and cholecystokynin
the speeding up of food absorption? C. Prolactin and parathormone
A. Cilia D. None of the above
B. Villi
C. Alveoli 115. What is the function of the steroid
D. Duodena hormones?
106. What do you call the indentation in the A. Work as second messengers
skin from which the hair grows? B. Bind to cell surface receptors
A. Papillae C. Alter the activity of genes
B. Follicle D. Initiate open channels in the cell
C. Shaft membrane
D. Riboflavin
116. What distinguishing characteristic does
107. Organisms attached to, or resting on a mammal possess?
the bottom of the sediments are called: A. Has hair and scale
A. Planktons B. Has feather and wings
B. Epiphytes C. Has hair and mammary gland
C. Benthos D. Has fins and cartilaginous bone
D. Saprophytes
117. Which of the following does not occur
108. In which part of the rice plant is sugar in fermentation?
manufactured? A. Energy is released
A. Stem B. Oxygen is formed
B. Roots C. Sugar is broken down
C. Leaves D. Carbon dioxide is produced
D. All of the above
118. What action is shown when ammonia is
109. One major problem involved in organ changed into nitrates?
transplant is: A. Nitrifying bacteria
A. Race of recipient B. Bacteria of decay
B. Phagocytosis C. Nitrogen fixing bacteria
C. Antigen-antibody reaction D. Denitrifying bacteria
D. Sex of donor
119. What is the function of the glomerulus
110. Much of the carbon dioxide produced and Bowman’s capsule?
by algae is not excreted as metabolic A. Concentrate the urine
waste because: B. Reabsorb water into the blood
A. It is needed for aerobic respiration C. Eliminate ammonia from the body
B. It can be used for photosynthesis D. Filtrate the blood and capture the
C. It used for the hydrolysis of proteins filtrate
D. It cannot pass through the cell
membrane 120. Earthworm are considered
hermaphrodites because they:
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A. Contain functional male and female A. I and III

gonads B. I, III and IV
B. Carry on asexual reproduction C. I, II and III
C. Normally reproduce by D. I and IV
parthenogenesis
D. Reproduce only in the spring 129. Which organ secretes bile and what
function does bile serve?
121. Chromosomes do not normally occur as A. Liver, emulsifies fats
homologous pairs in: B. Intestines: acts of lipids
A. Fertilized eggs C. Gall bladder, neutralizes acids
B. Somatic cells D. Pancreas: acts on trypsinogen
C. Zygotes
D. Gametes 130. Studies show that there are parts of
the body that have lost their usefulness
122. In flowering plants, fertilization occurs and which may later disappear. What are
in the: these organs called?
A. Ovule A. Extinct
B. Stamen B. Vestigial
C. Pollen tube C. Residual
D. Pollen grain D. Fossilized

123. What do you call the development of 131. Who proposed the theory of evolution
an egg without fertilization? that is based on natural selection?
A. Spermatogenesis A. Charles Darwin
B. Reproduction division B. Watson
C. Hermaphroditism C. Gregor Mendel
D. Parthenogenesis D. Lamarck

124. After pollination, sperm nucleus 132. The number of autosomes and type of
reaches the egg nucleus in the ovule of a sex chromosome normally present in a
flowering plant by means of: human egg cell is _____________.
A. Flagellum A. 22 + X
B. The wind B. 44 + XY
C. Insects C. 22 +Y
D. The pollen tube D. 44 +X

125. Why it is not advisable to remove the 133. Which organism could be classified as a
tonsils of children even if they become producer in a community?
inflamed occasionally? A. Plant
A. They are needed in sensing the taste of B. Animal
foods. C. Carnivore
B. They help in swallowing food easily. D. Herbivore
C. They contain lymphocytes that fight
bacteria. 134. When nutrients are washed out of the
D. They contain blood platelets. soil, the process is called ___________.
A. Surface runoff
126. Which statements support Darwin’s B. Erosion
theory of evolution? C. Stripping
A. Few offspring’s produced are involved D. Depletion
in the evolution process.
B. Organisms with favourable adaptation 135. Under what do you classify fruit
tend to survive. peelings and overripe fruits?
C. Unfavourable mutation favour general A. Feeding materials
evolution. B. Fermentable
D. Variation is not essential to species C. Filling materials
evolution. D. Fertilizers

127. Which of the following techniques is 136. What should be installed to prevent
employed to detect the defects of a fetus release of sulphur oxides from industrial
as early as the 8th month of pregnancy? factories?
A. Ultra sensing A. Catalytic converters
B. Amniocentesis B. Vacuum cleaner
C. Chorionic sampling C. Chimneys
D. Barr test D. Scrubber system

128. What are the products of cellular 137. Products such as plastics, pesticides
respiration? and radioactive wastes create significant
I. Carbon dioxide health problems for large groups of people.
II. Oxygen They are classified as _____________.
III. Water A. Hazardous substance
IV. ATP B. Air and land pollutants
C. Non-biodegradable substance
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D. Lethal substances 145. Which part of the seed appears as a

scar which marks the entry of the pollen
138. Thermal pollution can cause tube during fertilization?
____________. A. Epicotyl
A. Photochemical smoke fog B. Tegmen
B. Acid precipitation C. Testa
C. Industrial smoke fog D. Hilum
D. Removal of oxygen from water
146. Who experimented on the gas released
139. The photoreceptor units found in the during photosynthesis and what gas did he
compound eyes of insects are called? find out?
A. Visual nerve A. Robert Meyer, nitrogen
B. Ommatidia B. Jan Helmont, oxygen
C. Visual stimulators C. Jospeh Priestley, oxygen
D. Sclera D. Jean Senebier, hydrogen

140. Birds shed off feathers at least once a 147. Which of the following nutrients is
year through a process called _________. incorrectly paired with its function in plant?
A. Migrating a. Magnesium-constituent of
B. Skinning chlorophyll
C. Molting b. Iron-component of hemoglobin
D. Furrowing c. Phosphorous – component of
nucleic acid
141. The diverticulum of the esophagus is d. Calcium – formation of cell walls
for temporary storage of food as in bird’s
___________. 148. What is the final acceptor of the
A. Gizzard electron transport chain that functions in
B. Crop oxidative phosphorylation?
C. Palate A. Pyruvic acid
D. Coecum B. Water
C. Oxygen
142. Which of the following are true to both D. NAD+
moss and fern plants?
A. They need water for the sperm cell to 149. Two cells which have a chromosome
reach the egg cell. number different from that of their single
B. They have dominant sporophytes and parent cell are normally produced during
small gametophytes. the process of _______.
C. They have both dominant A. Mitosis
gametophytes and small sporophytes. B. Meiosis
D. They can leave in dry habitats. C. Fusion
D. Cleavage
143. What do you call the margins of
individual bones that are jointed? 150. During a vacation spent in a mountain
A. Synovial lodge, the youngsters in a family fastened
B. Suture a steel bench between two trees using
C. Marrow tight fitting thick copper wire. They
D. Haversian canals returned to the place 25 years after.
Assuming the tree grows at the rate of 1
144. Which is the 3-carbon sugar formed foot per year, which of the following
during the dark-reaction phase of statements may be TRUE?
photosynthesis? A. The space between the two trees
A. PGAL remained the same
B. ADP B. They could not use the bench because
C. ATP it had risen by 25 feet
D. NADPH C. The bench was higher but by just a few
feet more than before
D. The copper wire was broken but it left
a circular mark around the tree trunk