Mother of Perpetual Help School

San Pedro, Hagonoy Bulacan

S.Y. 2020-2021
First Monthly Test
Science 9
Name:____________________________ Date:_______ Score:__________
I. Multiple Choice
1. What organ system is responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide?
a. Respiratory System b. Circulatory System c. Digestive System d. Endocrine
System
2. It is composed of cardiovascular system and lymphatic system.
a. Respiratory System b. Circulatory System c. Digestive System d. Endocrine System
3. What is the process by which animals take in oxygen and exchange it for carbon dioxide and water as waste
products?
a. Cellular Respiration b. Photosynthesis c. Cell Functions d.
Transpiration
4. These are air-filled sac-like structures in the chest cavity. They are connected to the outside by a series of tubes
and small opening.
a. Heart b. Diaphragm c. Lungs d. Ribs
5. What is the primary organ of respiration of fish?
a. Gills b. Lungs c. Trachea d. Moist Skin
6. In human respiratory system, what is the common passageway of air, food and liquid and also known as throat?
a. Larynx b. Nostrils c. Pharynx d. Epiglottis
7. In human respiratory system, what is the skeletal muscle of respiration?
a. Heart b. Diaphragm c. Lungs d. Ribs
8. What organ system is responsible for the transport of the blood and it is composed of three main parts: heart
(pumping organ), blood vessels (the pathway), and circulating fluids (blood and lymph).
a. Skeletal System b. Cardiovascular System c. Endocrine System d. Respiratory System
9. It is a muscular organ about the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone.
a. Heart b. Diaphragm c. Lungs d. Ribs
10. It consists of the arteries, veins, and capillaries.
a. Blood b. Blood Vessels c. Lymph d. Tissue Fluids
11. It is found in the red blood cells (RBC), form about two-thirds of the total mass of blood proteins.
a. Hemoglobin b. WBC c. Plasma d.
Platelets
12. It produces antibodies to defend the body from bacteria.
a. White Blood Cells b. Red Blood Cells c. Plasma d. Platelets
13. Its main function is to transport oxygen to all the cells in the body.
a. White Blood Cells b. Red Blood Cells c. Plasma d. Platelets
14. What is the smallest component of blood and is responsible for the clotting of the blood in the wounds?
a. White Blood Cells b. Red Blood Cells c. Plasma d. Platelets
15. What blood type is known as the universal recipient?
a. Type A b. Type B c. Type AB d. Type O
16. What blood type is known as the universal donor?
a. Type A b. Type B c. Type AB d. Type O
17. It is a circulatory system disorder that originates in the bone marrow and lymphatic system that affects white
blood cells.
a. Lupus b. Aneurysm c. Leukemia d. Anemia
18. It is a circulatory system disorder that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs,
inflammation affects joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells brain, heart, and lungs.
a. Lupus b. Aneurysm c. Leukemia d. Anemia
19. It is the study of the way animals & plants pass on to their offspring such as eye color, hair color, height, body
build, blood types, intelligence, gender, etc.
a. Genetics b. Heredity c. Inheritance d. Biology
20. How many chromosomes are there in each cell?
a. 20 pairs b. 21 pairs c. 22 pairs d. 23 pairs
21. It is made of a very long strand of DNA and contains many genes.
a. Nucleus b. Cell c. Heredity d. Chromosomes
22. It contains the code, or blueprint, used to synthesize a protein.
a. DNA b. genes c. Heredity d. Chromosomes
23. It is one of two or more versions of a gene. An individual inherits two of these for each gene, one from each
parent.
 a. Genes b. Alleles c. genotype d. phenotype
24. It is an individual's collection of genes. The term also can refer to the two alleles inherited for a particular gene.
a. Genes b. Alleles c. genotype d. phenotype
25. It refers to the observable physical properties of an organism; these include the organism's appearance,
development, and behavior.
a. Genes b. Alleles c. genotype d. phenotype
26. It is the blending of traits experienced by the alleles that combine for any given characteristics.
a. Incomplete Dominance b. Co-dominance c. Multiple Alleles d. Sex-Linked Traits
27. It is a relationship between two versions of a gene, neither allele is recessive and the phenotypes of both alleles
are expressed.
a. Incomplete Dominance b. Co-dominance c. Multiple Alleles d. Sex-Linked Traits
28. These traits are found on the sex chromosomes of the species.
a. Incomplete Dominance b. Co-dominance c. Multiple Alleles d. Sex-Linked Traits
29. Which non-Mendelian inheritance pattern involve more than two alleles that are possible to code a certain
characteristics?
a. Incomplete Dominance b. Multiple Gene Inheritance c. Multiple Alleles d. Sex-Linked Traits
30. It is a form of non-Mendelian inheritance wherein a particular trait is produced by the interaction of many genes.
a. Incomplete Dominance b. Multiple Gene Inheritance c. Multiple Alleles d. Sex-Linked Traits
31. This is a genotype where both alleles are either dominant or recessive.
a. Genes b. Alleles c. homozygous d. heterozygous
32. This is a genotype where the two alleles are different.
a. Genes b. Alleles c. homozygous d. heterozygous
33. What is the gradual change in living things over long periods of time?
a. Extinction b. Biodiversity c. Evolution d. Ecosystem
34. It is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic
ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between
species.
a. Extinction b. Biodiversity c. Evolution d. Ecosystem
35. It is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment,
interacting as a system.
a. Extinction b. Biodiversity c. Evolution d. Ecosystem
36. It is a scientific certainty when there are not any surviving individuals left to reproduce.
a. Extinction b. Biodiversity c. Evolution d. Ecosystem
37. What component of ecosystem is known as the particular physical environment with specific physical
characteristics such as the climate, temperature, humidity, concentration of nutrients.
a. Biotic b. Abiotic c. Xylem d. Phloem
38. What component of ecosystem is known as a set of living organisms such as animals, plants or micro-organisms,
that are in constant interaction and are, therefore, in a situation of interdependence.
a. Biotic b. Abiotic c. Xylem d. Phloem
39. It is a human-induced cause of species extinction that is also known as overharvesting.
a. Habitat destruction b. Overexploitation c. Pollution d. Cryptic Habitat
40. It is a human-induced cause of species extinction that affects land, water, and air.
a. Habitat destruction b. Overexploitation c. Pollution d. Cryptic Habitat

Prepared by: JESALYN JOY C. TOLENTINO

Subject Teacher

Submitted to: RESTITUTO S. SAN PEDRO

School Principal