GAMUT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Gamut, Barobo, Surigao del Sur

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
GRADE 9 SCIENCE

Name:_________________________ Date : ____________

Grade and Section: _______________

TEST I-MULTIPLE CHOICE:

Direction: Choose the best letter on the following statements. Write only the letter that corresponds in the given
statement.

1. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are gases that cycle out in the ecosystem. Which of the following gases is important
to photosynthesis?
a. Carbon dioxide b. ozone gas c. water vapor d. oxygen
2. Plants are considered as food makers. In which of the following cell organelles does photosynthesis occur?
a. Mitochondrion b. ribosome c. chlorophyll d. chloroplast
3. The light dependent reaction of photosynthesis must come first before the light independent reaction because
its products are important to the fixation of carbon dioxide. Which of the following is/are the products of the
light dependent reaction?
a. ATP only b. ADP only c. NADPH only d. NADPH and ATP
4. Pumps the blood throughout the body
a. Heart b. arteries c. blood d. veins
5. Carries the materials throughout the body.
a. blood b. veins c. Heart d. arteries
6. Carries the blood throughout the body.
a. Blood vessel b. veins c. Heart d. arteries
7. Occurs when the phenotype of the offspring is somewhere in between the phenotypes of both parents, a
completely dominant allele does not occur.
a. Incomplete dominance b. codominance c. multiple alleles d. sex linked traits
8. A different form of a gene that controls a certain trait.
a. Allele b. antigen c. gamete d. DNA
9. A substance that when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an antibody.
a. Antigen b. gamete c. allele d. DNA
10. A reproductive cells that unite during sexual reproduction to form a new cell called zygote.
a. Antigen b. gamete c. allele d. DNA
11. Contains the information needed to form and control the physical make up and chemical processes of an
organism.
a. Antigen b. gamete c. allele d. DNA
12. Those that are expressed exclusively in one sex.
a. Incomplete dominance b. codominance c. sex limited traits d. sex linked traits
13. Expressed in both sexes but more frequently in one than in other sex.
a. Codominance b. Incomplete dominance c. sex linked traits d. sex limited traits
14. A group of organisms of the same species living in a certain place.
a. Limiting factor b. ecosystem c. population d. community
15. Environmental conditions that keep a population from increasing in size and help balance ecosystems.
a. population b. community c. Limiting factor d. ecosystem
16. Affected by changes in the environment.
a. extinction b. limiting factor c. carrying capacity d. ecosystem
17. Occurs when the last member of a species dies.
b. unbalance b. rare c. extinction d. endangered
18. Refers to the variety of organisms living in an area.
a. Population b. communities c. biodiversity d. ecosystem
19. A result of air pollution mostly from factories and motor vehicles.
a. Air pollution b. water pollution c. acid rain d. deforestation
20. Which of the following is NOT a principal cause of deforestation?
a. Illegal logging b. kaingin c. taking animals for profit d. forest fires
21. It protects the leaves and has nothing to do with photosynthetic processes.
a. Mesophyll b. phloem c. upper epidermis d. stomata
22. It is where carbon dioxide and oxygen enters and exits the leaf.
a. phloem b. Mesophyll c. stomata d. upper epidermis
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Gamut, Barobo, Surigao del Sur
FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
GRADE 9 SCIENCE
23. They are important in trapping light energy from the sun
a. phloem b. Mesophyll c. chlorophyll d. vascular bundles
24. How many molecule/s of carbon dioxide is/are released from one pyruvic acid molecule being oxidized?

a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4
25. A vegetable farmer wants to increase his harvest. Which of the following conditions should the farmer consider?
a. The kind of soil b. amount of water c. location of the plots d. all of the choices
26. A group of organisms that have certain characteristics in common and are able to interbreed.
a. Population b. species c. biodiversity d. ecosystem
27. The top chamber of heart is called ______________.
a. Ventricle b. atrium c. valve d. veins
28. The bottom chamber of heart is called __________________.
a. veins b. Ventricle c. atrium d. valve
29. Which of the following has a negative effects and nearly harms circulatory system?
a. Exercise b. smoking c. proper diet d. good sleep
30. Which of the following is the best way to prevent diseases in the respiratory and circulatory system?
a. Regular exercise b. adequate rest c. proper hygiene d. balanced diet

TEST II- 31-39: ILLUSTRATE THE GAS EXCHANGE IN THE HEART

40-45: DETERMINE THE POSSIBLE TRAITS OF THE CALVES
IF A ROAN (RW) IS MATED WITH A RED (RR) COW.

TEST III- ESSAY. 5 POINTS

AS A STUDENT HOW WILL YOU HELP TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY?