DAY 5 D.

All of the above

1. When a variable that cannot be measured or seen easily is defined 12. When a teacher wants to show the children a representation of an
in terms that everyone understands in the same way, we call this atom, the best multisensory aid to use would be
definition A. Realia
A. Working definition B. Mock-up
B. Operational definition C. Model
C. Exact definition D. Replica
D. Experimental definition 13. Which statement best describes the following objectives?
2. When interpreting data, the first step almost always involves I. “The student will explain why craters form in mud during a
A. Selecting among the data gathered what to interpret rainstorm”
B. Eliminating unwanted data to avoid confusion II. “The student will develop a hypothesis to explain the formation of
C. Formulating the objectives after data gathering craters in mud during a rainstorm.”
D. Deciding what data to gather A. Objective I is more specific and more helpful than Objective II to the
3. When scientists wish to communicate the results of their research, child learner.
they are most likely to do which of the following? B. Objective II is more appropriate for higher grades while Objective I
A. immediately repeat the research is for lower grades.
B. call a press conference C. Objective II is process-oriented while Objective I is content-oriented
C. write a concise report with complete results and proofs to the D. Objective I is traditional and obsolete, Objective II is modern and
experiments performed and formulate conclusions dynamic.
D. sell their findings to other researchers 14. According to Piaget, children understand things and events using
4. During an experiment about a coin and feather that were dropped their prior knowledge which he termed as
at the same time, it was found that the coin reached the ground first. A. Previous knowledge
One student said: “Maybe, the coin is heavier than the feather.” What B. Metacognition
do you call this kind of statement? C. Adaptation
A. a problem D. Schema
B. a hypothesis 15. True regarding constructivism in the learning process
C. an interpretation A. Children build their own knowledge and their own representations
D. a conclusion of knowledge from their own experience
5. Situation: A group of science students wanted to know the effect of B. Learning occurs by transmitting information from the teacher or
soft drink on the vase-life of flowers. Coca cola was used for roses, the textbook to the child’s brain.
Sprite was used for magnolias, Seven up was used for dahlias, and C. Each child constructs his or her own meaning by combining
Pepsi was used for chrysanthemums. Varying sizes and shapes of vases transmitted information with new information.
were used but 50 ml of each soft drink was mixed with varying D. Knowledge is transmitted intact from one person to another.
amounts of water. 16. When children become dissatisfied with their existing conception,
6. In the said experiment, what is the independent variable? what is expected to occur?
A. Soft drink A. Assimilation
B. Flowers B. Conceptual change
C. Vases C. Cognitive dissonance
D. Water D. Cognitive disequilibrium
7. What is the dependent variable? 17. One’s dissatisfaction with what actually is happening as
A. Soft drink contrasted with what ought to happen is called, in Piagetian terms, is
B. Flowers A. Assimilation
C. Vases B. Accommodation
D. Water C. Cognitive Dissonance
8. What could have been used as the control variable? D. Conceptual Disequilibrium
A. Flower without any water or soft drink 18. To validate self-constructed conceptualizations, which of the
B. Flower with water only following factors must be achieved?
C. Flower with a mixture of all the soft drink used I. The new conceptualization must have explanatory power.
D. Flower still attached to the plant II. The new conceptualization must have predictive power.
9. What defects may be found in the research design? III. The new conceptualization must utilize the input of others.
A. No defects are present. IV. The new conceptualization must be accepted by the majority
B. Only one defect is present: the different types of soft drink used. A. All except I
C. Only two defects are present: the soft drink and the flowers used B. All except IV
D. There are several defects present in the research design C. All except III and IV
10. If the research was continued despite its flaws, what conclusion D. All must be achieved
may be accepted? 19. Children are able to construct knowledge in scientific concepts by
A. No conclusion will be accepted. interacting with others. This belief is in line with whose constructivist
B. That there is an effect of soft drink in the vase life of flowers theory?
C. That there is no effect of soft drink in the vase life of flowers A. Piaget
D. That there is an effect of vase life of flowers in the soft drink B. Erikson
C. Chomsky
11. How is a hypothesis tested? D. Vygotsky
A. by using the hypothesis to make predictions about a system. 20. When children are able to learn new information because it has a
B. by comparing observations in nature with predictions good fit with previously existing knowledge, this is termed
C. by doing a series of experiment and looking for results A. Accommodation
B. Assimilation 30. A student asks ‘‘How did the very first life come into being on our
C. Adaptation planet?’’ The teacher’s answer to this question would be that:
D. Equilibration A. Ancient dinosaurs changed back into primitive micro-organisms
21. When a child has to open or split a new schema to understand B. The Ice Age froze everything solid, but then living things thawed
and learn a new scientific information, the process is known as out
A. Accommodation C. Natural sources of energy (such as lightning and hot lava) sparked a
B. Assimilation fundamental change in the primordial soup of complex organic
C. Adaptation compounds within ancient oceans
D. Equilibration D. Boiling hot lava fields changed automatically into primitive bacteria
22. True about the levels of biological organization cells
I. Tissues are made of cells, which are made of molecules 31. The Cenozoic Era:
II. Organisms are made of organ systems, which are made of organs, A. Is often nicknamed ‘‘The Age of Giant Amphibians’’
which are made of tissues. B. Has alternatively been called ‘‘The Age of the Dinosaurs’’
III. Organisms multiply to form populations, which interact with other C. Occurred when the mammals replaced the dinosaurs as the
populations to form communities, which interact with their dominant organisms on our planet
environment to form ecosystems. D. Was finished long before human beings walked the Earth
