1. Which hormone is insufficient in cretinism? A.

Leukocytes
A. Glucagon B. Thrombocytes
B. Adrenalin C. Lymphocytes
C. Insulin D. Erythrocytes
D. Thyroxine 14. What branch of Biology is involved when one is
2. Which of the following is both endocrine and an studying the characteristic structure and functions of all
exocrine gland? kinds of cells?
A. Gastric glands A. Cytology
B. Thyroid gland B. Morphology
C. Pituitary gland C. Physiology
D. Pancreas D. Histology
3. What organ is controlled by the automatic nervous 15. Which part of seed appears as a scar which marks the
system? entry of the pollen tube during fertilization?
A. Skeletal A. Seed leaf
B. Muscles B. Cotyledon
C. Heart C. Testa
D. Both A and B D. Hilum
4. What do you call food in a semi-liquid form, partially 16. Which type of tissue is responsible for the secondary
digested and mixed with hydrochloric acid? growth in stems and roots of vascular plants?
A. Gastric secretion A. Meristematic cells
B. Gastric fluid B. Cambium
C. Mucosa C. Palisade layer
D. Chime D. Epidermis
5. Which is considered the master gland due to its 17. Which biome grows tropical grassland with scattered
influence on the activity of all the other glands? individual trees and larger herbivores?
A. Thyroid A. Tundra
B. Adrenal B. Rain forest
C. Pituitary C. Grassland
D. Parathyroid D. Savanna
6. Which part of the brain is responsible for intelligence, 18. What do you call that process in birds wherein they
memory and learned behavior? shed off features at least once a year?
A. Cerebellum A. Skinning
B. Cerebrum B. Molting
C. Medulla C. Furrowing
D. Thalamus D. Migrating
7. Which of these materials is not a major component of 19. What chemical controls metamorphosis among
the plasma membrane? insects?
A. Phospholipids A. Enzymes
B. Glycoprotein B. Estradol
C. Proteins C. Pheromones
D. DNA D. Ethylene
8. Which form of RNA delivers information from DNA to 20. Which of the following makes up the plant cell wall?
be used in making protein? A. Nucleic acid
A. Messenger RNA B. Cellulose
B. Ribosomal RNA C. Protein
C. Transfer RNA D. Lipids
D. All of the above 21. Which of the following is not true of fungi?
9. Which of the following is not a type of cell? A. Some are pathogenic
A. Bacterium B. Some are photosynthetic
B. Amoeba C. Some are edible
C. Sperm D. Form symbiotic relation with algae
D. Virus 22. Which of the following is not true of plants?
10. Which property of water is probably MOST important A. Some are pathogenic
for the functioning of organisms at the molecular level? B. Some are photosynthetic
A. Cohesion and high surface tension C. Some are edible
B. High specific heat D. Form symbiotic relation with algae
C. High heat of vaporization 23. Which of the following is considered multi-cellular?
D. Versatility as a solvent A. Embryo
11. Which of the following statements is true of diffusion? B. Fertilized egg
A. It requires an expenditure of energy by the cell C. Egg cell
B. It is a passive process D. Sperm cell
C. It occurs when molecules move from a region 24. What hormone promotes the growth of the uterine
of lower concentration to one of higher lining for the implantation of the embryo?
