1. Which biome grows tropical grassland with scattered individual trees and larger herbivores?

A. Tundra
B. Rain forest
C. Grassland
D. Savanna

2. What do you call that process in birds wherein they shed off features at least once a year?
A. Skinning
B. Molting
C. Furrowing
D. Migrating

3. Where do producers obtain their energy?

A. From other producers
B. From the consumers
C. From the decomposers
D. From the sun

4. Why do you experience not seeing things clearly for some seconds when you enter suddenly a well-lighted room after coming from a dark
room, you?
A. The pupils are not adapted to the dark
B. The eyes are adapted to the light only
C. The pupils are not dilated yet
D. Light had caused temporary blindness

5. What term is used to describe the ability to maintain a constant internal environment?
A. Metabolism
B. Growth and development
C. Homeostasis
D. Thermoregulation

6. What is the most common cause of cardiovascular disease?

A. Fatty deposits in the arteries
B. Inadequate supply of red blood cells
C. Lack of sodium in the diet
D. Increased heartbeat

7. Which of the following pair of organisms are closely related?

A. Spider and mosquito
B. Frog and crocodile
C. Man, and monkey
D. Ants and aphids

8. Which type of tissue is responsible for the secondary growth in stems and roots of vascular plants?
A. Meristematic cells
B. Cambium
C. Palisade layer
D. Epidermis

9. What chemical controls metamorphosis among insects?

A. Enzymes
B. Estradiol
C. Pheromones
D. Ethylene

10. Which is the smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own?
A. Cell
B. Organ
C. Tissues
D. Population

11. Which region of a vertebrate forebrain is considered with the neutral-endocrine control of visceral activities?
A. Cerebellum
B. Thalamus
C. Hypothalamus
D. Pituitary

12. Which of the following is the building block carbohydrate?

A. Amino acid
B. Nucleotide
C. Fatty acid
D. Monosaccharide

13. Which of the following is not true of fungi?

A. Some are pathogenic
B. Some are photosynthetic
C. Some are edible
D. Form symbiotic relations with algae

14. Which of the following is not true of plants?

A. Some are pathogenic
B. Some are photosynthetic
C. Some are edible
D. Form symbiotic relations with algae

15. Which of the following makes up the plant cell wall?

A. Nucleic acid
B. Cellulose
C. Protein
D. Lipids

16. Which of the following is considered multi-cellular?

A. Embryo
B. Fertilized egg
C. Egg cell
D. Sperm cell

17. What hormone promotes the growth of the uterine lining for the implantation of the embryo?
A. Lactogenic hormone
B. Progesterone
C. Testosterone
D. Oxytocin

18. Why men must have more red blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood than women?
A. Man does strenuous activities and needs more energy
B. They have bigger physiques and need more blood
C. Men waste more blood cells and need extra
D. They are more prone to anemia disorders

19. Which of the following is the building block of protein?

A. Amino acid
B. Nucleotide
C. Fatty acid
D. Monosaccharide

20. Where does protein synthesis take place?

A. Ribosomes
B. Lysosomes
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Golgi bodies

21. What does it mean if the blood pressure of a human is 110/70?

A. The systolic pressure is 70
B. The diastolic pressure is 70
C. The pulse rate is 110 beats per minute
D. Both B and C
22. Which of the following happens when a man exhale?
A. The residual volume of the lungs decreases
B. The diaphragm contracts
C. The volume of the thoracic cavity decreases
D. The lung contracts

23. How many carbon atoms can each pyruvic acid supply into the Kerb cycle?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2

24. How many oxygens are required each time a molecule of glucose is completely oxidized through aerobic respiration?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24

25. Which of the following blood cells is

responsible for blood clotting?
A. Erythrocytes
B. Leukocytes
C. Thrombocytes
D. Neutrophils

26. Where does ectopic pregnancy occur?

A. Uterus
B. Ovary
C. Cervix
D. Fallopian tube

27. What hormone stimulates the development

of male secondary sex characteristics?
A. Estrogen
B. Prolactin
C. Testosterone
D. Progesterone

28. Which of the following parts performs both reproductive and urinary functions in males?
A. Ureter
B. Testes
C. Urethra
D. Scrotum

29. What term is used to describe the release of matured egg cells from the ovary?
A. Fertilization
B. Copulation
C. Ovulation
D. Germination

30. Why is cell membrane semi-permeability is important?

A. It is important in determining the size of the cell
B. It controls the kind of substances that enters and leaves the cell
C. It controls the pressure and energy gradient
D. It allows the molecules to diffuse freely in and out of the cell

31. Which of these is NOT a fruit?

a. Cucumber
b. Ampalaya
c. Squash
d. Carrot

32. Which plant has underground stem

modified for reproduction?
a. Banana
b. Bermuda
c. Tubers
d. Strawberry

33. Which plants formed the vast coal beds

during the carboniferous period?
a. Lycopods
b. Conifers
c. Angiosperms
d. Gymnosperms

34. What kind of relationship is exhibited by an alga and a fungus in lichen?

a. Commensalism
b. Parasitism
c. Mutualism
d. Competition

35. Chlorophyll appears green because the

green portion of the light is
a. dispersed
b. absorbed
c. refracted
d. reflected

36. What is one of the main functions of the

large intestine?
a. Excrete undigested food
b. Digest food into liquid form
c. Excrete bile pigments from ducts
d. Complete the digestion of proteins

