PRE-TEST IN SCIENCE 7

QUARTER 2, SY 2021-2022

Instruction: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer in a separate sheet of paper, or in the
answer sheet provided to you. Do not write anything on this test questionnaire.
she turned the revolving nosepiece until it
clicked to the high power position; as she viewed
1. Which part of a compound microscope collects it, she observed a blurred image. What can
and focuses light from the mirror into the you infer from this situation?
specimen being viewed? A. Animal cell can only be seen in low
A. Base power objective.
B. Condenser B. Animal cell can only be seen in high
C. Eyepiece power objective.
D. Mirror C. Animal cell can be seen both in low
and high power objectives.
2. Dina has a difficulty viewing the specimen. She D. Animal cell cannot be seen in both low
observes that the specimen appears dark. and high power objectives.
What should she do?
A. Dina should replace the lens.
B. Dina should adjust the position of the 6. Anna wants to focus the specimen clearly. If you
slides. were Anna, which part of the compound
C. Dina should adjust the mirror and microscope are you going to manipulate?
diaphragm. A. Use the inclination joint.
D. Dina should adjust the coarse B. Use the revolving nosepiece.
adjustment knob. C. Use the fine adjustment knob.
D. Use the coarse adjustment knob.
3. Why is it improper to tilt the inclination joint when
mounting a wet specimen? 7. Glenda views the onion root tip under a
A. To avoid spilling the wet specimen. compound microscope. She noticed that
B. To avoid changing the magnification. there were marks on the lenses, she quickly
C. To avoid scratching the objective lens. wiped with her blouse. Did Glenda do it
right?
D. To avoid changing the amount of light.
A. No, Glenda should use lens paper to
remove markings on the lens.
4. In a Biology class, Liza and Arvin are tasked to
B. No, Glenda should use satin cloth to
view the specimen at 400x magnification. They
remove markings on the lens.
are currently using an eyepiece with 10x
magnification. C. No, Glenda should use paper towel to
What should they do? remove markings on the lens.
I. Use the eyepiece with 10x D. No, Glenda should use tissue paper to
magnification. remove markings on the lens.
II. Click the objective with 40x
magnification 8. Leo is excited viewing the specimen under a
III. Multiply the magnification of compound microscope. He looked through
the eyepiece and objective. the eyepiece; to his dismay, he observed nothing.
Which of the following can you recommend
to Leo?
A. I only
I. Check the amount of light by adjusting
B. II only the mirror and diaphragm.
C. I& II only II. Make sure that the slides is in place
D. I, II & III before adjusting the mirror & objective.
5. Leah viewed the animal cell under a compound III. Check the objective and use the
microscope. She used the low power revolving nosepiece to adjusts the
objective and it was viewed as very clear. Then, magnification to 4x.
 IV. Tilt the microscope and adjust B. Marking
directly to high power without C. Staining
adjusting the light. D. Washing

