EARTH AND LIFE REVIEWER
ELS ADM Q1 M21
1. Oxygen was scarce during the early development of
Earth. By this situation, what kind of organism first
existed?
A. aerobic organism
B. anaerobic organism
C. mammal
D. protist
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true on the
evolution of multicellular organisms?
A. The process of continuous specialization brought
more complex organisms.
B. The prokaryotic organisms that formed multicellular
aggregates were like the cells of Cyanobacteria.
C. They are believed to have evolved from single-celled
prokaryotic organisms.
D. They are formed from other multicellular colonial
aggregates through cells specialization.
3. Why do you think the emergence of plants and
animals came later than simple living organisms?
A. The cell structures of these multicellular organisms
are more complex.
B. Their existence is not that important on Earth
C. Their size is too big that it takes longer time for
development.
D. These organisms composed of many nucleus
compared to unicellular.
4. Which statement is incorrect about living organisms?
A. Evolution of oxygen-producing organisms allow the
increase in the atmospheric oxygen.
B. Organisms did not change despite of the changes in
the environment.
C. The eukaryotic organisms evolved from the
unicellular prokaryotic.
D. The earliest forms of life existed were the
prokaryotes.
5. Place the following in the order in which they evolved
or existed: eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cell,
photosynthesis, organic molecules.
A. eukaryotic cell, photosynthesis, prokaryotic cell,
organic molecules
B. eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cell, organic molecules,
photosynthesis
C. organic molecules, eukaryotic cell, photosynthesis,
prokaryotic cell
D. organic molecules, prokaryotic cell, photosynthesis,
eukaryotic cell
6. What is the evidence for a last universal common
ancestor among life on Earth?
A. All are classified as aerobic organisms.
B. All look the same.
C. They have similar synthesis pattern.
D. They share similar molecular features.
7. What unique substance do researchers look after in
their study of eukaryotes?
A. biomarkers
B. fossils
C. mitochondria
D. stromatolites
8. Which of the following can be considered as a fossil?
A. a billion-year old rock
B. a billion-year old piece of amber
C. a billion-year old amber with a primitive insect inside
D. the choices are all correct
9. Mainly the fossils are found on sedimentary rocks.
What type of rocks are stromatolites?
A. igneous
B. metamorphic
C. sedimentary
D. Trilobites
10. Which of the following is NOT true about the
evidence that fossils provide?
A. All fossils gathered contain intact DNA that can be
sequenced.
B. Fossil ages can often be determined by testing
nearby rocks.
C. Fossil organisms often share physical similarities
with living organisms.
D. Some fossil organisms are transitional forms
between groups of organisms.
11. It was stated that the organisms are evolving. The
evolution can be due to environmental changes.
More so, the conservation of their traits depends
mainly on how they will survive. In this regard,
humans alter the natural world bringing harmful
consequences from their activity, known as ___.
A. environmental issues
B. ecosystem conflict
C. environmental topics
D. human intervention
12. What is the significance of studying the molecular
evidence present among living organisms?
A. It will allow the classification of living organisms.
B. It will benefit the economy of the world.
C. It will give idea for the scientist which to clone.
D. It will then serve as the basis of what to study.
13. Over the past several decades, natural selection
has caused populations of Staphylococcus aureus to
evolve resistance to most antibiotics. What do you
think would be the significance of being
knowledgeable about the history of this organism
towards antibiotics?
A. It will give an idea of continuing the use of antibiotic
against Staphylococcus aureus.
B. It will give an idea for the medical team to discontinue
the use of particular antibiotic resistant to that
microorganism.
C. It will just give them background about the
microorganism.
D. It will just give them idea of increasing the frequency
of the organisms.
14. The study of history of life is indeed significant. As
part of searching for the fossils of previous
organisms, stromatolite played a significant role.
What is true about stromatolite?
A. It is found on eukaryotes.
B. It is produced by endosymbiosis.
C. It consists of layered bacteria and sediment.
D. It is formed during volcanic eruptions.
15. The following statements are challenges for the
researchers in finding and identifying signs of early
cells. Which among the choices should NOT be
included?
A. Cells are microscopic and most have no parts to 9. The diversity of life arises by change leading to the
fossilize present biodiversity that we see. This is what we call
B. Materials and testing laboratories are not available. as ______________.
C. Slightly younger rocks have been heated up and A. evolution
undergone other processes B. adaptation
D. Tectonic plate movements have destroyed nearly all C. inheritance
rocks older than about 4 billion years. D. reproduction

