Question 1

Which of the following is a disease cause by the deficiency of Vit. B3?

Paresthesia

Beriberi

Enteritis

Pellagra

Question 2

Which of the following does not happen during mitosis?

Coiling up of chromatin

None of the above

Replication of DNA strands

Movement of the chromosomes towards the center

Question 3

When the pollination process is done by insects it is called ________

Anthropophily

Zoophily
C

Entomophily

Self-polination

Question 4

What is the correct order of the following levels of classification?

$latex \displaystyle Class\to Family\to Order\to Genus\to Species$

$latex \displaystyle Order\to Class\to Family\to Genus\to Species$

$latex \displaystyle Family\to Order\to Class\to Genus\to Species$

$latex \displaystyle Class\to Order\to Family\to Genus\to Species$

Question 5

In time of severe cold, animals may hibernate for days or weeks at a time. Their body temperature
drops, and they breathe only a few times in a minute. A hibernating animal uses the fat store in its body
for nourishment. In times of severe heat, other animals may estivate. Just as with hibernating animals,
the body function of estivating animals slow down almost to a stop. To an observer, the animal appears
to be either in deep sleep or dead. What generalization could be accurately said about hibernation and
estivation?

Both are response to winter.

Both are response to extreme temperature.

Both are response to summer.

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Both use more energy than when the animal is awake.

Question 6

A new insecticide was very effective in killing flies and mosquitoes. After several months, fewer insects
were observed to die from the spray. The reason why fewer insects are killed is that ___________.

Insects which survive the spraying have developed immunity to the insecticide.

There is permanent mutation giving insects’ resistance to the insecticide.

Insects which survive the spraying developed a liking for the insecticide.

The insecticide’s effectiveness was reduced with aging.

Question 7

Looking at the table below, what is the binomial nomenclature name for the common raven?

Emperor Penguin

Common Raven

Kingdom

Animalia

Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Chordata

Class

Aves

Aves

Order

Sphenisciformes

Passeriformes

Family

Spheniscidae

Corvidae

Genus

Aptenodytes

Corvus

Species
forsteri

corax

Corvus corax

Aves corax

Passeriformes corvus

Corvidae corax

Question 8

Neurons communicate with other neurons by a rapid transmission of electrical or chemical signals called
_____________.

Stimuli

Palpitation

Sparks

Synapses
Question 9

Reptiles and birds are oviparous. Meaning _________________.

They have an acute sense of hearing.

They lay eggs.

They have scales.

They have 2 eyes.

Question 10

What type of reproduction involves gametes?

sexual

fusion

asexual

Fission

Question 11

The thickening of chromosomes making it more visible happens on which stage mitosis?

Metaphase

Anaphase
C

Prophase

Telophase

Question 12

Omnivores act as _______________ in a food chain.

Secondary consumer

Scavengers

Both b and c

Primary consumer

Question 13

Which is example of catabolism?

Digestion

Chromatilization

Reproduction

Fertilization
Question 14

Metamorphosis is the physical development of some animals undergo after birth. This includes physical
and habitat changes. These animals DO not include __________.

Some amphibians

Some crustaceans

None of the above

Some fish

Question 15

Which of the following statements does not describe Deoxyribonucleic Acid?

Responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information.

Uses A-T(Adenine-Thymine) and G-C(Guanine-Cytosine) pairing bodies.

Transfer genetic codes needed for protein creation from the cell nucleus to the ribosomes.

Double stranded helix.

Question 16

Hematopoesis is the process of producing red blood cells. This happens in __________.

The veins

The brain
C

The bone marrow

The heart

Question 17

Which of the following does not describe a prokaryotic cell?

They posses an extensive endoplasmic reticulum

A plasma membrane surrounds and encloses the prokaryotic cell.

They do not posses a true nucleus.

Their DNA is not bound by a nuclear membrane.

Question 18

Which of the following organelles are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Mitochondria

Ribosomes

Chloroplast

Nuclear membrane

Question 19

Based on the Punnett square, which offspring will show homozygous dominant traits
Male

Female

b
Question 20

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

Blood circulation

Provides framework and support for the body

Protection of vital organs

Endocrine regulation

Question 21

Which of the following is not true about vertebrates?

They are all warm blooded.

None of the above.

They all have notochords

They belong to the phylum chordates.

Question 22

What do we mean when we say that “organisms with favorable variations reproduce more successfully
than organisms with less favorable variations?

Cross- breeding

Survival of the fittest

C

Production

Use and disuse

Question 23

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants manufacture their own food. At what form do the
products of photosynthesis stored?

bulbs

fruits

starch

root crops

Question 24

The plasma membrane is composed of two layers of ___________ interspersed with cholesterol and
proteins.

hydrophilic molecules

phospholipids molecules

hydrophobic molecules

lipid molecules
Question 25

Excessive transpiration in plantsa will result to ________.

Brittleness of fruits

None bearing of fruits

Yellowish coloration of leaves

Wilting of the plant

Question 26

Bats are classified as mammals because they have __________.

teeth

beaks

feathers

mammary gland

Question 27

Ferns, gymnosperms and flowering plants are vascular plants because __________________.

They have specialized stems for storage

They are seed bearing plants

C

The have a water nutrient transport system

They develop from an embryo

Question 28

Which of the following are not angiosperms?

Guava

Mango

Apple

Pine

Question 29

Based on the table below, which would best describe Class Aves?

Emperor Penguin

Common Raven

Kingdom

Animalia

Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Chordata

Class

Aves

Aves

Order

Sphenisciformes

Passeriformes

Family

Spheniscidae

Corvidae

Genus

Aptenodytes

Corvus
Species

forsteri

corax

It is a class for animals who can fly.

It is a class for animals with beaks.

It is a class for birds.

It is a class for feathery vertebrates.

Question 30

Chewing food in the mouth is part of what phase of human digestion?

Cephalic

Gastric

Intestinal

Oral