d.
breaking down of sugar
SECOND PERIODIC TEST GRADE 9: 2019 -2020
1GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Choose among the choices the BEST answer to the given question (Mag-ingat sa
pagpili). Write the letter of the answer before the number, if the answer does not belong to the choices, write the
CORRECT answer. (Kapag wala, huwag nang hanapin pa). Don’t let others cheat (Huwag hayaang
pakinabangan ng iba ang pinaghirapan mo)
1. If the DNA polymerase is in contact with
thymine in the parental strand, what
complimentary base will be added to the
daughter strand?
a. Cytosine c. Uracil
b. Guanine d. Adenine
2. Which of the following is the CORRECT
pathway of blood through the body,
including the lungs?
a. heart → aorta → body → vena cava →
heart → pulmonary arteries → lungs →
pulmonary veins → heart
b. lungs → left atrium → aorta →
pulmonary veins → body → vena cava
→ heart → pulmonary arteries
c. heart → pulmonary arteries → body →
vena cava → heart → aorta → lungs →
pulmonary veins → heart
d. heart → vena cava → body → aorta →
heart → pulmonary arteries → lungs →
pulmonary veins
3. The DNA template of one strand is
3’ TACAGCCAA 5’, what is the DNA
sequence of the other strand?
a. 5’ AUGUCGGUU 3’
b. 5’ ATGTCGGTT 3’
c. 5’ ATCTCGGTT 3’
d. 5’ AUGUCGUUU 3’
4. Which of the following chambers of the
heart carry de-oxygenated blood?
a. right and left atria
b. right and left ventricles
c. right atrium and right ventricle
d. left atrium and left ventricle
5. Which of the balanced equations
summarizes the photosynthesis?
a. 6CO2+6H2O+energy → C6H12O6+6O2+6H2O
b. CH4 + O2 + sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2
c. 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2
d. CH4 + O2 + sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2
6. Which of the following best describes
glycolysis?
a. breaking down using sugar
b. putting together something with sugar
c. making something using sugar
Date: October 22, 2019
Total Points: 60
Score:
Remarks:
SCIENCE: BIOLOGY
7. Choose the pair that is not matched
correctly:
a. Pneumonia – alveoli
b. Asthma – bronchioles
c. Stroke – blood vessel
d. Hypertension – blood
8. Which among the following sets of words is
correctly arranged in order from smallest to
largest:
a. nucleus, chromosomes, chromatids,
DNA, nucleotides
b. nucleotides, DNA, chromatids,
chromosomes, nucleus
c. DNA, nucleotides, chromosomes,
chromatids, nucleus
d. chromatids, nucleus, chromosomes,
DNA, nucleotides
9. Which of the following does NOT occur
during light-dependent reaction?
a. Sunlight excites special pigments called
chlorophyll, releasing energized
electrons.
b. 2 NADP picks up two hydrogen atoms
from water molecules to form 2 NADPH.
c. Water is being split into oxygen and
hydrogen ions.
d. Chemical energy is being processed to
produce glucose.
10. Which of the following statements does
NOT describe the structure of DNA?
a. The backbone of the helix consists of
alternating sugars and phosphates.
b. Different nitrogenous bases form
specific pairs that only A pairs with G
and T pairs with C.
c. The two strands that make up a DNA
molecule are wound around each other
forming a double spiral molecule
resembling a twisted ladder.
d. none of the above
11. Which of the following processes explains
how we indirectly get our energy from the
sun?
a. chemical energy → light energy → glucose
b. light energy → chemical energy → glucose
c. light energy → glucose → chemical energy
 d. glucose → light energy → chemical energy
12. Which of the following products is a product
of glycolysis and are used in Krebs cycle?
a. Pyruvic acid c. Lactic Acid
b. Acetic acid d. Oxygen (O2)
13. What are the reasons why we sweat when