37. What do you call food in a semi-liquid form, partially digested and mixed with hydrochloric acid?
a. Mucosa
b. Chyme
c. Saliva
d. Bolus

38. Which would you advise children to prevent

osteoporosis?
a. More intake of all vitamins
b. Consistent bone density test
c. Less bone exercise and fatigue
d. Adequate calcium and Vitamin D

What is the term for a heritable change

in genetic information?
a. Mutation b. mitosis c. meiosis d.
apoptosis
39. What is the term for a heritable change in genetic information?
a. Mutation b. mitosis c. meiosis d. apoptosis
It lubricates solid food for easier
swallowing.
a. Water b. Saliva c. Coke d. Juice
40. It lubricates solid food for easier swallowing.
a. Water b. Saliva c. Coke d. Juice

The largest digestive gland in the body

that secretes a yellow-green liquid
known as bile.
a. Pancreas b. Intestine c. Liver d.
rectum
41. The largest digestive gland in the body that secretes a yellow-green liquid known as bile.
a. Pancreas b. Intestine c. Liver d. rectum

42. Breathing and swallowing do not happen at the same time. What structure prevents the bolus from entering the trachea?
a. Glottis b. Esophagus c. Epiglottis d. Peristalsis

43. The skin covered sac that surround the testes.

a. Scrotum b. Prostate gland c. Cowper's gland d. Seminal vesicles

44. The purpose of the urethra is to ________.

a. Carry only urine
b. carries a mixture of semen and urine
c. carries only semen
d. carry both semen and urine but at the same time

45. Which is the storage cell of plants?

a. Microtubule
b. Collenchyma
c. Meristem
d. Parenchyma

46. Which results from drinking saltwater?

a. Poisoning of the cells
b. Dehydration of the cells
c. Increase in cell pressure
d. Bursting of the cells

47. What kind of tissue lines our skin and what is its important function?
a. Nerve tissue; responsible for reflexes
b. Epithelial; protection from ultraviolet
radiation
c. Nerve tissue; receive stimuli on the skin
d. Epithelial; produces new cells when peeled
off

48. These are responsible for carrying sperm-filled semen from the male to the female's vagina
a. Penis and Urethra
b. Penis and Epididymis
c. Penis and Seminal Vesicles
d. Penis and Prostate Gland

49. These are cells with true nucleus enclosed in nuclear membrane.
a. Mycelia b. Prokaryotes c. Eukaryotes d. Protists

50. Which is the correct sequence in the following levels of biological organization?
a. Cell – Organ – Tissue – Organ System – Organism
b. Tissue – Organ – Organism – Organ System –Cell
c. Cell – Tissue – Organ – Organ System – Organism
d. Organism – Organ System –Organ– Tissue – Cell

51. Hormones is an example of this process by which substances that are synthesized by the cells are expelled from the membrane. Thus,
this process influences extracellular activities and helps in the functioning of the body.
A. Digestion
B. Excretion
C. Secretion
D. Biosynthesis

52. Which type of cell would probably provide

the best opportunity to study lysosomes?
a. Leaf
b. Nerve
c. Muscle
d. White blood

53. Which is the energy storage compound used

to do all forms of work of the cell?
a. Electron
b. Adenine
c. Nicotinamide
d. Adenosine triphosphate

54. When a red blood cell is placed in distilled

water, it:
a. plasmolyzes
b. remains the same
c. shrinks
d. swells

55. Which gas is needed by the seed during

germination?
a. Nitrogen
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Hydrogen
d. Oxygen

56. What organ is controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

a. Brain
b. Heart
c. Spinal cord
d. Skeletal muscles

57. 127. What enzyme is secreted by the pancreas which splits sugar?
a. Lipase
b. Pepsin
c. Trypsin
d. Amylase

58. Which is considered the endocrine master gland due to its influence on the activity of all the other glands?
a. Thyroid
b. Adrenal
c. Pituitary
d. Parathyroid

59. What do we get from carbohydrates and fats?

a. Cell builders
b. Tissue builders
c. Heat and energy
d. Growth regulators

60. What sac protects the heart?

a. Pericardium
b. Septum
c. Atrium
d. Valve

61. What do we call a prediction that is made based on an educated guess?

a. Inference
b. Hypothesis
c. Interpolation
d. Extrapolation

62. How does the liver assist the digestive system?

a. Stores starch
b. It secretes bile
c. Acts on protein food
d. Mixes with the pancreatic juice

63. Which protein found in the plasma is responsible for blood clothing?
a. Fibrinogen
b. Albumin
c. Globulin
d. Serum

64. White blood cells are the “soldiers” of the body. They fight disease-causing organisms. They are the _.
a. Antigens
b. Antibodies
c. Phagocytes
d. Erythrocytes

65. Which pigment is dominant in red algae?

a. Phycocyanin
b. Fucoxanthin
c. Chlorophyll
d. Phycoerythrin

66. What special equipment is placed inside the heart to generate electrical impulses?
a. Endoscope
b. Pacemaker
c. Heart pump
d. Artificial valve

67. Which cell structure regulates the opening and closing of the stomata?
a. Phloem
b. Xylem
c. Companion
d. Guard Cells

68. What secretes a substance which enables the sugar to be stored in the liver?
a. Islets of Langerhans
b. Adrenal medulla
c. Adrenal cortex
d. Thyroid

69. Which is an example of a renewable energy source?

a. oil
b. natural gas
c. solar power
d. coal

70. The following practices promote sustainable development except

a. reforestation
b. recycling
c. selective hunting
d. cyanide fishing