Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
NAGREBCAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Badoc
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https://sites.google.com/site/nnhsbadoc/ (official site)

FIRST QUARTERLY TEST

GENERAL BIOLOGY 2

NAME: _______________________________

GRADE & SECTION : _______________________

Score:
I. DIRECTION: MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each question carefully
and select the best answer from the given choices. Write your
answer on the space provided.

_____1. What is the female reproductive structure of a flower?

A. Stamen C. Anther
B. Pistil D. Stigma
_____2. What is the job of the petals?
A. to keep wind from blowing the pollen off the anther
B. to protect the flower from rain
C. to allow the flower to breath
D. to attract potential pollinators
_____3. The process of pollen going from the anther of one flower
to the pistil of another flower is known as what?
A. Pollination C. Fertilization
B. Germination D. Ejection
_____4. How does photosynthesis help plants to survive?
A. it helps the plant to reproduce
B. it helps the plant to make pollen
C. it is the main source of food energy for the plant
D. it provides the plant with carbon dioxide
_____5. The external male reproductive organs consists of penis,
testes and _______
A. urethra C. Scrotum
B. Prostate D. Seminal Vesicle
_____6. What is the correct trajectory of sperm during ejaculation?
A. Ejaculatory duct, epididymis, vas deferens, ampulla of vas
deferens, urethra
B. Epididymis, ejaculatory duct, ampulla of vas deferens,
urethra
 C. Epididymis, vas deferens, ampulla of vas deferens,
ejaculatory duct, urethra
D. Vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, ampulla of vas deferens,
urethra
_____7. The digestive process starts in the ________.
A. Stomach C. Esophagus
B. Mouth D. Intestines
_____8. What is the role of Iron in plant nutrition?
A. it aids in chlorophyll production
B. Helps form growth hormone
C. Improves plant vigor
D. Stimulates formation of early roots
_____9. Vitamins are classified into water soluble and fat soluble
vitamin. What is/are the example of fat soluble vitamin?
I. Vitamin A
II. Vitamin C
III. Vitamin K
IV. Vitamin E

A. I, II & III only C. II, & III only

B. I, III & IV only D. I, II, III & IV only
_____10. How does your digestive system break food into small
parts?
I. through motion such as chewing and mixing
II. with the use of digestive juices
III. with the help of epiglottis and other digestive organ

A. I only C. II only
B. I & II only D. II & III only

_____11. Why is it impossible to hold your breath?

A. Because you’ll pass out and begin breathing again
B. Because you can’t hold your breath in your hands
 C. Because there’s so much oxygen in your blood, you’ll live
forever
D. You don’t need to breathe
_____12. Gas exchange takes place in ________.
A. Pharynx C. Larynx
B. Alveoli D. Trachea
_____13. Agatha is aware that animals such as cow, goat and
carabao have different digestive tract. She is correct when she
identify the largest part of the ruminant digestive system where solid
material is fermented by bacteria.
A. Rumen C. Reticulum
B. Omasum D. Abomasum
_____14. You are aware that frogs use their lungs for respiration.
You learned in your biology class that they use other organ to expire
or eliminate carbon dioxide. What organ do they use?
A. Nose C. Skin
B. lungs D. Mouth
_____15. You are performing CPR to a drowned patient. You are
correct when the compression-to-ventilation ratio is
______________.
A. 15 compressions to 2 breaths
B. 90 compressions to 2 breaths
C. 15 compressions to 1 breaths
D. 30 compressions to 2 breaths
_____16. Group 3 are reporting about circulatory system. They
enumerated 3 composition of circulatory system. What are they?
A. The heart, blood and blood vessels
B. the heart, the brain and the lungs
C. the lungs, the blood and the blood vessels
D. the brain, the heart and the blood vessels
_____17. Which of the following could be compared to soldiers?
A. heart C. Red Blood cells
B. White blood cells D. lungs
_____18. Dengue Outbreak is everywhere especially during rainy
season. Your friend was rushed to hospital because of high fever
and nose bleeding. Different laboratory test was done to rule out
dengue. What particular laboratory test can determine if the patient
is positive from dengue without the use of anti-dengue test kit.
A. Urinalysis C. CBC with platelets
B. X-ray D. Stool Examination
_____19. What would happen to people who have an open wound
and whose blood did not clot naturally?
A. they may bleed to death
B. nothing. Clotting is not important
C. Blood transfusion of plasma
D. blood transfusion of platelets
_____20. What do you call the functional unit of the kidney?
A. Nephron C. Glomerulus
B. Loop of henli D. Capillaries

For numbers 21-23 refer to the picture. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.