ELS ADM Q1 M22 10. The field of science is changing the lives of all
1. Genes are passed from one generation to the next organisms through technology and research. This is
generation through ______________. explained by ______________.
A. evolution A. adaptation
B. regulation B. biology and society
C. form and function C. energy and life
D. reproduction and inheritance D. inheritance

2. Which among the given examples describes the 11. All organisms alive today have descended from
unifying form and structure? simple cellular creatures billions of years ago.
A. cellular basis of life Biologists were able to identify and preserved some
B. light as source of energy of the characteristics of that earliest organisms. This
C. bats have wings specialized for flying is associated in what theme?
D. living things arise from pre-existing cells A. Function and structure are interdependent
B. Cell theory as a description of living systems.
3. Makahiya plant closes its leaflets when touched. This C. Emergent properties arise from the organization of
is an example of ______________ life.
A. energy and life D. Unity of living systems is explained by evolutionary
B. response to stimuli conservation.
C. form and structure
D. reproduction and inheritance 12. Research plays significant role for the improvement
of lives in a given society. With these, more scientists
4. Describe the image illustrated. agree that all scientific knowledge comes from
A. It shows how organisms respond to its environment. A. experimentation
B. Organisms are growing and developing. B. observation
C. There is a transfer of energy among living organisms. C. textbooks
D. They are evolving. D. both experimentation and observation

5. Which statement does not describe the image on the 13. The orchard sprayed with the chemical yields an
right side? average of 60 kilos of mango per tree, the other
A. Plants acquire energy for them to perform its task, orchard yields an average of 40 kilos of mangoes per
the food making. tree. Based on the data, in order to have a better
B. Plants need the abiotic factors in order to grow. yield trees must ______________.
C. There is a transfer of energy from the sun to the I. receive the same amount of sunlight
plants. II. receive the same amount of water
D. They are evolving. III. increase the orchard spray
a. I only
6. Which is TRUE among the given statements that tell b. II only
something about the illustration? c. I, II
A. Early organisms lack cell. d. I, II, III
B. Cell is the basic unit of life.
C. Cell is present among eukaryotic only. 14. Many threatened or endangered species can be
D. Cell is present on fossils. saved by a large ______________.
A. coal mine
7. Living organisms cannot live alone, they are B. food chain
interacting with the abiotic factors for sustainability of C. wildlife hunting
life. Which among the organisms is considered as D. reforestation project
the abiotic?
a. bacteria 15. Living organisms can be protected through fighting
b. plant deforestation. Which statement/s describe/s this?
c. light A. Plant more trees.
d. man B. Reduce the use of products made from wood fiber.
C. Demand forest products from sustainable sources
8. Chameleons shift colors wherever they go. They are and deforestation fee supply chains.
able to turn any colors or combine colors depending D. The choices are all correct.
on where the environment is. What trait is being
described? ELS ADM Q1 M23
a. adaptation 1. The organism split into two separate organism like in
b. interaction bacteria?
c. inheritance A. binary fission
d. reproduction B. budding
C. fragmentation
D. parthenogenesis
2. Flat worms (planarians) divides into two, leaving one
piece headless and the other tailless each piece 12. Mechanism of asexual reproduction in which female
grows the missing body parts. offspring develops from unfertilized eggs
A. binary fission A. budding
B. budding B. fragmentation
C. fragmentation C. transverse fission
D. parthenogenesis D. parthenogenesis

