LET REVIEWER – GENERAL EDUCATION

SCIENCE (BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE)

Direction: Select the letter of the best answer.

1. What is called the basic unit of life?

a. Atom
b. Nitrogen
c. Cell
d. Blood

Answer: c. Cell

2.Which of the following is not an example of multicellular?

a. bacteria
b. mushrooms
c. plants
d. animals

Answer: a. bacteria

3. ________ is made up of different kinds of cells performing different functions including

absorption of nutrients, movement and respiration.
a. Bacteria
b. Unicellular
c. Complex organism
d. Cell membrane

Answer: c. Complex organism

4. What is the primary purpose of cell membrane?

a. It gives the shape of the cell and permits the passage of waste products.
b. It provides passages for blood and oxygen.
c. It helps in the reproduction of cells.
d. It prevents the reproduction of bacteria and viruses.

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Answer: a. It gives the shape of the cell and permits the passage of waste products.

5. Which controls the center of the cell and contains chromosomes responsible for the transfer
of genetic characteristics?
a. Nucleus
b. Plasma membrane
c. Chloroplast
d. Cytoplasm

Answer: a. Nucleus

6. Which of the following is not an organelle of protoplasm?

a. Mitochondria
b. Golgi Apparatus
c. Peroxisome
d. Ribosome

Answer: c. Peroxisome

7. Where do plastids usually found?

a. Plants
b.Animals
c. Bacteria
d. Atom

Answer: a. Plants

8. What does nucleoid region which is found in unicellular cells do?

a. It transmits the genetic characteristics of the organism.
b. It carries genes responsible for novel abilities, of current critical importance being
antibiotic resistance.
c. It decomposes dead and decaying matter for nutrients.
d. It produces oxygen.

Answer:a. It transmits the genetic characteristics of the organism.

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9. Unicellular cell is enclosed by a ______ instead of the cell wall giving structural strength to
the cell and counteracts osmotic pressure of the cytoplasm?
a. leucoplast
b. peptydoglican
c. gullet
d. flagellum

Answer: b. peptydoglican

10. Which of the following does not provide the main functions of a cell?
a.It provides assistance in the creation of a new species of organism.
b. It manufactures proteins and other materials needed for their growth and survival.
c. It manufactures energy—producing oxygen and glucose for energy production.
d.It reproduce, either by mitosis or meiosis.

Answer: a. It provides assistance in the creation of a new species of organism.

11. It is a basic part of a plant that serves as a manufacturing site of the plant.
a. Flower
b. Root
c. Stem
d. Leaf

Answer: d. Leaf

12. Aside from anchoring different parts of the plant and absorbing nutrients and water from
the soil, what does root perform for plants such as sweet potato?
a. Produce food
b. Manufacture energy
c. Serve as storage
d. Reproduce

Answer: c. Serve as storage

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13. ________ is a group of organisms that share a genetic heritage, are able to interbreed, and
to create offspring that are also fertile.
a. Species
b. Animal Kingdom
c. Mammal
d. Plants

Answer: a. Species

14. It refers to the union of male and female gametes.

a. Sexual reproduction
b. Evolution
c. Cell division
d. Transduction

Answer: a. Sexual reproduction

15. _______ refers to the number of chromosomes in egg or sperm cells.

a. Meiosis
b. Cell
c. Haploid
d. Diploid

Answer: c. Haploid

16. If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that
sis _______.
a. identical to only one parent.
b. identical to all of its siblings.
c. a unique combination of traits.
d. the recessive traits from each parent.

Answer: d. the recessive traits from each parent.

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17. In human reproduction, how many pairs of chromosomes does human cell contains?
a. 22
b. 23
c. 45
d. 46

Answer: b. 23

18. The offspring of an organism produced through asexual reproduction is always _______.
a. genetically identical to its parent.
b. created by vegetative propagation.
c. made of cells with a cell wall.
d. different from its siblings.

Answer: a. genetically identical to its parent.

19. The characteristic/ gene that causes maleness is located on the _______.
a. An autosome
b. Y chromosome
c. X chromosome
d. Ribosomes

Answer: b. Y chromosome

20. It is known as the process by which organisms change over time as a result of changes in
heritable physical or behavioral traits.
a. Lamarckism
b. Theory of Evolution
c. Mutationism
d. Genetic drift

Answer: b. Theory of Evolution

21. _______ refers to the area where an organism lives.

a. ecosystem
b. habitat

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 c. niche
d. biological community

Answer: b. habitat

22. Which of the following is not an element of a balanced ecosystem?

a. relatively constant source of energy
b. continuous occurrence of natural or human-caused disturbances
c. solar energy is converted to chemical energy or glucose needed by the organism
d. organic matter and nutrients are successfully recycled

Answer: b. continuous occurrence of natural or human-caused disturbances

23. Energy is transmitted in an ecosystem by means of the _______.

a. food chain
b. food web
c. life cycle
d. reproduction

Answer: a. food chain

24. Which of the following is an example of heterotrophs?

a. Protozoa
b. Cyanobacteria
c. Green Algae
d. Ball moss

Answer: a. Protozoa

25. This refers to all parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things.
a. Biosphere
b. Biome
c. Population
d. Niche

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Answer: a. Biosphere

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