concentration A. Lactogenic hormone
D. It requires a membrane B. Progesterone
12. Which of the following is FALSE in comparing C. Testosterone
prophase I of meiosis and prophase of mitosis? D. Oxytocin
A. The chromosomes condense in both 25. Which of the following pair of organisms are closely
B. Tetrads form in both related?
C. The nuclear envelope disassembles in both A. Spider and mosquito
D. A spindle forms in both B. Frog and crocodile
13. Which are small, irregularly-shaped cells without nuclei C. Man and monkey
but are rich in ATP? D. Ants and aphids
26. Which of the following is an example of behavioral B. Glucose
adaption? C. Amino acid
A. Thick green stems of the cactus plant D. Nucleic acid
B. Thick fur of the bear 39. What process is responsible for the upward movement
C. Shedding leaves during summer of the water in very tall trees?
D. Presence of cuticle on the upper surface of the A. Osmosis
leaves B. Capillary action
27. The bipolar nature of the cell membrane is due to C. Turgor pressure
_______. D. Transpiration
A. Presence of carries 40. What is the enzyme in the mouth that breaks starch to
B. Presence of lysosomes maltose?
C. Phospholipids bilayer A. Peptidase
D. Integral proteins B. Ptyalin
28. Which of the following is made up of diploid number of C. Pepsin
cells? D. Maltase
A. Zygote 41. What do you call the types of symmetry where the
B. Sperm cell body parts are paired on either side of the body?
C. Egg cell A. Dorsal
D. Both B and C B. Bilateral
29. Which plant has underground stem modified for C. Radial
reproduction? D. Ventral
A. Ginger 42. Which is considered as the respiratory center of the
B. Camote brain?
C. Tubers A. Cerebellum
D. Strawberry B. Medulla oblongata
30. Which of the following structures serve as a C. Cerebrum
passageway of food and air? D. Thalamus
A. Epiglottis 43. Which stage of incomplete metamorphism is
B. Trachea undergone by grasshopper?           
C. Pharynx A. Nymph, pupa, adult
D. Larynx B. Egg, larva, pupa, adult
31. Which kind of relationship is exhibited by algae and C. Egg, nymph, adult
fungi in lichen? D. Egg, pupa, adult
A. Commensalism 44. Which of the following is NOT part of the thoracic
B. Parasitism cage?                       
C. Symbiosis A. Clavicle
D. Competition B. Ribs
32. What do you call the finger-like folds on the inner C. Costal cartilages
linings of the small intestine? D. Sternum
A. Villi 45. Where does the toxin substance secreted by bees and
B. Appendix ants through their sting originate?           
C. Rugae A. Silk glands
D. Cecum B. Intestines
33. Aside from ADP, what else is the end production of the C. Rectal glands
dark-reaction phase of photosynthesis? D. Salivary glands
A. Carbon dioxide 46. What is the longest bone in the body?
B. Sugar A. Humerus
C. Carbon B. Femur
D. Starch C. Tibia-fibula
34. What is that flap-like structure that prevents the food D. Clavicle
from going the wrong way during swallowing? 47. Which cause our bones to turn brittle and easily break?
A. Epiglottis A. Turning into muscle tissues
B. Larynx B. Increase in flexibility
C. Esophagus C. Turbidity decrease
D. Pharynx D. Removal of collagen
35. Which pigment is dominant in red algae? 48. How many bones does an adult human body has?
A. Phycocyanin A. 201
B. Fucoxanthin B. 200
C. Chlorophyll C. 217
D. None of the above D. 206
36. What is the membrane that surrounds the lungs? 49. What do you call automatic responses to an external
A. Pleura stimulus?
B. Meninges A. Reflex
C. Peritoneum B. Instinct
D. Pericardium C. Impulse
37. What is that 3-carbon sugar formed during the dark D. All of these
reaction phase of the photosynthesis? 50. What structure provides flexible support and protection