we exercise?
a. production of ATP; production of water
b. production of ATP; processing of water
c. processing of water; production of ATP
d. processing of water; processing of ATP
14. Which of the following is/are true about the
molecular structure of DNA?
A 1. As the left ventricle contracts, the
C oxygenated blood is forced into aorta and
B
D 5. Blood is replenished and becomes rich
I. Phosphates and deoxyribose are the
backbone of DNA.
II. Nitrogenous bases have genetic codes
which are synthesized by RNA.
III. Labels A and B are the backbone of DNA,
while labels C and D are bases and bonds.
IV. Nitrogenous bases are organic compounds
while phosphates and deoxyribose are
inorganic compounds.
a. I only c. I and II
b. I, II, and III d. II and IV
15. Analyze the following statements:
Carbon dioxide, an organic compound, is a
waste product of cellular respiration.
Together with water, carbon dioxide is
converted to glucose and oxygen in the
process of photosynthesis.
a. Both statements are false.
b. Both statements are true.
c. The first statement is false and the
second statement is true.
d. The first statement is true and the second
statement is false.
16. Which of the following are produced in the
light dependent reaction:
a. oxygen and glucose
b. carbon dioxide and glucose
c. oxygen and chemical energy
d. carbon dioxide and chemical energy
17. Epiglottis directs the food we eat and the air
we breathe. In which part of our body
system is epiglottis located?
a. pharynx c. trachea
b. larynx d. esophagus
18. Which is NOT a reason why our muscles
sore when we undergo intense activities?
a. production of lactic acid
b. excessive production of ATP
c. excessive production of pyruvic acid
d. not enough oxygen for aerobic respiration
19. The process of replacing a defective gene
with a normal gene is called _________.
a. DNA fingerprinting
b. genetic engineering
c. DNA cloning
d. gene therapy
20. Arrange the following statements below in
correct order:
carries away from the heart to smaller
arteries.
2. Blood flows into the pulmonary veins and
into the left atrium.
3. When the left atrium contracts, the blood
is forced through the left ventricle.
4. Gas exchange happens in the alveoli.
with fresh oxygen.
6. When the right ventricle contracts, the
blood is forced through pulmonary
arteries.
a. 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 4 – 1
b. 6 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 3 – 1
c. 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 6
d. 6 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 1
21. Which of the following statements
differentiate external respiration from internal
respiration?
AB. External respiration occurs between the
blood and body cells, while internal
respiration happens between air and the
blood within the lungs.
CD. Both internal and external respirations
are the exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide.
EF. External respiration occurs between air
and the blood within the lungs, while
internal respiration happens between
the blood and body cells.
GH. Internal respiration is the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide, while
external respiration is the exchange of
oxygen and nutrients in the blood.
a. AB and CD only
b. CD and EF only
c. AB, CD and EF
d. GH only
22. Which of the following is NOT matched
correctly?
a. glycolysis: cytoplasm
b. light reaction: thylakoids
c. Calvin cycle: mitochondria
d. ETC: mitochondrial membrane
Refer to the figure below for item 23: 27. Which of the following is a communicable
disease?
A B a. tuberculosis c. stroke
b. hypertension d. asthma
D 28. Which of the following statements describe
the figure below?
C