3. A new individual grows on the body of its parent like 13. It involves direct reproduction in which each portion
hydra and yeast. regenerates missing parts to become a complete
A. binary fission new animal depending on the axis of separation
B. budding A. budding
C. fragmentation B. fragmentation
D. parthenogenesis C. transverse fission
D. parthenogenesis
4. Reproduction in animals that involves production of
new living organism by combining two gametes from For numbers 14-15, refer to the following choices below.
different organism, one male producing motile A. Statement I is correct
gamete that must fused with the egg cell from female B. Statement II is correct.
organism. C. Statement I and II are both correct.
A. asexual D. Statement I and II are both incorrect.
B. sexual
C. both and b 14. I. The male clown fish attract the female clown fish
D. none of a and b through courting as pulling and biting of fins.
II. The biggest clownfish will always become
5. Individuals that possess two reproductive systems female.
are referred to as monoecoius.
A. budding 15. I. Sexual reproduction involves the union of gametes
B. hermaphroditism and it does not change the number of
C. transverse fusion chromosomes present.
D. transverse fission II. Asexual reproduction involves the union of
gametes and it does not change the number of
6. Sperm cell and egg cell are used in sexual chromosomes present.
reproduction among animals. What is the collective
term for them?
A. body cells ELS ADM Q1 M24
B. gametes 1. It is the process of manipulating genes in order to
C. both a and b have the desired trait.
D. none of a and b A. artificial selection
B. cloning
7. Hermaphroditism is also termed as _____________. C. gene splicing
A. dioecious D. selective breeding
B. monoecious
C. both and b 2. It is the process of breeding an organism that are
D. none of a and b genetically similar to maintain desired traits. It keeps
each breed unique from others.
8. Which is TRUE about asexual reproduction in A. artificial selection
animals. B. cloning
A. Involves more amount of time in the process. C. inbreeding
B. Produce identical offspring like the parents. D. selective breeding
C. Utilize gametes of the body.
D. Variety of genetic make-up is produced. 3. It is a technique where the DNA is cut out of one
organism and put into another organism. A trait will
9. It is the term called for organism that shifts from be transferred from one organism to another.
female to male like reel fish. A. artificial selection
A. protandrous B. cloning
B. protogynous C. genesplicing
C. both a and b D. gel electrophoresis
D. none of a and b
4. It is a technique of creating an organism that is an
10. Giraffe and lion are examples of exact genetic copy of the other organism.
A. oviparous A. artificial selection
B. viviparous B. cloning
C. both and b C. gene splicing
D. none of a and b D. gel electrophoresis

11. Salmon and other bony fish are examples of 5. An applied science of manipulating the genetic
A. oviparous material of an organism through artificial selection
B. viviparous and biomedical techniques
C. both and b A. artificial selection
D. none of a and b B. cloning
C. genetic engineering II - Artificial selection is done to directly manipulate
D. selective breeding genes focusing on the physical traits among
organisms.
6. It is referred to the joining of almost any nucleotide
sequences to create a new gene product or to 15. I – Enzymes help in Recombinant DNA technology
introduce a new gene sequence. by carrying and integrating the desired gene
A. DNA Recombinant technology usually plasmids and bacteriophages.
B. Recombinant DNA technology II - Host organism are used to propagate the
C. both a and b recombinant DNA.
D. none of a and b
ELS ADM Q1 M25
7. It is produced chiefly by certain bacteria and has the 1. What do you call the process of manipulating genes
property of cleaving DNA molecules at or near a in order to have the desired trait?
specific sequence of bases. A. artificial selection
A. bacteriophage enzymes B. cloning
B. plasmid enzymes C. genetic engineering
C. restriction enzymes D. selective breeding
D. vector enzymes
2. Which among the choices is the other term for
8. Most common vector used in genetic engineering genetically modified organism?
techniques A. artificially selected organism
A. bacteriophage and plasmid B. cloned organism
B. enzymes and plasmid C. selected organism
C. plasmid and DNA D. transgenic organism
D. restriction enzymes and DNA
3. Which among the choices below is used for
9. Which is not performed to produce recombinant improving health condition by producing vaccines
DNA? and pharmaceuticals?
A. Insertion of the genetic sequences into other A. cloning
sequences of another organism. B. gene splicing
B. Removal of the genetic sequences of an organism. C. recombinant DNA technology
C. Selection of the perfect vector with which the gene D. selective breeding
must be integrated
D. Selection of the perfect enzymes with which the gene 4. Which is referred to as the ethical implications and
must be integrated. applications of the process of genetic engineering?
A. bioethics
10. Which is not a tool in recombinant DNA technology? B. biosystematics
A. enzymes C. biogenesis
B. host organisms D. biogenetics
C. restriction enzymes
D. vectors 5. What do you call the transgenic organism that taste
of grapes but looks like apple?
11. Which is not an ancient practice of genetic A. Aplgrapes
engineering? B. Aplres
A. hybridization C. grapple
B. inbreeding D. legrapes
C. recombinant technology
D. selective breeding 6. What is the transgenic organism that insulin gene is
injected to produce hormone insulin?
12. Two individuals with unlike characteristics are A. Amoeba proteus
crossed to produce the best in both organisms. B. Escherichia coli
A. artificial selection C. both and b
B. cloning D. none of a and b
C. genetic engineering
D. hybridization 7. What plant is used to produce virus proteins against
hepatitis B?
13. In recombinant DNA technology which is most used A. alfalfa
as a host organism? B. corn
A. bacteria C. soy beans
B. cells D. tobacco
C. plasmid
D. vectors 8. What animal is used to enhance milk to produce silk
stronger than steel?
For numbers 14-15, refer to the following choices below. A. cow
A. Statement I is correct B. lion
B. Statement II is correct. C. scorpion
C. Statement I and II are both correct. D. spider
D. Statement I and II are both incorrect.
For numbers 9-15, refer to the following choices.
14. I - Since ancient time the practice of genetic A. Statement I is correct
engineering had begun. B. Statement II is correct
C. Statement I and II are correct C. Sends electrical signals to the brain
D. Statement I and II are incorrect D. Guard the body against infections

