Second Quarter

Summative Test in Science 7

Name:____________________________ Grade/Section:_____________________
Direction: Multiple Choice. Choose and write the letter of the correct answer before the number.
1. It supports the microscope and houses the illuminator.
a. Base c. Nosepiece
b. Diaphragm d. Objectives
2. It is where you look through at the top of the microscope.
a. Base c. Diaphragm
b. Eyepiece d. Tube
3. It is located on the side of the frame and used to adjust the focus of the microscope.
a. Adjustments c. Nosepiece
b. Arm d. Objectives
4. It is a combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments.
a. Adjustments c. Eyepiece
b. Base d. Objectives
5. It connects to the base and supports the microscope head. It is also used to carry the microscope.
a. Arm c. stage clip
b. light source d. body tube
6. Which part of the microscope contains the shutter that regulates the amount of light entering the lens
system?
a. fine adjustment knob c. the condenser
b. the eyepiece d. coarse adjustment
7. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the characteristics of life be carried out?
a. cell c. organ
b. tissue d. organ system
8. Which of the following levels of the biological organization describes correctly?
I. Cell is the basic building block of life.
II. Tissue is a group of interrelated cells that perform the same function.
III. Organism is composed of various organ systems that function altogether.
IV. Organ is a collection of tissues and similar structures that all function as one.
a. I and II only
b. II and III only
c. III and IV only
d. I, II, III, IV
9. Ulysses’ father was hospitalized due to chest pain and difficulty breathing. Laboratory examination
revealed increased cholesterol in the blood. Which organ system is mostly affected?
a. nervous system c. excretory system
b. digestive system d. circulatory system

10. The organ system of plants consists of root and shoot systems. Why is it important for these organ
systems to work together?
a. to grow and survive c. to survive floods and strong winds
b. to avoid pests and other animals d. to survive droughts and earthquakes
11. How do you call a group of similar cells that perform a specific function?
a. organ c. organism
b. tissue d. organ system
12. Which is the correct sequence from smallest to the biggest levels of biological organization in an
organism?
a. cell > tissue > organ > organ system > organism > population > community > ecosystem >
biosphere
b. cell > tissue > organ > organism > organ system > community > population > ecosystem >
biosphere
c. cell > organ > tissue > organ system > organism > population > community > biosphere >
ecosystem
d. cell > tissue > organ > organ system > population > organism > biosphere > ecosystem >
Community
13. It is consist of a jelly-like substance where all the other parts of the cell are located.
a. Cytoplasm c. organelles
b. centrioles d. ribosomes
14. Which of the following plant cell parts is not found in onion cells?
a. Chloroplast c. vacuole
b. cell wall d. mitochondrion
15. How is a plant similar to an animal?
a. Botch have nuclei, chloroplast and cytoplasm.
b. Both have cell walls, nuclei and cell membranes.
c. Both have nuclei, cytoplasm and cell membranes.
d. Both have cell walls, chloroplasts and cell membrane.
16. What is the function of the cell membrane?
a. Converts solar energy to chemical energy.
b. A rigid cover that provides support for cell.
c. A thin flexible barrier around the cell that regulates transport.
d. The place where light energy, water, and carbon dioxide are used.
17. It is consisting of a jelly-like substance where all the other parts of the cell are located.
a. Cytoplasm c. organelles
b. centrioles d. ribosomes
18. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of a crops in a way which maintained all its desirable
traits. Which of the following methods should be used?
a. Self-pollination
 b. Vegetative propagation
c. Growing seeds produced from this variety
d. Cross-pollinating this crop with another good variety and growing the seeds resulting from the
cross.
19. In sexual reproduction, what is the source of the genetic material in a zygote?
a. an egg cell only c. a sperm cell only
b. a pollen and a sperm cell d. an egg cell and a sperm cell
20. What is NOT a characteristic of sexual reproduction?
a. Gametes from two parents unite to form a zygote.
b. Offspring are genetically identical with the parent.
c. Offspring are different from their parents and sibling.
d. Genetic variability of offspring helps to ensure survival in changing environmental conditions.
21. What is another type of asexual reproduction wherein a new individual may form as an outgrowth of
the parent?
a. Vegetative propagation c. Budding
b. regeneration
d. spore formation
22. What system comprise humans, plants, and animals?
a. Abiotic components of the ecosystem
b. Biotic components of the ecosystem
c. Microorganisms in the ecosystem
d. Parasites in the ecosystem

23. Why are plants called as producers?

a. Plants use other organisms such as plants and animals for food.
b. Plants make their own food in the process called photosynthesis.
c. Plants produce fruits that can be consumed by animals and humans.
d. Plants use decayed bodies of animals and plants for food.
24. If there is a limited supply of food in the same habitat, this will lead to:
a. Commensalism c. Mutualism
b. Competition d. Parasitism
25. Tapeworms are sometimes found in the small intestines of a cow. A tapeworm attaches to the
intestinal wall using suckers and then absorbs nutrients from the cow’s intestine. Which of the
following describes the relationship between the tapeworm and the cow?
a. Commensalism c. Parasitism
b. Competition d. Predation

Prepared by: Checked by:

Rowella A. Lagalo Jerome M. Boado
Subject Teacher School Principal II