Lawig National High School

Lawig Lamut Ifugao

3rd Quarter Examination in Science 10

Name: ______________________________ Score: __________
Section: Grade 10- ____________________
Test 1: Read each item carefully and choose the best answer among the given choices. Write your answer on
the space provided before each item.
1. It connects all your body parts and transmits signals from one part to another.
a. Endocrine System b. Respiratory System c. Nervous System d. None of these
2. This serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system.
b. Cerebrum b. Central Nervous System (CNS) c. Peripheral Nervous System d. Spinal Cord
3. The following is the base sequence on one strand of a DNA molecule: A A T G C C A G T G G T.
If this strand is replicated, which of the following is the complementary strand that is produced?
a. T C G T C C G T C T A G b. A G C A G G C A G G G T
c. T T A C G G T C A C C A d. U C G U C C U C U A G A
4. Autonomic nerves connect the brain with the following organ except?
a. leg muscles b. liver c. salivary gland d. urinary bladder
5. Which of the following make up the nervous system of vertebrates?
a. brain and spinal cord b. brain, spinal cord and all the organs that they control
c. brain, spinal cord and autonomic nerves d. brain, spinal cord and the nerves connected to them directly.
6. Which is not a function of the nervous system?
a. It processes information to determine the best response.
b. It produces hormones that regulate the activities of cells and organisms.
c. It sends information to muscles, glands, and organs so they can respond correctly.
d. It transmits information to the processing areas in the brain and spinal cord.
7. It refers to cells or organ that detect the stimulus?
a. effector b. receptor d. nerves e. neuron
8. Which of the following best describe the correct pathway of nerve impulse?
a. the motor neuron detects stimulus and relay information to the CNS to give the best response to the sense organ.
b. the receptor detects stimulus and relay the information to the CNS which then sends the command to the effector
through the motor neuron
c. the dendrites in the sense organ relay information to the nerve cells in the CNS to do the response.
d. the receptor receives information from the sensory neuron that relay information to the CNS. The CNS gives a
command to the motor neuron through the effector.
9. Which part of the nerve cell transmit the impulse to the receiving neuron?
a. cell body b. axon c. dendrites d. nucleus
10. How do you describe the nerve impulse being transmitted from one neuron to another neuron?
a. it is electrical in nature b. made up of chemical reaction c. it is electrochemical in nature d. all of the above
11. The building block of the nervous system.
a. cells b. neuron c. Central NS d. Peripheral NS
12. The Peripheral nervous system is made up of __?
a. somatic NS, brain, spinal cord and autonomic NS c. brain and spinal cord
b. Somatic NS and autonomic nervous system d. brain, spinal cord and all the organs that they control
13. Which of the following is the function of the sensory nerves?
a. it carry information from the sense organ to the CNS
b. it relay the command information from the CNS to the different parts of the body
c. it integrates information from the receptor to the effector organ
d. it gives a quick response to the stimulus
14. Which of the following is the correct pathway for a nerve impulse in a reflex action?
a. receptor- sensory nerve- CNS- motor nerve- effector
b. receptor- sensory nerve- brain- motor nerve- effector
c. receptor- sensory nerve- spinal cord- brain- motor nerve – effector
d. sensory nerve- Interneuron- motor neuron
15. What type of nerve cells are found only within the central nervous system?
a. motor neuron b. sensory neuron c. mixed nerve d. association neuron
16. The hypothalamus of the brain controls the following functions except ___?
a. blood pressure b. body temperature c. emotions c. speech
17. Which sensory perception is most closely associated with taste?
a. hearing b. sight c. smell d. touch
18. Autonomic nerves connect the following organs except _____?
a. leg muscles b. liver c. salivary gland d. urinary bladder
19. Which of the following is the origin of the parasympathetic nerves?
a. thoracic curve to the lumbar curve of the spinal cord b. thoracic curve to the sacral curve of the spinal cord
c. cranial and the lumbar curve d. cranial and sacral curve
20. Which of the following structure does not involve in reflex arc?
a. association neuron b. motor neuron c. brain d. spinal cord
21. In what lobe of the cerebrum are the association center for hearing and smelling located?
a. temporal b. frontal c. occipital d. parietal
22. In what lobe of the cerebrum are the association center for seeing located?
a. temporal b. frontal c. occipital d. parietal
23. The space between two nerve cells is ____?
a. nerve gap b. synapse c. nerve joint c. neurotransmitter
24. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system are sets of nerve cells that carry signals to the different parts
of the body which are always opposite in action. Which of the following is the best example of antagonistic
stimulation of the two sets of nerves?
a. accelerates heartbeat- slows heartbeat b. inhibits urination- dilation of the pupil
c. secretes saliva- controls urination d. speeds digestion- contracts rectum
25. which hormone promote the growth of the uterine wall ready for pregnancy?
a. androgen b. oxytocin c. progesterone d. prolactin
26. which of the following organ keeps the normal temperature of the testis to ensure that sperm cells will survive?
a. urethra b. prostate c. scrotum d. vas deferens
27. what is the structure of tubes found inside the testis in male that serve as the site for sperm formation?
a. epididymis b. seminiferous tubules c. vas deferens d. urethra
28. what part of the female reproductive organ is the site for embryonic development?
a. ovary b. fallopian tube c. uterus d. vagina
29. which hormones stimulates the release of egg from the ovary?
a. follicle stimulating hormone b. luteinizing hormone c. estrogen d. progesterone
30. the menstrual cycle or also known as the ovarian cycle is stimulated first by which gland of the female body?
a. ovary b. Pituitary gland c. uterus d. hypothalamus
31. In which stage the corpus luteum degenerates?
a. Luteal stage b. menstruation phase c. follicular stage d. ovulation stage
32. what is the effect of increase levels of progesterone and estrogen during the luteal phase in a menstrual cycle?
a. release of egg cell b. blood flow out of the female body
c. level of FSH and LH in the blood decreases d. thickening of the endometrium wall
33. the breakdown of the endometrium lining during menstrual period is due to ____?
a. increased level of LH and FSH c. Increased level of progesterone and estrogen
b. decreased level of LH and FSH d. decreased level of progesterone and estrogen
34. Which of the following describe the last stage of the menstrual cycle?
a. egg cells enters the uterus b. endometrium lining breaks down
c. release of egg from the ovary d. sperm enters the oviduct to fertilized the egg cell
35. the menstrual cycle has an average of 28 days to complete the cycle before the next menstruation begin. There are
30 days in 1 month and you have menstruation period in the 13th day of the month. when will be your next menstrual
period?
a. 11th day of the month b. 11th day of the ffg. month c. 27th day of the month d. 27th day of the ffg. month
36. DNA __________ is the process of making new DNA.
a. replication b. transcription c. translation d. transduction
37. Instead of thymine, RNA has a nitrogenous base of ____?
a. guanine b. cytosine c. uracil d. adenine
38. If a DNA strand has a cytosine, which nitrogen base will pair with it when RNA is made?
a. uracil b. thymine c. guanine d. adenine
39. What type of bonds hold the two strands of DNA together?
a. carbon bonds b. nitrogen bonds c. phosphate bonds d. hydrogen bonds
40. The nitrogenous base Adenine can pair with _____.
a. Adenine b. Cytosine c. Guanine d. Thymine
41. DNA strands run _____ in relation to each other.
 a. antiparallel b. parallel c. perpendicular d. both a and b
42. A nucleotide in DNA is composed of _____.
a. a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen baseb. only a deoxyribose sugar and a nitrogen base
c. only a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate d. none of the above
43. Between the two strands of a DNA segment the nitrogen bases are held together by _____.
a. covalent bonds b. hydrogen bonds c. ionic bonds d. metallic bonds
44. If a portion of a messenger RNA molecule contains the base sequence A-A-U, the corresponding transfer RNA
base sequence is?
a. A-A-U b. G-G-T c. T-T-C d. U-U-A
45. Which defines a codon?
a. a protein that beins transcription by breaking apart H bonds
b. a free-floating base that attaches to an open DNA strand
c. the genetic code word of three bases on mRNA that specify one amino acid
d. the strong bond between two complementary nitrogen bases
46. What is the role of tRNA during translation?
a. bond to open the DNA strand to carry the code for protein synthesis out of the nucleus
b. carry ribosomes to the site of protein synthesis
c. break aparty mRNA and send it back to the nucleus so that it can be reused
d. Carry amino acids to the mRNA for correct placement into the protein chain
47. The diagram on the left shows which cellular process?