A. ADP to the spinal cord?
B. NADPH A. Skull
C. ATP B. Ribs
D.  PGAL C. Vertebral column
38. What is the product of carbohydrate digestion? D. Sternum
A. Fatty acid E.
51. Where do producers obtain their energy? A. Phototropism
A. From other producers B. Cytotropism
B. From the consumers C. Thigmotropism
C. From the decomposers D. Geotropism
D. From the sun 64. Which of the following organelles produces turbo
52. Why do you experience not seeing things clearly for pressure against cell wall and mainly acts as water
some seconds when you enter suddenly a well-lighted reservoir
room after coming from a dark room, you? A. Plastids
A. The pupils are not adapted to the dark B. Vacuole
B. The eyes are adapted to the light only C. Lysosomes
C. The pupils are not dilated yet D. Chloroplast
D. Light had caused temporary blindness 65. What is the microbial organisms that is used in the
53. What term is used to describe the ability to maintain a creation of genetically modified organisms?
constant internal environment? A. Pseudomonas vulgaris
A. Metabolism B. Bacillus thuringensis
B. Growth and development C. Agro bacterium tumafaciens
C. Homeostasis D. Escherichia coli
D. Thermoregulation 66. What is the branch of zoology that is devoted to the
54. What is the most common cause of cardiovascular study of fish?
disease? A. Helmintology
A. Fatty deposits in the arteries B. Ichthyology
B. Inadequate supply of red blood cells C. Chondrichthyes
C. Lack of sodium in the diet D. Ornithology
D. Increased heartbeat 67. The process involved in the production of mRNA using
55. Which is the smallest unit of life that can survive and DNA as template is termed _______?
reproduce on its own? A. Transcription
A. Cell B. Replication
B. Organ C. Gene manipulation
C. Tissues D. Reverse transcription
D. Population 68. What is the most abundant inorganic compound in the
56. Which region of a vertebrate forebrain is considered protoplasm?
with the neutral-endocrine control of visceral activities? A. Fluid
A. Cerebellum B. Blood
B. Thalamus C. Plasma
C. Hypothalamus D. Water
D. Pituitary 69. Which is the riches type of tropical rain forest in the
57. Which of the following is the building block Philippines?
carbohydrate? A. Molave forest
A. Amino acid B. Dipterocarp forest
B. Nucleotide C. Mangrove forest
C. Fatty acid D. Pine forest
D. Monosaccharide 70. What muscle is described as involuntary, not striated,
58. Why it is necessary men have more red blood cells per and have a single nucleus?
cubic millimeter of blood than women? A. Smooth
A. Man does strenuous activities and need B. Skeletal
more energy C. Cardiac
B. They have bigger physique and need more D. Connective
blood 71. We feel warmer just before it rains because
C. Man waste more blood cells and need extra __________.
D. They are more prone to anemia disorders A. Heat is released by the evaporation of water
59. Which of the following is the building block of protein? B. The clouds prevent heat from escaping the
A. Amino acid earth
B. Nucleotide C. There is an increased relative humidity
C. Fatty acid D. Heat is released by the condensation of
D. Monosaccharide water vapor
60. Where does protein synthesis take place? 72. Which of the following is not considered as a
A. Ribosomes reproductive cell?
B. Lysosomes A. Gamete
C. Endoplasmic reticulum B. Somatic cell
D. Golgi bodies C. Egg cell
61. Why are our lips “redder” than our palm? D. Sperm cell
A. There is increased blood flow in the lips 73. The cell wall of plant is made of _______.
B. Lips are heavily keratinized A. Lipids
C. Lip epidermis is thinner B. Cellulose
D. Many blood vessels are located around the lips C. Protein
62. Which of the following cannot be found in prokaryotes? D. Cell membrane
A. Cytoplasm 74. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the
B. Plasma membrane level of organization from lowest to highest?
C. Membrane-bound nucleus A. Cells-system-organs-tissues
D. DNA B. System-organs-tissues-cells
63. Some vines can climb in post easily because they C. Cells-tissues-organs-system
respond positively to touch, what do you called by this D. Tissues-systems-cells-organs
reponse?
75. At metaphase of the meiotic division, the 86. What term describes an egg develop into a new
chromosomes are attached to the spindle fibers as organism without itself being fertilized be a sperm?
________. A. Regeneration
A. Double chromatids B. Conjugation
B. Non-homologous pairs C. Parthenogenesis
C. Single chromatid strands D. Fusion
D. A tetrad of four chromatids 87. Which of the following is responsible for formation of
76. What does it mean if the blood pressure of human is blood cell?
110/70? A. Cartilage
A. The systolic pressure is 70 B. Bone narrow
B. The diastolic pressure is 70 C. Joints
C. The pulse rate is 110 beats per minute D. Tendons
D. Both B and C 88. What is most likely happen when a species cannot
77. Which of the following happens when man exhale? adapt to the changes in the environment?
A. The residual volume of the lungs decreases A. It will be transform to another form
B. The diaphragm contracts B. It will become extinct
C. The volume of the thoracic cavity C. It will be isolated
decreases D. It will grow old
D. The lung contracts 89. What term is used to describe the released of matured
78. Which of the following regulate breathing? egg cell from the ovary?
A. RBC concentration A. Fertilization
B. Number of haemoglobin B. Copulation
C. Hormone level in blood C. Ovulation
D. CO2 and O2 concentration and pH level D. Germination
sensors 90. Which of the following blood cells is responsible for
79. Which of the following has the lowest velocity of blood blood clotting?
flow? A. Erythrocytes
A. Veins B. Leukocytes
B. Arteries C. Thrombocytes
C. Capillaries D. Neutrophils
D. Arterioles 91. Where does ectopic pregnancy occur?
80. Which of the following will not be accepted by A. Uterus
glycolysis for catabolism? B. Ovary
A. Starch C. Cervix
B. Glycerol D. Fallopian tube
C. Fatty acid 92. Why is cell membrane semi permeability important?
D. Sucrose A. It is important in determining the size of the cell
81. Which of the following characteristic is common B. It controls the kind of substances that
between echinoderms and cnidarians? enters and leaves the cell
A. They are both radically symmetrical C. It controls the pressure and energy gradient
B. They have segmented bodies D. It allows the molecules to diffuse freely in and
C. Both have stinging cells out of the cell
D. They have three embryonic tissue layers 93. What theory of evolution accounts for snake’s
82. Which of the following is true of Phylum Chordata? disappearance of legs and development of giraffe’s
I. Presence of notochord that provides long neck?
skeletal support A. Theory of use and disuse
II. Pharyngeal slits that have become B. Theory of natural selection
modified for gas exchange C. Theory of chromosomal change
III. Dorsal hallow nerve cord that develops D. Theory of action and interaction
into the central nervous system 94. Which of the following is an exocrine
A. II and III gland?                                                          
B. I and II A. Plastids and pigments
C. I and III B. Asters and centrioles
D. I, II and III C. Chloroplasts and vacuoles
83. Which of the following cannot be associated with D. Cell wall and cell membrane
fungi? 95. Which of the following is an exocrine gland?
