Republic of the Philippines

Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
R.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT-3
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Fill in the blanks: Supply the best answer

1.Cone snails produce a cocktail of paralytic secretions called (1)____________. These peptides

shut down (2)____________________ in the cell membranes of their victims. One peptide is
one thousand times more potent than (3)____________________ yet not addictive andis being
tested for pain relief in cancer and AIDS patients. All cone snails
produce(4)____________________, which catalyzes an early step in conotoxin production.
Humans also produce this enzyme, but in us it functions in (5)____________________. This
enzyme is alsofound in insects. It is estimated that the gene has been around for at
least(6)____________________ years, when these three groups shared a common ancestor.

Match the item in column A and Column B. Choose the most

appropriate answer for each term.

Column A Column B

1.______fragmentation a. Flagellated cells that absorb and move

water through a sponge as well as engulf
2.______larva food
b. Reside in a gelatinous substance between
3.______amoeboid cells inner and outer cell linings
c. An organism whose two cell layers
4.______sponge skeletal elements resemble those of a sponge
d. Form the "collars" of collar cells
5.______ Trichoplax e. Random chunks of sponge tissue break
off and grow into more sponges
6.______microvilli f. Protein fibers and glasslike spicules of
silica or calcium carbonate
7.______collar cells g.
Sexually immature form preceding the adult