23. Which of the anatomical structures labeled

above receives blood coming into the heart?
a. A and B only
b. A, B and C
c. A, C and D
W. The flow of blood in the arteries is away
d. A, B and D
from the heart, while in veins the blood goes
toward the heart.
Refer to the figure below for item 24.
X. Arteries often carry deoxygenated blood
while veins always carry oxygenated blood.
Y. Arteriole connects capillaries and arteries
while venule attaches veins and capillaries.
A
B a. W and X c. W and Y
b. X and Y d. W, X and Y
C
29. Which of the following statements is true?
X. Alveoli are tiny sacs at the end of
D bronchioles where gas exchange
occurs.
Y. Oxygen is delivered to the cells by the
respiratory system.
a. statement X only
b. statement Y only
c. both statements are true
24. Analyze the statements below: d. none of the above

1. A, B and C belong to the same respiratory

tract.
2. Only A and B belong to the upper
respiratory tract.
3. Only D belongs to the lower respiratory
tract.
4. C and D belong to the same respiratory
tract.
a. Statements 2 and 4 are true.
b. Statements 1 and 3 are true.
c. Statement 1, 2 and 3 are false.
d. Statements 2, 3, and 4 are false.
30. “Diba sinabi ko,
gagawin ko’ng lahat upang tayo parin sa huli.
25. A base sequence of one strand – AAT TCG
Biglang nalaman ko,
– and transcribed by RNA, which of the may hinihintay ka lang palang bumalik.”
following mRNA strand will be produced?
If this is a heartbreaking song of a hydrogen
a. -AAU UGC- c. -UUA AGC- atom during the process of hydrolysis in
b. -TTA AGC- d. -AAU ACG- light dependent reaction, to whom is the
song for?
26. It is defined as the direct manipulation of an
organism's genes and DNA constructs. a. carbon atom
b. oxygen atom
a. gene therapy c. DNA fingerprinting
b. DNA cloning d. genetic engineering
c. light energy
d. energy carriers
31. Which of the following statements are true
about the figure below?
I. Light-dependent reaction stage of
photosynthesis splits water and produces
ATP and NADPH.
II. ATP and NADPH are reactants in the
light-independent stage.
III. Light-dependent reaction occurs in
thylakoids and light-independent reaction
happens in the stroma of the chloroplast.
IV. Both reactions form a cycle in which the
reactants, water and carbon dioxide,
produce oxygen and sugar.
a. I, II, and III c. I and II only
b. I, II, III and IV d. I only
32. The following statements are functions of
the heart except:
a. The heart ensures one-way blood flow
b. The heart regulates blood supply
c. The heart generates blood pressure
d. The heart produces blood for circulation
33. Which of the following has correct
groupings?
a. light reaction, dark reaction, Kreb’s cycle
b. guanine, adenine, adrenaline, cytosine
c. ETC, citric acid cycle, glycolysis
d. capillaries, ventricles, atria, vena cava
34. Which of the following differentiates DNA to
RNA?
X. Type of phosphate group
Y. Type of sugar
Z. Type/s of nitrogenous base/s
a. Z only c. Y and Z
b. X and Y d. X, Y and Z
35. Which is the pathway of oxygen from the
lungs to the body cells?
a. alveoli → bloodstream → blood → cells
b. alveoli → blood→ bloodstream → cells
c. blood → alveoli → bloodstream → cells
d. blood → bloodstream → alveoli → cells
36. What do you call a valve that serves as a
gateway of blood from left atrium to the left
ventricle?
a. tricuspid c. aorta
b. pulmonary d. mitral
Refer to the figure below for item #37:
37. Which of the following amino acids are
produced out of the mRNA anti-codon: -
AUGGUUCGC –
a. methionine-valine-arginine
b. glutamine-histidine-proline
c. leucine-serine-aspartate
d. glycine-alanine-tyrosine
38. Which one best describes light
independent reaction?
a. It is the first stage of photosynthesis
b. It creates energy rich ATP and NADPH+
c. It uses carbon dioxide to produce water
and oxygen
d. It uses the chemical energy from ATP
and NADPH+
39. Why do we have faster breathing and faster
heartbeat every time we get tired from
exerting our efforts?
a. because our body cells need more
blood to circulate
b. because our body cells need more
energy to convert it into oxygen
c. because our body cells need more
oxygen to convert it into energy
d. Nakakapagod na din kasi, sana sinabi
mo, para di na umasang may tayo pa sa
huli
40. All these statements describe the trachea
except:
a. It is called the voice box.
b. It carries air to and from the lungs.
c. Its lower end branches into smaller tubes.
d. It contains rings of cartilage that prevent it
from collapsing.
41. What is the outcome of glycolysis?
a. the breakdown of NADH into NAD+
b. the breakdown of glucose into two
pyruvate molecules
c. the breakdown of pyruvate into two
glucose molecules
d. the breakdown of glucose into carbon
dioxide molecules

