FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

SCIENCE 9

Name _____________________________________________ Score _____________

Grade & Section ____________________________________ Date ______________

I. Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the answer on the line provided before each number.

1. What organ system functions as a passageway of gas into and out of the body.?
A. Respiratory System B. Muscular System C. Circulatory System D. Digestive System
2. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
A. Nasal Cavity B. Lungs C. Pharynx D. Larynx
3. These are the ring-shaped or c-shaped materials that hold the trachea and help it not to collapse.
A. Bronchi B. Mucosa C. Cartilage D. Nostrils
4. It serves as the main passageways of air into the lungs.
A. Nasal Cavity B. Pharynx C. Bronchi D. Larynx
5. It supplies the tissues in the body with oxygen and other nutrients, transports hormones, and
removes unnecessary waste products.
A. Respiratory System B. Muscular System C. Digestive System D. Circulatory System
6. It carries blood away from the heart and generally transports oxygen-rich blood.
A. Heart B. Veins C. Artery D. Capillaries
7. It carries blood to the heart and generally transports oxygen-poor blood.
A. Veins B. Capillaries C. Artery D. Heart
8. It is a fluid that transforms oxygen and nourishment to the body cells and aids in the excretion of
carbon dioxide and waste products from the body.
A. Plasma B. Blood C. Red blood cells D. White blood cells
9. Which of the following is the common cause of lung damage?
A. Unhealthy diet B. Obesity C. Smoking D. Stress
10. Which of the following is not true about Covid-19?
A. It is a respiratory illness that belongs to a large family of viruses called Coronaviruses.
B. It spreads through droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.
C. No medication is recommended to treat COVID-19.
D. This type of virus infects humans only.

For items 11 – 15, refer to the statement below:

A heterozygous black cow mates with a white cow. They follow the Mendelian pattern of inheritance.

11. Which of the following best represents their pair of alleles?

A. Bb × bb B. BB × bb C. Bb × BB D. Bb × Bb
12. What are the possible resulting offsprings?
A. Bb, Bb, bb, bb B. Bb, Bb, Bb, Bb C. BB, BB, Bb, Bb D. BB, Bb, Bb, bb
13. What is their genotype ratio?
A. 1 BB : 2 Bb : 1 bb B. 2 BB : 2 Bb C. 4 Bb D. 2 Bb : 2 bb
14. What is their phenotype ratio?
A. 3 Black : 1 White B. 4 Black C. 4 White D. 2 Black : 2 White
15. What is the probability that they will have a black offspring?
A. 100% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75%
 For items 16 – 20, refer to the statement below and answer the following questions:

A male with normal vision mates with a color-blind female.

16. Which of the following best represents their pair of alleles?

A. XBY × XBXb B. XbY × XbXb C. XBY × XbXb D. XbY × XBXb
17. What are the possible resulting offsprings?
A. XBXB, XBXb, XBY, XbY C. XBXB, XBXB, XbY, XbY
B. XBXb, XBXb, XbY, XbY D. XbXb, XbXb, XbY, XbY
18. What is their genotype ratio?
A. 1 XBXB : 1 XBXb : XBY : XbY C. 2 XBXB : 2 XbY
B. 2 XBXb : 2 XbY D. 2 XbXb : 2 XbY
19. What is their phenotype ratio?
A. 2 FNV : 2 MCB C. 2 FCB : 2 MNV
B. 2 FNV : 1 MNV : 1 MCB D. 2 FNV : 2 MNV
20. What is the probability that they will have a female daughter with color blindness?
A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 100%

II. Read the following scenario below and answer the following questions. Write the answers on the space provided below
each item. (5 points each)

1. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reported
that the present rate of species extinction is rapidly increasing. Some organisms find it hard to adapt to the fast-
paced environmental changes. Do you agree that humans are the main cause of this alarming issue? What will you
do to help solve this problem?

2. A large-bodied species was recently discovered in a small, isolated island in Palawan. As ecologists studied the
species’ environment, they noted that its diet is limited to a specific type of plant. The ecologists also found out
that the species is consumed as a local delicacy. If you are one of the ecologists, would you consider the species
vulnerable to extinction? Why would you say so?