_____21. It is a thin muscular tube that carries urine from the kidneys
to the bladder.
_____22. The main organ of the human excretory system
_____23. It is shorter in females and longer in the males
_____24. Which of the following is not a basic function of lymphatic
system?
A. equalization of fluid distribution throughout the body
B. Maintenance of blood pressure
C. Transport of proteins, fats and other macromolecules
D. Transport of immune cells
_____25. Every month you experience tonsillitis or the inflammation
of tonsils that is caused by group A streptococcus bacteria. Your
doctor advice you to undergo tonsillectomy or the removal of tonsils.
What is the rationale behind why your doctor advise you to do it?
Choose the BEST answer
A. Group A streptococcus bacteria is the same bacteria that may
cause rheumatic fever that may lead to rheumatic heart disease
B. It will block your airway, thus you will experience difficulty of
breathing
C. You cannot swallow and eat any food
D. All of the above
_____26. Arthur is diagnosed of Myelogenous leukemia that is
caused by the cancerous production of innate immune system cells.
In which tissue is such production most likely to occur?
A. Bone Marrow C. Thymus
B. Spleen D. Lymph nodes
_____27. Why does your doctor advise you to consume the 21
capsules of antibiotic or to finish the 7 day antibiotic treatment?
Choose the BEST answer
I. to avoid antibiotic resistant
II. to kill all the bacteria that cause infection
III. to eliminate the previous bacteria that remain in your body

A. I only C. II only
B. I & II only D. II & III only
_____28. Which of the following would not be expected during a
“flight or fight” response?
A. Increase in a pupil diameter
B. Increase in heart rate
C. Increase in blood pressure
D. increases in plasma epinephrine levels
_____29. A veteran is admitted to the hospital after sustaining a
traumatic brain injury. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) shows
significant damage to the veteran’s cerebellum. The damage would
result in difficulty with which of the following functions.
A. Regulation of temperature
B. Sensation of pain
C. Coordination of movement
D. Regulation of emotion
_____30. Jenny receives a golden retriever puppy for her birthday.
She picks up the puppy and is surprised at how soft and fluffy the
puppy’s fur feels. What lobe of Jenny’s cerebral cortex first
processes the information about the feel of the puppy’s fur?
A. Frontal lobe C. Occipital lobe
B. Parietal lobe D. Temporal lobe

For numbers 31 & 32 refer to the given diagram below.

_____31. Which structure is responsible for receiving signals?

_____32. Which structures carries signals to other neurons or
structure in the body
_____33. The sympathetic nervous system mediates:
A. rest and digest response
B. fight and flight response
C. sleeping response
D. gastric response
_____34. You are deeply in love with your girlfriend/boyfriend. What
do you call the hormone that is secreted by your pituitary gland that
makes you experience the empathy, trust and relationship-building?
A. Oxytocin C. Dopamine
B. Serotonin D. Cortisol
_____35. How do hormones differ from the nervous system?
A. Hormones are faster and last just a second
B. Hormones travel farther
C. Hormone action is slower and can last longer
D. Hormones can be stopped quickly
_____36. Blood pressure is usually express as:
A. diastolic pressure over systolic pressure
B. systolic pressure over diastolic pressure
C. diastolic pressure over pulse pressure
D. pulse pressure over diastolic pressure
_____37. Our body is made up of ______ different muscles.
A. 206 C. 600
B. 302 D. 166
_____38. Why do you think Vitamin C has no overdose? Select all
that apply
I. It is a water soluble
II. Not stored in your body
III. It is a fat soluble
IV. It is stored in your body

A. I & II only C. II & III only

B. III & IV only D. I & IV only
_____39. Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly
paired with its function?
A. Medulla oblongata-homeostatic control
B. Cerebellum- coordination of movement and balance
C. Hypothalamus- production of hormones and regulation of
temperature, hunger and thirst
D. Pons- governs all sensory and motor activity
_____40. Individuals whose diet consists primarily of corn would
likely become _________________.
A. Obese C. Malnourished
B. Anorexic D. Overnourished
_____41.During human gestation, organogenesis occurs _______.
A. in the first trimester
B. in the second trimester
C. in the third trimester
D. while the embryo is in oviduct
_____42.Fertilization of human eggs most often takes place in the
______.
A. vagina C. Fallopian tube
B. ovary D. uterus
_____43. During gastrulation stage, the blastula will form into three
layers, the ectoderm, mesoderm and the endoderm. Later on this
three layers will turn into different organs and organ system. What
specific organ system does mesoderm will turn into?
A. Nervous system C. Skeletal system
B. Digestive system D. Respiratory system
_____44. Which of the following is true?
A. the regulation of body temperature by sweating involves
positive feedback
B. the nervous system controls all homeostasis
C. childbirth as a way of maintaining positive feedback
D. uncontrolled bleeding is an example of homeostasis
_____45. Which of the following is the best description of
homeostasis?
A. maintenance of body function
B. maintenance of body function at the optimum level at all times
C. multiple systems working cooperatively to maintain body
function at an optimum level
D. multiple systems working cooperatively to maintain body
function within normal limits

II. For numbers 46-50. Illustrate and explain the negative feedback
mechanism of body temperature regulation (5pts).
5- Properly illustrated & with explanation
4- Properly illustrated but incomplete explanation
3- Incomplete illustration but with explanation
2- Incomplete illustration & incomplete explanation
1- Poorly illustrated & no explanation at all

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving”
Prepared by:

GLAIZA V. ABUCAY
Teacher II Approved by:

MRS. MARISA A. AURELLANO

School Principal III