9. I. Genetically modified plants have created 5. What is the main function of your stomach?
resistance to harmful agents, enhanced product A. To hold food
yield, and shown increased adaptability for better B. To mix food with digestive juices
survival C. To absorb food into the blood stream
II. Recombinant DNA technology has applications in D. To hold waste materials
various area like medicine focusing in the
discoveries of medicine to cure and improve 6. Which body system is responsible for taking in
human health and nutrition oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide?
A. Digestive system
10. I. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are B. Excretory system
products of recombinant DNA technology C. Integumentary system
II. Translated organisms are other term for D. Respiratory system
genetically modified organisms
7. Which system of the body uses veins, blood, and
11.I. Corn Resistance to insect pests, specifically the arteries?
European corn borer, through expression of the A. Circulatory system
insecticidal protein Cry1Ab from Bacillus B. Digestive system
thuringiensis C. Muscular system
II. Vaccines in Maize Hepatitis B virus surface D. Respiratory system
antigen (HBsAg) produced in transgenic maize
induces immune response when injected into mice. 8. Includes brain, spinal cord, and neurons.
A. Circulatory system
12.I. Synthesis of synthetic human haemoglobin and B. Digestive system
erythropoietin by genetically modified bacteria C. Nervous system
II. Human growth hormone which cure blood clotting D. Respiratory system
among arteries
9. What body parts are made of tissues that can
13.I. Human clotting factors have also been produced in contract and then relax back to normal size?
the milk of transgenic cows A. Bones
II. “Pharm” animals were produced to synthesize B. Cartilage
pharmaceutical products C. Muscles
D. Tendons
14.I. Crops like potato, tomato, soybean and rice are
currently being genetically engineered to obtain 10. What body system does a turtle’s shell belong to?
new strains with better nutritional qualities and A. Circulatory
increased yield. B. Digestive
III. Angus cow give enhanced milk that can produce C. Muscular
silk stronger than steel D. Skeletal

