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3RD QUARTER INTERVENTION TEST
in
SCIENCE 10
S. Y. 2022-2023
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write your answers on your
answer sheet.

1. Assume that on day 1 of a menstrual cycle, the uterine lining begins to break down. What will happen around
day 14?
A. ovulation B. Corpus luteum breaks C.menstruation D. an egg will be fertilized
2. Which part of the brain handles the incoming and outgoing messages?
A. Thalamus B. Cerebellum C. Hypothalamus D. Cerebrum
3. Why do hormones play an important role in both male and female reproductive
systems?
A. They make them function well. C. They regulate body metabolism.
B. They produce certain antibodies. D. They control normal bone growth.
4. Where do the hormones that regulate the production of sperm and the release of semen come from?
C. A. Brain, penis, prostate gland C. Brain, testis, prostate gland
D. B. Brain, penis, thyroid gland D. Brain, testis, pituitary gland
5. Which hormone is produced by the corpus luteum?
A. estrogen C. FSH
B. progesterone D. both estrogen & progesterone
6. What event typically occurs between days 0 and 5?
C. A. Thickening of the uterus lining C. Ovulation
D. B. Menstruation D. Follicle Maturation
7. What will happen when the code in a gene is changed?
E. A. Long message may result. C. Different message may result.
F. B. No message maybe formed. D. Same message maybe formed.
8. What is homologous structure?
A. it is structurally different but the same and adapted similar functions
B. it is structurally the same and adapted similar functions
C. it is structurally the same but functionally different
D. it is having similar structures but has no function
9. Which pairs of animals shows a correct example of homologous structures?
A. Wings of butterfly and wings of bat
B. Flippers of whale and forelimb of cat
C. Fingers of human and arm of starfish
D. Tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito
10. The Philippines is tagged as a global center for marine biodiversity, which the
country struggles to protect against illegal activities like dynamite fishing. Which of the following is the result
of dynamite fishing?
A. A. coral mining C. constructs fragile coral colonies
B. B. source of livelihood D. destruction of coral reefs

11. Why do the levels of estrogen peak just before day 14?
A. To stimulate the production of LH
B. To release an egg from the ovaries (ovulation)
C. To ensure the uterus lining is ready to be broken down
D. To stimulate the production of FSH
12. From which part of the male reproductive system does urine and sperm exit from?
A. vas deferens B. epididymis C. urethra D. testes
13. Darwin’s observation about finches shows the different beak sizes of the birds. Why is that
the beak sizes differ to the different finches’ species?
 A. adjusted within a given year depending on nutrition status
B. differences were the result of inherited changes in response to environmental
C. were completely random and no pattern was determined
D. made no difference as to the food being eaten
14. When is progesterone the highest and why?
A. Between ovulation and menstruation, to stimulate the maturation of an egg
B. Between menstruation and ovulation, to rebuild the uterus lining
C. Between ovulation and menstruation, to maintain the uterus lining
D. Between menstruation and ovulation, to stimulate the maturation of an egg
15. What happens when an embryo goes through implantation?
A. It exits from the cervix and out of the vagina.
B. It sticks to the endometrium.
C. It initiates the letdown reflex.
D. It travels down from the ovary to the fallopian tubes.
16. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
A. The uterus expands to house the growing fetus.
B. The pituitary gland secretes FSH & LH.
C. Girls have 400 million of egg cells when they are born.
D. An egg that has been fertilized by a sperm is called an ovulation.
17. What makes up the nucleotides?
A. Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and nitrogenous bases
B. Sugar, phosphate and nitrogenous bases
C. Ribose Sugar, phosphate and nitrogenous bases
D. Sugar, phosphate and nickel bases
18. What occurs when sperms enter the uterus and an egg is released from the ovary?
A. Contraction B. Fertilization C. Maturation D. Menstruation
19. Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?
A. Plants with thorns are less to be eaten by herbivores than some plants that lack thorns.
B. Bacterial populations in hospitals develop resistance to drugs used to combat infection by them.
C. Scientists breed cows that give greater amounts of milk than their ancestors.
D. Female fish that produce more eggs leave more offspring than those that produce fewer eggs.
20. Which of the following statements DOES NOT show the process of adaptation?
A. Dying out of dinosaurs
B. Certain group of birds eating different kinds of food
C. The finches with different beaks
D. child learning to walk on his own