42. “Alam kong mali na
pero di ko kayang bumitaw.
Ika’y masasaktan,
dahil pangako ko’y walang iwanan.”
Imagine this is a song about pyruvic acid
and oxygen before they enter the
mitochondria. When pyruvic acid moves on
without oxygen because it is lacking, what
will become of pyruvic acid?
a. lactic acid
b. citric acid
c. aerobic respiration
d. anaerobic respiration
43. Which statement is true about arteries?
a. Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood.
b. Arteries move blood toward the heart.
c. Arteries connect to the atria of the heart.
d. Arteries move blood away from the heart.
44. Which of the following are energy-rich
substances in photosynthesis?
a. FAD and NADP
b. FADH2 and NADPH+
c. ATP and FADH2
d. ATP and NADPH+
45. Which of the following is NOT a function of
cell respiration?
a. Producing energy for daily activities
b. Turning ADP into energy-filled ATP
c. Producing lactic acid from anaerobic
respiration.
d. Processing citric acid for aerobic
respiration.
46. What is the overall goal of cellular
respiration?
a. to manufacture food
b. to break down glucose
c. to capture energy from glucose
d. to make water and carbon dioxide
47. The external respiration generally happens
within which of the following?
a. leaves
b. respiratory system
c. circulatory system
d. cells
48. Analyze the statements below. Which is/are
true?
I. Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm of
the cell, splits glucose, and generates only
a small amount of energy.
II. In Calvin cycle, the pyruvate molecules
from glycolysis enter the mitochondria of
the cell.
III. The ETC takes place along the
membrane of the mitochondria which
generates more ATPs.
a. I and II c. III and II
b. I and III d. All of the statements.
49. Lt. Russ is investigating a murder scene.
The felon was scratched by his victim &
some of his skin cells were found under the
victim’s fingernails. A DNA test was
performed. Which of the suspects is the
murderer?
a. suspect 1 c. suspect 3
b. suspect 2 d. none of the above
50. Analyze the statement: The right side of the
heart receives oxygen-poor blood from the
body and circulates it to the lungs.
a. the statement is true
b. oxygen-poor should be oxygen rich
c. right side should be left side
d. lungs should be heart
51. Which of the following is not associated
(neither a reactant nor a product) with light-
dependent reaction which is the first part of
photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide c. water
b. light energy d. oxygen gas
52. Analyze the following statements:
X: We use water to activate energy from ATP
Y: ADP synthase turns ADP into ATP
a. X is true; Y is false
b. X is false; Y is true
c. X and Y are false
d. X and Y are true
53. Which of the balanced equations Refer to the figure below for item 57.
summarizes the light dependent reaction?
a. 6CO2 + light energy → 6O2 + 3O2
b. 6CO2 + chemical energy → 6O2 + 3O2
c. 6H2O + chemical energy → 6O2 + light
energy
d. 6H2O + light energy → 6O2 + chemical
energy

54. In able to produce proteins for production of

new cells, ribosome needs…
a. RNA codes and amino acids
b. DNA codes and amino acids
c. RNA codes and chromosomes
d. DNA codes and chromosomes
57. How many circulatory system diseases
55. Why do we perceive chlorophyll as being are in the diagram?
green? a. 1 c. 2
a. it is green b. 3 d. 4
b. it absorbs green light
c. it reflects green light 58. Which of the following statement/s is/are not
d. red and blue light combine true?
I. Alveoli are tiny sacs at the end of
56. Mrs. Smith has a baby named Tyra. She bronchioles where gas exchange occurs.
believes one of two men can be the father II. Arteries carry de-oxygenated blood while
of her child. A paternity test is done and the veins always carry oxygenated blood.
results are shown above. Which of the 2 III. Oxygen is delivered to the cells by the
men are baby Tyra’s father? respiratory system.
IV. Glycolysis is taking place in cytoplasm.
a. Statements I and IV only
b. Statements II and III only
c. All statements are not true.
d. None of the above.

59. In Krebs cycle, which of the following

becomes a CO2 after a series of energy
stripping mainly from FAD and NAD?
a. ribonucleic acid c. pyruvic acid
b. lactic acid d. citric acid

60. Which stage of cell respiration uses

oxygen as reactant?
a. glycolysis and ETC
c. glycolysis and Kreb’s cycle
a. dad 1 c. both a and b b. Kreb’s cycle and ETC
b. dad 2 d. none of the two d. all three stages
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