15.I. Eherichia coli has injected human gene to produce 11. Blood is pump separately to pulmonary and
hormone insulin. systemic circuits; true for amphibians, reptiles, birds,
II. Liger is hybrid of tiger and lion. and mammals.
A. Double circulatory system
ELS ADM Q1 M26 B. Open circulatory system
C. Systemic circuit
1. The urinary system gets rid of; D. Pulmonary circuit
A. Cartilage
B. Nutrients 12. Which of the following are proteins that fight off
C. Oxygen diseases?
D. Waste A. antibodies
B. B- cells
2. Which system delivers oxygen and nutrients to every C. antigens
cell in the body? D. memory cells
A. Circulatory
B. Integumentary 13. Amphibian breath
C. Muscular A. with gills as larvae and with lungs as adults
D. Respiratory B. with lungs as larvae and with gills as adults
C. both lungs and gills as adults
3. What can you infer about carbon dioxide from the D. only through skin
function of the respiratory system?
A. It helps you breathe 14. Which of the following pairs of organs includes only
B. It is more common the oxygen the endocrine glands?
C. It is harmful to your body A. Adrenal and ovary
D. It is not found in the body B. Parathyroid and adrenal
C. Pancreas and parathyroid
4. The circulatory system and the nervous system both: D. Thymus and testes
A. Deliver blood to vital organs
B. Extend throughout the body
15. The wall of the alveoli is what kind of tissue
A. muscle tissue
B. nervous tissue
C. epithelial tissue
D. connective tissue
ELS ADM Q1 M27
1. Which of the following is an example of the endocrine
system directly interacting with the nervous system?
A. Hormones provide feedback that affects neutral
processing
B. The vertebrae protect the spinal cord from injury
C. Sensory receptors in bones send signals about body
position to the brain
D. The brain sends signals that control the speed at
which food moves through the intestines.
2. During the final stages of human gestation, receptors
for the hormone oxytocin increase on the smooth
muscle cells of the uterus. The release of the
oxytocin during labor stimulates the smooth muscle
tissue in the wall of the uterus. The vigorous
contraction of the uterine smooth muscle helps push
the baby through the birth canal so that delivery can
occur. This process involves the interaction of which
organ system?
A. Endocrine and reproductive only
B. Endocrine and muscular only
C. Endocrine, muscular and reproductive
D. Endocrine, reproductive, and excretory
3. Kidneys are part of the excretory system. They purify
the blood and send it back to the rest of the body.
Which system is mainly responsible for the transport
of plasma to the kidneys?
A. Circulatory systems
B. Respiratory systems
C. Nervous systems
D. Muscular systems
4. What two body systems are most useful in getting
nutrients from the food that you eat?
A. Muscular and endocrine systems
B. Nervous and digestive system
C. Nervous and circulatory systems
D. Circulatory and digestive systems
5. What two systems work together to provide body
cells with a constant supply of oxygen while
removing carbon dioxide waste?
A. Circulatory and respiratory systems
B. Muscular and circulatory systems
C. Nervous and circulatory systems
D. Nervous and immune systems
6. Which of the following describes an interaction that
occurs between two body systems of a rabbit that
helps the rabbit outrun a pursuing coyote?
A. The endocrine system releases hormones that
prepare the immune system to deal with the possible
injuries.
B. The digestive system increases the rate of digestion,
and the excretory system ceases to provide tissues
with more nutrients
C. The respiratory system increases the breathing rate,
and the circulatory system increases blood pressure
to provide tissues with more oxygen
D. The skeletal system releases additional calcium, and
the circulatory system retains more sodium in the
blood to provide muscles with ions for contraction
7. The human digestive system id approximately 900
cm long. Food is moved through the digestive tract
primarily by:
A. Bile produce by the pancreas
B. Hydrochloric acid by the stomach
C. Muscular contractions
D. The enzyme amylase and pepsin
8. The digestive system is to absorbing nutrients as the
circulatory system is to
A. removing nutrients
B. attracting nutrients
C. disturbing nutrients
D. fighting infections
9. How do circulatory system and immune system work
together to respond to an injury?
A. Increase blood flow carries white blood cells to the
site of the injury
B. Increase blood flow kills healthy cells which prevents
infection at the site of the injury
C. Increase blood flow allows for an increase in the
exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen at the site of
the injury
D. Increase blood flow removes infected cells from the
body at the site of the injury
10. Which body systems must directly interact for
vertebrate organism to exchange gasses?
A. Circulatory and respiratory
B. Endocrine and respiratory
C. Immune and endocrine
D. Skeletal and circulatory
11. A deer hears a predator approaching and begins to
run for safety. The deer has primarily engaged what
body system to escape?
A. Muscular, reproductive and circulatory system
B. Muscular, digestive, and immune system
C. Nervous, respiratory, and muscular system
D. Respiratory, endocrine and excretory system
12. Which two systems alert the young bird to the