A. I only 12. In preparing the microscope slides it is important

B. I & II to have a cover slip or cover glass over the
C. I, II & III specimen. What is the use of the cover slip to the
D. I, II, III & IV specimen?
A. To reflect more light.
9. Mia and her group were assigned to demonstrate B. To hold the glass slides.
how to view plant cells under the compound C. To filter the light that reaches the
microscope. They are suggested to make a plan specimen.
ahead of time. If you were one of the members of D. To protect the objective lenses if they
the group, which of the following statements will touch the slide.
you explain to your group in performing the
activity? 13. When you view the specimen through a
I. Always keep you’re both eyes open in microscope, you are viewing through
viewing the specimen. multiple lenses. What will be the expected view of
II. Place the slides at the stage and use the specimen?
the stage clip to hold the slide in A. Normal view
place. B. Back -to- front
III. Use the fine adjustment knob to view C. Upside down
a clearer image and compute the D. Both B & C
magnification.
IV. Looking through the eyepiece, adjust 14. Teacher Sonia in her class brought a compound
the mirror until you see a bright white microscope with a slide specimen.She instructed
circle of light. John to view the specimen. How should John
V. Hold the microscope, one hand on the properly observe the specimen?
arm and the other hand at the base of I. Both eyes should be open
the microscope. II. Open the one eye and cover the
VI. Turn the coarse adjustment to raise other one with your hand.
the body tube and revolve the III. Use the fine adjustment knob to
nosepiece until the low power focus.
objective lens clicks into place. IV. Remove the specimen and observe
with your naked eye.
A. I-II-III-IV-V-VI A. I and III only
B. II-III-IV-V-VI-I B. II and III only
C. V-VI-IV-II-I-III C. I and IV only
D. VI-V-IV-III-II-I D. II and IV only
15. It refers to the basic structural and
10. It is the ability of the microscope to make the functional unit of living organisms.
specimen bigger. A. Cell
A. Conduction B. Organ
B. Resolution C. Tissue
C. Magnification D. Organ system
D. Resolving power
16. It is a group of interacting organisms either in
11. It refers to the process of adding dye like a the same or different species in a particular
methylene blue solution or iodine solution to area and time.
a transparent cell to make certain features of the A. Biosphere
cell visible. B. Community
A. Bleaching
 C. Ecosystem B. Pollination
D. Population C. Propagation
D. Seed dispersal
17. One rainy night, you are enjoying the sound of
a group of toads and you even count their 22. It is the “female” part of a flower.
numbers. If you relate the group of toad to a level
A. Anther
of organization, what level do they belong?
A. Biosphere B. Pistil
B. Ecosystem C. Stigma
C. Organism D. Style
D. Population
23. The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to
18. Susan studies organs and tissues. If you were the stigma of another plant.
her, what is the difference between organs A. Cross-pollination
and tissues? B. Fertilization
A. Organs and tissues are made up of cells. C. Germination
B. Organs and tissues make up an organ D. Self-pollination
system.
C. Organs make up tissues while tissues
24. It is a process of joining the stems of two (2)
make up organs.
different plants.
D. Tissues make up the organs while cells
A. Budding
make up tissues.
B. Grafting
19. Life is organized from simple to complex level. C. Fertilization
Which of the following illustrates the correct D. Fragmentation
levels of organization?
A. Cell Tissue Organ Organ system 25. A sperm cell unites with an egg cell to form
Organism Population – a zygote. Which process is taking
Community Ecosystem Biosphere place?
B. Cell Tissue Organ Organism A. Pollination
Organ system Population- B. Fertilization
Community Ecosystem Biosphere C. Asexual reproduction
C. Cell Tissue Organ Organ system
D. Vegetative propagation
Organism Ecosystem
Biosphere Population Community
D. Cell Tissue Population
Ecosystem Biosphere Organ
Organ system Organism
Community
26. In sexual reproduction, from what cell/s the
organisms are produced?
20.Which of the following structures is NOT A. An egg cell only
involved in sexual reproduction? B. A sperm cell only
A. Gamete C. A pollen and a sperm cell
B. Root D. An egg cell and sperm cell
C. Stem
D. Tuber

