Pacuan National High School

Pacuan, La Libertad, Negros Oriental

3rd Quarter Examination in Science 10

Instruction: Read each item carefully and choose the best answer among the given choices.

1. It connects all your body parts and transmits signals from one part to another.
a. Endocrine System c. Nervous System
b. Respiratory System d. None of these
2. This serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system.
a. Cerebrum
b. Central Nervous System (CNS)
c. Peripheral Nervous System
d. Spinal Cord
3. The following is the base sequence on one strand of a DNA molecule:
A A T G C C A G T G G T.

If this strand is replicated, which of the following is the complementary strand that is produced?
a. T C G T C C G T C T A G
b. A G C A G G C A G G G T
c. T T A C G G T C A C C A
d. U C G U C C U C U A G A

4. This is a carbon ring structure that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen. In DNA, there
are four of them: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and guanine (G).
a. Deoxyribose c. Phosphate Group
b. Nitrogen Bases d. Amino Acid
5. This is the variety of life forms in a particular ecosystem.
a. Biosphere
b. Biodiversity
c. Stability
d. Population
6. Which of the following causes a decreasing wildlife population in most of the places in our country?
a. loss of limiting factor
b. loss of natural disturbances
c. loss of habitat
d. loss of carrying capacity

7. A person breeds guinea pigs in a cage. After a few generation, the breeder observes that the guinea pigs are
more aggressive towards each other, the young are less healthy and more young guinea pigs die. What do
you think will happen to the population of the guinea pigs?
a. The population will remain the same.
b. The population will increase.
c. The population will decrease.
d. The population is not affected.

8. Cocolisap infestation outbreak has been declared in some parts of the Philippines. The cocolisap feeds on
the sap of the coconut tree and injects toxic enzymes, resulting in discolored leaves and deformed plant
tissues that retard its growth of coconut tree. This, results in a decrease of the survival rate of coconut trees.
Which of the following factors limit the population of coconut trees?
a. Deceases and Parasites
b. Emigration
c. Predation
d. Competition for resources

9. This is a community of organisms that live, feed and interact with the environment.
a. Biosphere
b. Population
c. Ecosystem
d. Community
10. Which of the following statements explains Lamarck’s Theory of Use and Disuse?
a. Body structures develop because they are used extensively
b. Body structures develop because they are not in use
c. Body structures develop because of competition
d. Body structures develop because of mutation

11. Which of the following statements best explains the Theory of Natural Selection?
a. Organs that are not used may disappear, while organs that are constantly used may develop.
b. In nature, the organism with desirable characteristics may survive, while those with weaker traits may
not.
c. Organisms develop desirable structures to survive in a given environment.
d. Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to offsprings.

12. According to evolutionists, which is the best test to show the relatedness of two organisms?
a. Similarity in development
b. Similarity in courting behavior
c. Similarity in structure
d. Similarity in genomic DNA
13. Which pairs of animals shows a correct example of homologous structures?
a. Wings of butterfly and wings of bat.
b. Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat.
c. Fingers of human and arm of starfish
d. Tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito
14. Where can most of the fossils be found?
a. Sedimentary rock
b. Granite rock
c. Lava flows
d. Black soil
15. Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe evolution?
a. Evolution is continuous.
b. Evolution refers to change.
c. The world is stable and unchanging.
d. If there is mutation, there is evolution.
III. Draw and label the parts of a neuron. (2pts)

IV. Fill out the missing parts.

DNA RNA
(2pts) (2pts)
V. Differentiate DNA from RNA.