danger and help produce the vomit it uses as a
defense?
A. Excretory and immune
B. Muscular and digestive
C. Nervous and digestive
D. Urinary and muscular
13. Which of the following is an example of the
endocrine system directly interacting with the
nervous system?
A. Hormones provide feedback that affect neuron
processing
B. The brain sends signal that control the speed at
which food moves through the intestines
C. The vertebrae protect the spinal cord from injury
D. Sensory receptors in bones send signals about body
position to the brain.
14. Which body systems work together to protect the
body from pathogens?
A. Circulatory and immune
B. Digestive and excretory.
C. Endocrine and reproductive.
D. Muscular and vascular
15. How does the digestive system work with all other
systems?
A. The digestive system transport blood to all the other 10. Father of evolution
systems A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. The digestive system puts oxygen into the body B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. The digestive system gives the body energy and C. Charles Darwin
nutrients D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
D. The digestive system allows the body to move
11. Proposed the theory of use and disuse.
ELS ADM Q1 M28 A. Alfred Russel Wallace
1. Refers to a change over time B. Carolus Linnaeus
A. evolution C. Charles Darwin
B. gradualism D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
C. migration
D. mutation 12. Believed that populations grow geometrically while
resources slowly increase leading to competition
2. Each living species has descended, with changes, A. Alfred Russel Wallace
from other species over time and as a result species B. Carolus Linnaeus
today look different from their ancestors C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
A. Theory of Descent with Modification D. Thomas Malthus
B. Theory of Modification
C. Theory of Natural Selection 13. Father of taxonomy
D. Theory of Survival A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Carolus Linnaeus
3. Explains the difference in survival of individual and C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
reproduce in a particular environment D. Thomas Malthus
A. evolution
B. gene flow 14. According to his theory of evolution, organisms
C. gradualism change during their lifetime to survive then pass
D. natural selection these changes to their offspring
A. Carolus Linnaeus
4. Takes place when population decreases due to B. Charles Darwin
various environmental factors such as fires, C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
earthquakes and floods D. Thomas Malthus
A. bottleneck effect
B. founder effect 15. His theory involves natural selection
C. genetic flow A. Carolus Linnaeus
D. natural selection B. Charles Darwin
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
5. The process the movement of genes from one D. Thomas Malthus
population to another
A. evolution ELS ADM Q1 M29
B. gene flow 1. Lineages that evolved early from the root and remain
C. gradualism unbranched
D. natural selection a. basal taxon
b. branch point
6. Which of the following is considered as mechanisms c. root
of change? d. sister taxa
A. genetic drift
B. migration 2. The point where split takes place
C. natural selection a. basal taxon
D. a, b and c b. branch point
c. polytomy
7. Changes in the DNA d. sister taxa
A. gene flow
B. genetic shuffling 3. Indicates that an ancestral lineage gave rise to all
C. genetic variation organisms on the tree
D. mutation a. basal taxon
b. branch point
8. This is also called migration c. root
A. gene flow d. sister taxa
B. genetic shuffling
C. genetic variation 4. Monophyletic group is also called _______________.
D. mutation a. clade
b. domain
9. Differences among individuals of a s species are c. genus
referred to as __________. d. taxa
A. adaptation
B. fitness 5. Branch with more than two lineages
C. natural selection a. basal taxon
D. natural variation b. branch point
c. polytomy
d. sister taxa
 15. Indicates recent common ancestor but not all
descendants are included
6. Point of two lineages stem from the same branch a. monophyletic
a. basal taxon b. paraphyletic
b. branch point c. polyphyletic
c. root d. polytomy
d. sister taxa
ELS ADM Q1 M30
7. Greek word phylon from the word phylogeny means 1. What biotic relationship occurs in organism where
a. ancestor one species is benefited while the other is harmed?
b. branch A. predation
c. origin B. mutualism
d. tribe C. parasitism
D. commensalism
8. Greek word genesis from the word phylogeny means
a. ancestor 2. Which of the following is an example of
b. branch environmental resistance?
c. origin A. various predators may compete for a similar prey
d. tribe B. suitable habitat restrains the growth of producers
C. change in seasons can influence conduct of living
9. Diagram that trace evolutionary relationships and beings
connections among organisms D. desert biological systems have restricted life forms
a. evolution because of outrageous parched conditions
b. family tree
c. lineages tree 3. What are the two important relationships in an
d. phylogenetic tree ecosystem?
A. symbiosis and predation
For numbers 10 -11. Analyze the structure of B. mutualism and parasitism
phylogenetic tree. C. interaction and interdependence
D. biotic potential and environmental resistance

4. Which of the following condition does NOT show

abiotic factors in an ecosystem?
A. cactus growing in hot, dry regions
B. earthworm burrowing for habitation
C. polar bears living in a very cold environment
D. A young woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy

5. The carrying capacity is the maximum number of

10. Letter K represents _______________? organisms that an ecosystem can support. What
a. branch point influence the carrying capacity?
b. node 1. limiting factor
c. sister taxa 2. biotic potential
d. root 3. biotic factor
4. Abiotic factor
11. D and E are _________________. 5. environmental resistance
a. branch point 6. predation
b. node 7. competition
c. sister taxa
d. root A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
12. Common ancestor shows in group _____________. C. 2 and 5
a. monophyletic D. 6 and 7
b. paraphyletic
c. polyphyletic 6. What factors control the increase in population
d. polytomy growth?
1. disease
13. Indicates more than two immediate descendants 2. unsuitable habitat
a. monophyletic 3. adequate food
b. paraphyletic 4. competitors
c. polyphyletic 5. predation
d. polytomy 6. water
7. sunlight
14. Includes recent common ancestors are not included 8. temperature
only distant relative
a. monophyletic A. 2,4,5,7
b. paraphyletic B. 1,3,5,8
c. polyphyletic C. 1,3,4,5
d. polytomy D. 1,2,4,5,
7. The biotic and abiotic factors that prevent the growth B. Life forms have diverse multiplication rates.
of a population like food, water and space is called C. Different life forms will have diverse reproductive life
A. limiting factor expectancies.
B. biotic potential D. Organisms that abide in a similar situation will have
C. carrying capacity similar potentials.
D. environmental resistance
13. What is the symbiotic relationship in an ecosystem
8. The symbiotic relationship in which both organisms when one organism benefits and the other are
are benefited? unaffected?
A. predation A. Predation
B. parasitism B. Parasitism
C. mutualism C. Mutualism
D. commensalism D. Commensalism

9. Which of the following essential factors determine 14. What is the type of interaction when the two species
biotic potential? use the same limited resources and struggle with one
A. diseases another to survive?
B. lack of food A. Predation
C. number of offspring B. Symbiosis
D. lack of suitable habitat C. Mutualism
D. Competition
10. What do you call the area in which the living things
interact with one another and with their environment? 15. What is the role of predator in the ecosystem?
A. habitat A. Remove vulnerable prey
B. population B. Increase the number of prey
C. ecosystem C. Have no effect in the ecosystem
D. community D. Decrease the number of predator

11. What is the connection between biotic potential and

environmental resistance?
A. Biotic potential increases the population whereas
environmental resistance confines its growth.
B. Biotic potential increases the population while
environmental resistance decreases its growth.
C. Biotic potential and environmental resistance are the
two factors that increase the population growth.
D. Biotic potential and environmental resistance are the
two factors that limit the population explosion.

12. Which of the accompanying reasons does explain

why various life forms have diverse biotic potentials?
A. Offspring have distinctive survival rates.
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ELS ADM Q1 M21 ELS ADM Q1 M24 ELS ADM Q1 M27 ELS ADM Q1 M30
1.B 1.C 1. A 1.C
2.D 2.C 2. C 2.A
3.A 3.C 3. A 3.D
4.B 4.B 4. D 4.D
5.D 5.C 5. A 5.C
6.D 6.B 6. C 6.D
7.A 7.C 7. C 7.A
8.D 8.A 8. C 8.C
9.C 9.D 9. A 9.C
10.A 10.C 10. A 10.C
11. D 11.C 11. C 11.B
12. A 12.D 12. C 12.D
13. B 13.A 13. A 13.D
14. C 14.A 14. A 14.D
15. D 15.B 15. C 15.A

ELS ADM Q1 M22 ELS ADM Q1 M25 ELS ADM Q1 M28

1.D 1.C 1. A
2.C 2.D 2. A
3.B 3.C 3.D
4.C 4.A 4. A
5.D 5.C 5. B
6.A 6.B 6. D
7.C 7.D 7. D
8.A 8.C 8. A
9.A 9. C 9. D
10.B 10. A 10. C
11.D 11. A 11. D
12.D 12. D 12. D
13.C 13. B 13. B
14.D 14. A 14. C
15.D 15. C 15. B

ELS ADM Q1 M23 ELS ADM Q1 M26 ELS ADM Q1 M29

1.A 1. D 1. A
2.A 2. D 2. B
3.B 3. C 3. C
4.B 4. B 4. A
5.B 5. B 5. C
6.B 6. D 6. D
7.B 7. A 7. D
8.B 8. C 8. C
9.B 9. C 9. D
10.B 10. D 10. D
11.A 11. B 11. C
12.D 12. A 12. A
13.C 13. A 13. D
14.C 14. D 14. C
15.B 15. C 15. B