a. Replication
b. Transcription
c. Translation
d. Mutation

48. Once sperm are produced by the testes they move into and mature in the
a. seminiferous tubes b. Penis c. vas deferens d. epididymis
49. The external male reproductive organs consist of the penis, testes, and
a. Urethra b. Prostate d. c. scrotum d. seminal vesicle
50. The purpose of the urethra is to
a. carries only urine b. carry only semen
c. carries a mixture of semen and urine d. carry both semen and urine but not at the same time
51-55: Matching Type: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided
_______51. Ovaries A. It controls maturation and male Characteristics
_______52. Testes B. Influence female traits, and support reproductive function
_______53. A hormone that regulates C. Estrogen
formation of reproductive cells D. Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH)
_______54. A hormone that stimulates E. Glucagon
mammary gland to produce milk R. Prolactin
_______55. Important hormone in determining
female sex characteristics

56-60. Protein Synthesis: Fill out the codon, anticodon and amino acid. Use the row for mRNA codon to identify the
correct amino acid.

DNA template: TCA TCG GAA TTA CGC CAT

mRNA codon: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

tRNA anticodon: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Amino Acid: * __________ * __________

*__________ * __________
* __________ * __________
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Lawig Lamut Ifugao

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Third Quarter Exam in Science Grade 10

Content Content Standard Weighted Easy Moderate Difficult No. of

Ave. items
70% 20% 10% 60
Item Item Item
Placement Placement Placemen
t
1. describe the parts of the
reproductive system and their 26,27
10 48 50 6
functions; 28,49

2. explain the role of

hormones involved in the
Coordinated female and male reproductive 12 51-55 29 25 7
Functions of systems;
the 3. describe the feedback
Reproductive, mechanisms involved in
Endocrine, regulating processes in the 30,31
10 32 35 6
and Nervous female reproductive system 33,34
Systems (e.g., menstrual cycle);
4. describe how the nervous
system coordinates and 1-5, 7
8,14
regulates these feedback 9-12
38 19,21 2,4,6,13 23
mechanisms to maintain 15-18
22
homeostasis; 20,23
Heredity: 5. explain how protein is made
36,45 3,41
Inheritance using information from DNA; 30 55-60 18
37-44 45,46
and Variation
Total
100 36 12 12 60

Prepared by:

JAYSON O. ARQUER
G10- Science Teacher

Checked by: Noted by:

DOMINGA VILORIA EUNICE ANN B. PUGUON

Master Teacher 1 School Principal II