Binan Integrated National High School

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST – EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Name: ____________________________________ Score: _________________

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before each
number.
______ 1. It is responsible for distinguishing an animal’s native tissues from foreign bodies and
pathogens like viruses, bacteria and parasites.
a. Lymphatic System b. Reproductive System c. Immune System
______ 2. Which of the following produces solid urea?
a. Reptiles b. Mammals c. Birds
______ 3.Animals obtain oxygen form the environment through their __________.
a. Respiratory System b. Urinary System c. Skeletal System
______ 4. The circulatory system in higher animals is powered by the_________.
a. Heart b. Liver c. Lungs
______ 5. It is the crucial ingredient for extracting energy from organic compound. .
a. Carbon dioxide b. Oxygen c. helium
______ 6. The kidney serves as ______ for extracting metabolic waste products.
a. Washing b. Pool c. Vehicle
______ 7. It refers to the sum of all chemical reactions that occur in living organisms.
a. Chemical Reaction b.Enzymes c. Metabolism
______ 8. This enables animals to send, receive and process nerve and sensory impulses as well
as move to their muscles.
a. Circulatory System b. Muscular System c. Nervous System
______ 9. It is the system that is responsible for the reproduction of organisms.
a. Lymphatic System b. Reproductive System c. Immune System
______ 10. It is system of checks and balances.
a. Endocrine b. Skeletal System c.Lymphatic System
_______11. It makes all the chemical reactions in the cell possible.
a. Chemical reaction b. Cell distribution c. Enzymes
______ 12. Its major purpose is to produce urine.
a. Kidney b. Brain c. Heart
______ 13. The function of this system is to protect animals from the hazards of their environment.
a. Skeletal System b. Respiratory System c. Integumentary System
______ 14. It influence or control various body functions including metabolism, growth and
reproduction.
a. Skeletal System b. Endocrine System c. Digestive System
______ 15. They possess the most advance nervous systems.
a. Reptiles b. Birds c. Mammals
______ 16.System that is responsible for the digestion and ingestion of foods.
a. Skeletal System b. Endocrine System c. Digestive System
______ 17. Enzyme – catalyzed reactions allow organisms to __________.
a. Disappears b. Flatten c. Grow
______ 18. DNA means
a. Deoxyribonuclues acid
b. Deoxyribonucleic acid
 c. Deoxyribonucleus acids
______ 19. It supplies oxygen to the cell.
a. Skeletal System b. Circulatory System c. Muscular System
______ 20. This maintains the structural integrity of an animal.
a. Digestive System b. Respiratory System c. Skeletal System
______ 21. The DNA is copied during cellular reproduction, this process is called _____.
a. Replication b. Transcription c. Translation
______ 22. Its primary role is to collect sunlight and make food by photosynthesis.
a. Roots b. Stem c. Leaves
______ 23. Which of the following is the function of a root?
a. absorbing water and minerals
b. absorb sunlight for photosynthesis
c. provide sunlight
______ 24. Which of the following is a function of the stem?
a. Consume water from the soil
b. Emit light energy for the animals
c. Support for the elevation of the leaves, flowers and fruits
______ 25. A disorder that is characterized by the abnormal increase on amino acids called
phenylalanine.
a. PKU b. PUK C. KPU
______ 26. Leaves are the keys not only to plant life but to all _____ life.
a. Geological b. Biological c. Terrestrial
______ 27. It is the process by which plants produces carbon dioxide.
a. Digestion b. Elevation c. Respiration
______ 28. The genetic information or code is copied into a messenger RNA(mRNA) through the
process of _____.
a. Replication b. Transcription c. Translation
______ 29. The actual synthesis of a protein using the codes transcribed in the mRNA as
template.
a. Replication b. Transcription c. Translation
______ 30. Which of the following is not type/kinds of RNA?
a. mRNA b. rRNA c. bRNA
______ 31. It contains a green chemical called chlorophyll which gives leaves their green color.
a. Chloroflourine b. Chloroplasts c. Chloroloist
______ 32. Which of the following is not a disease of the endocrine system.
a. Dwarfism b. gigantism c. asthma
______ 33. It is a disorder which is characterized by the abnormal increase of the growth
hormones.
a. Dwarfism b. Gigantism c. asthma
______ 34. A disorder which is characterized by the abnormal decrease in number of growth
hormones.
a. Dwarfism b. gigantism c. asthma
______ 35. Oxygen is released from the ________ to the atmosphere.
a. Leaves b. Root c. Stem
______ 36. Ecosystems with hardy inhabitants are called ___________.
a. Mountain b. Desert c. Forest
______ 37. ______ are the building blocks of proteins.
a. Amino acids b. carbohydrates c. nucleic acid
______ 38. A person suffering from PKU do not have the enzyme needed to process the amino
acid _____.
a. Alanine b. Phenyl c. Phenylalanine
_______39.We can take good care of our Excretory system by doing the following except.
a. Reduced intake of carbonated drinks
b. Always eat salty and oily foods
c. Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily
______ 40. The process by which animals remove waste products from their body is called____.
a. Reproduction b. respiration c. excretion
______ 41. Organs of the lymphatic system includes the following except.
a. Tonsils b. spleen c. esophagus
______ 42.Excretory system consists the following except.
a. Urethra b. kidney c. brain
______ 43. Which of the following gland is the one responsible for the production of growth
hormones?
a. Thyroid b. testes c. Pituitary
______ 44. An endocrine gland responsible for the production of testosterone.
a. Thyroid b. testes c. Pituitary
______ 45. A disease of the circulatory system characterized by the increasing number of white
blood cells.
a. Anemia b. leukemia c. pneumonia
______ 46. Which of the following is a disease of the respiratory system?
a. Anemia b. leukemia c. pneumonia
_______47. A disease in the circulatory system characterized by the decreasing number of RBC.
a. Anemia b. leukemia c. pneumonia
______ 48. The primary function of this hormone is to help controls the carbohydrates metabolism,
lowers blood sugar.
a. Insulin b. Glucagon c. calcitonin
_______49. The primary function of this hormone is to help controls the carbohydrates
metabolism, and increases blood sugar.
a. Insulin b. Glucagon c. calcitonin
_______50. A tumor in the pituitary gland that cause the adrenal glands to produce too much of
the stress-related hormones called cortisol.
a. Metabolic disorder b. Hypothyroidism c. Cushing syndrome