21. What is the process in which a new plant grows 27. Which species can produce offspring that is
and sprouts from a seed? genetically different from their parents?
A. Germination A. A species that has few variations.
 B. A species that reproduces sexually.
C. A species that reproduces asexually.
D. A species that completes with a similar
genetic material.
28. Which is NOT a characteristic of sexual
reproduction?
A. Gametes from two parents unite to form a
zygote.
B. Offspring are genetically identical with the
parent.
C. Offspring are different from their parents and
sibling.
D. Genetic variability of offspring helps to ensure
survival in changing environmental conditions.
29. Which of the following differentiates asexual
reproduction from sexual reproduction?
A. Asexual reproduction requires gametes
while sexual reproduction requires body
parts.
B. Asexual reproduction undergoes
fertilization while sexual reproduction
undergoes binary fission.
C. Asexual reproduction does not require
gametes while sexual reproduction
requires the union of gametes.
D. Asexual reproduction produces offspring
which is different from the parent while
sexual reproduction produces offspring
identical to the parent.
30. A farmer grew only one variety of corn plants. All
corn died of the same disease. What can you say
about this corn population? A. The corns were
genetically identical.
B. All corns were resistant to the disease.
C. Only a few corns were resistant to the
disease.
D. The corns were genetically different from each
other.
31. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of a
crop which can maintain all desirable traits.
Which of the following methods should he use?
A. Self-pollination
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Growing seeds produced from this variety
D. Cross-pollination this crop with another
good variety and growing the seeds
resulting from the cross
32. Lila observed that a pond with clear water was
covered up with a green algae within a week. By
which method of reproduction did the algae
spread so rapidly?
A. Budding
B. Fragmentation
C. Pollination
D. Sexual reproduction
33. Ria went to a plant nursery with her friends. The
gardener approached them and asked about their
choice of plant. Ria’s friend wanted a flowering
plant with fragrance. Gardner showed them a
plant and told them that this variety has been
prepared by a method of vegetative propagation
of stems. Ria became curious and asked what is
vegetative propagation. What is most likely the
explanation of the gardener?
A. Vegetative propagation is often faster than
growing plants from seeds.
B. Vegetative propagation means that each
flower has both male and female organs.
C. Vegetative propagation is referring to the
transfer of pollen grains from anther to the
stigma.
D. Vegetative propagation is the process of
reproduction in which new plants are
produced from different parts of old plants
like stem, roots or leaves.
34. When mother Bea and father John reproduce
sexually, what is true about their offspring?
A. The offspring all their genes only from their
father John.
B. The offspring will get all of their genes only
from their mother Bea.
C. The offspring will get 75% of their genes
from their mother Bea and 25% from their
father John.
D. The offspring will get half (50%) of their
genes from their mother Bea and half
(50%) from their father John.
35. A component/factor in the ecosystem
that is made up of two groups of organisms.
 A. Community 40. How are biotic and abiotic factors related to each
B. Environment other? A. They are not related and do not
interact.
C. Biotic
B. Abiotic factors
D. Abiotic are stronger than
biotic factors. C.
36. A component/factor in the ecosystem Biotic factors are
involving the nonliving chemical and physical stronger than
factors that help sustain life in the ecosystem. abiotic factors.
D. Abiotic and biotic factors affect and influence
A. Abiotic
each other constantly.
B. Biotic
C. Community 41. The accompanying graph shows data from a
D. Environment research study designed to test the hypothesis
that both abiotic and biotic factors can affect the
37. It includes all of the organisms in the community distribution of invasive Argentine ants. Using the
as well as the physical or abiotic factors in the graph below, identify the statement that best
area like temperature, climate, salinity, and supports the data.
available nutrients.
A. Community
B. Environment RESUL Invasive ants
C. Ecosystem TS:
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39. Gab observed that certain plant get energy from 1. Ants
chemicals or the sun, and with the help of water it A. Abiotic and biotic factors did not affect the
converts that energy into useable energy in the distribution of invasive Argentine ants.
form of sugar, or food. This observation applies
B. Abiotic factors (e.g., soil moisture) only
that a living organism depends on which of the
affect the distribution of invasive Argentine
following?
ants.
A. Biotic components/factors
C. Biotic factors (e.g., competition) only affect
B. Abiotic components/factors the distribution of invasive Argentine ants.
C. Symbiotic relationships D. Both abiotic and biotic factors interact to
D. Carnivore-herbivore relationships affect the distribution of invasive Argentine
ants.

42. Tony plans to plant mayana in the pot. What will

Tony need for the plant to survive?
 I. Soil A. When an ecosystem is in a state of
II. Sunlight balance.
III. Water B. When an ecosystem changes into a new
ecosystem.
IV.Air
C. Any change that causes a disruption in an
ecosystem.
A. I only
D. When an ecosystem is no longer in a state
B. I and III only of balance and cannot recover.
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II, III and IV 48. Kim observes an orchid in a trunk of a tree. She
notices that the tree was not harmed with the
43. It is a geographic area where plants, animals and attachment of the orchid. Evaluate what
other organisms, as well as weather and ecological relationship that this situation exhibits.
landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. A. Competition
A. Community B. Commensalism
B. Ecosystem C. Mutualism
C. Environment D. Predation
D. Food chain 49. Which of the following is the correct sequence of
a food chain?
A. Grass → mouse → crocodile
44. It is a sequence of energy transfer among B. Grass → grasshopper → maya bird →
organisms to obtain energy and nutrients. A. hawk
Community C. Grass → grasshopper → snake → frog →
B. Ecosystem hawk
C. Environment D. Grass → grasshopper → frog → snake →
D. Food chain hawk

45. Bees fly from flower to flower gathering nectar 50. An interacting group of various species in a
and pollinate. The relationship that exists common location.
between two organisms wherein an organism A. Community
benefits and the other is unharmed. A. B. Environment
Commensalism C. Habitats
B. Mutualism D. Population
C. Predation
D. Symbiosis

46. Liamme observes that the plants in the forest do

not get as much sunlight when they grow near tall
trees. What type of relationship is this?
A. Mutualism
B. Commensalism
C. Competition
D. Parasitism

47. Distinguish the disturbance in an ecosystem.