A. Absorptive nutrition A. Thyroid gland
B. Decomposers B. Salivary gland
C. Autotrophs C. Pituitary gland
D. Spore production D. Adrenal gland
84. Which of the following does not involve mitosis? 96. Which of the following is not an accessory organ of
A. Development of embryo digestion?
B. Growth A. Liver
C. Production of gametes B. Pancreas
D. Repairing of damaged tissues C. Salivary gland
85. Which of the followings is true of mammals? D. Adrenal gland
I. They have four chambered heart 97. What hormone stimulates the development of male
II. They produce milk for the young secondary sex characteristics?
III. They are warm blooded A. Estrogen
A. I and II B. Prolactin
B. II and III C. Testosterone
C. I and III D. Progesteron
D. I, II and III
98. Which of the following parts performs both as 110. The hormone that assists liver cells to convert
reproductive and urinary functions in males? glycogen into glucose is
A. Ureter A. Insulin
B. Testes B. Glycerine
C. Urethra C. Glucagon
D. Scrotum D. Glycerol
99. A male and female who both have Bb genotypes will 111. Complete this analogy. Lower arm: radius and ulna;
produce zygotes in which of the following ratio? Legs: ________________
A. 1 BB: 2 Bb: 2 bb A. Femur and tibia
B. 1 BB: 1 Bb: 1 Bb B. Tibia and fibula
C. 1 BB: 2 Bb: 1 bb C. Femur and fibula
D. 2 BB: 1 Bb: 1 bb D. Sacral and lumbar
100. What results when two alleles both appear in the 112. The blood vessels which carry deoxygenated blood
phenotype? from heart to the lungs are the
A. Incomplete dominance A. Pulmonary arteries
B. Codominance B. Coronary arteries
C. Sex-linked genes C. Pulmonary veins
D. Multiple allelism D. Coronary veins
101. A male and female with Tt genotype will produce with 113. The number of red blood cells per cubic millimeter of
zygote. Which will not be a correct ratio? blood is 5,000,000 in men and 4,500,000 in women.
A. 1:2:2 What is the advantage of this for men?
B. 1:2:1 A. Men do strenuous activities and need more
C. 2:1:1 energy.
D. 1:1:2 B. They have bigger physique and need more
102. A male and a female who both have Rr genotypes at blood
a locus will produce what proportion of rr children? C. Men waste more blood cells and need extra
A. 25% D. They are more prone to anemia disorder
B. 50% 114. What is the difference if glycogen and cellulose?
C. 75% A. Glycogen is composed of glucose units while
D. 100% cellulose is made up of galactose
103. What is the organic base found only in RNA? B. Glycogen is usually found in plants while
A. Uracil cellulose is found in lower animals
B. Guanine C. Glycogen polymer is straight while cellulose is
C. Cytosine highly branched
D. Thymine D. Glycogen is for storage while cellulose is for
104. Lamarck’s theory of evolution proposed that changes protection
occur as a result for a need for them, hence called the 115. If humans and gorillas belong to the same class,
law of ___________________. then, they must also belong to the same:
A. Survival of the fittest A. Phylum
B. Use and disuse B. Family
C. Acquired character traits C. Genus
D. Natural selection D. Order
105. What is the role of decomposers in nitrogen cycle? 116. Which does NOT belong to the group in the
A. Fix nitrogen of the air into ammonia classification of bacteria?
B. Convert ammonia into nitric acid A. Tetrad
C. Denitrify nitrogen compounds B. Coccus
D. Release ammonia to the soil C. Bacillus
106. The number of autosomes and type of sex D. Sarcinae
chromosomes normally present in the human egg cell 117. Which feature is TRUE for deserts?
is A. Always dry
A. 22 + X B. Always hot and dry
B. 44 + XY C. Always hot but wet
C. 44 + X D. Always hot
D. 22 + Y
107. The project which involves the mapping of the genes
in all the man’s 46 chromosomes is
A. Stem-cell production
B. Genetic engineering
C. Cloning or organisms
D. Human genome
108. In a double-stranded DNA, which of the following
complementary to each other?
A. Thymine and Cytosine
B. Guanine and Cytosine
C. Adenine and Guanine
D. Adenine and Uracil
109. The technique that involves finding exact location of
gene in the 46 chromosomes if a human cell is called
A. DNA sequencing
B. Gene mapping
C. Gene cloning
D. Recombinant maps