A. I, II and III are correct 32. Eukaryotes are characterized by:
B. I and II are correct A. The lack of a cell nucleus
C. I and III are correct B. A rigid cell wall, but no nuclear membrane
D. II and III are correct C. The presence of several membrane-surrounded organelles,
23. An organism is best described as: including a cell nucleus
A. A collection of body structures D. The complete absence of any organelles when viewed under the
B. A group of related body functions microscope
C. Any highly organized thing 33. With the development of multicellular organisms, what features
D. A living thing with a high degree of order arrived?
24. The lowest living level of biological organization is: A. A generalized ability for all body cells to carry out all of the essential
A. The organelle functions of life
B. The cell B. A rapid loss of physiology, accompanied by a corresponding gain in
C. Several types of subatomic particles anatomy
D. The ecosystem C. Greater specialization of body structures and functions
25. A collection of two or more organs, which together perform some D. Each cell had two nuclei, rather than one
complex body function is called: 34. The Paleozoic Era is important due to the fact that:
A. Organism A. It represents the Age of Reptiles
B. Tissue B. Mammals started to become the dominant species
C. Organ system C. The first vertebrate animals and fish, land plants, insects, and
D. Population forests of fern-like trees, appeared during this Era
26. An ecosystem: D. Invertebrate animals (like starfish and sea squirts) were the only
A. Exists at a level below the community ones around
B. Only focuses upon the members of a particular population 35. ‘‘The Age of the Dinosaurs’’:
C. Includes non-living factors in the physical environment A. Cenozoic Era
D. Never can be more complex than the organisms it contains B. Mesozoic Era
27. Biogenesis is the theory that: C. Late Pre-Cambrian Era
A. Living organisms are only produced from other living organisms D. Paleozoic Era
B. Dead animals can give rise to living ones 36. The last major group of mammals to evolve:
C. Sometimes plants can change into animals, and vice versa A. Birds
D. Life first arose from a primordial soup B. Snakes
28. According to the impact hypothesis, the dinosaurs became extinct C. Lizards and turtles
because: D. Primates
A. Jungles took over too much of the planet, thereby destroying 37. True regarding differentiation:
dinosaur habitat A. The process whereby the individual germ layers in the embryo
B. The Earth cooled and dried out, due to a change in the tilt of its axis eventually become highly specialized
C. A huge comet or asteroid hit the Earth with such force that it B. A gradual reduction in complexity of body tissues with increasing
created a massive cloud of dust and debris in the atmosphere age
D. The heat produced by the impact of a fiery comet melted both the C. Any biological means by which organs become more similar to each
North and South Poles other
29. According to Charles Darwin’s version of the Theory of Evolution: D. A specific type of diffusion of molecules
A. The fossil record strongly suggests that simpler organisms appeared 38. The skin primarily achieves its thermoregulation through the
after larger, more complex organisms processes of _____ and _____:
B. Species competing for the same available resources in the A. Radiation and vasoconstriction
environment went through a process of natural selection over time B. Sweat evaporation and cell loss
C. The strange animals of the Galapagos Islands were not fully C. Sweat evaporation and vasodilation
adapted to their ecosystem D. Radiation and sensory reception
D. A particular pattern of Biological Order has nothing whatsoever to 39. The main shaft of a long bone is known as:
do with the successful adaptation of a particular species to its A. Diaphysis
environment B. Spongy spone
C. Epiphysis 51. In humans, the stage of development from the third month after
D. Marrow fertilization:
40. Hematopoiesis is a critical function of: A. Blastula
A. Red bone marrow B. Embryo
B. Cancelli C. Fetus
C. Yellow bone marrow D. Zygote
D. Adipose connective tissue 52. The muscular system of humans:
41. The skin and skeleton can be legitimately studied together A. Involves mainly the muscles in the walls of the heart
because: B. Is chiefly composed of over 600 individual skeletal muscle organs
A. They both arise from two neighboring germ layers in the embryo C. Focuses upon about 700 pairs of skeletal muscle tissues
B. Each is composed of hard bony tissue D. Bears no relationship to bones or tendons
C. Neither is the exact opposite of the other 53. The most powerful muscle of the human body is the:
D. Oftentimes both types of systems are missing in late embryos A. Masseter
42. Substance mainly responsible for waterproofing human skin: B. Quadriceps
A. Melanin C. Hamstrings
B. Glycogen D. Gluteus maximus
C. Keratin 54. In bending the elbow, the muscle mostly responsible is the
D. Albumen A. Biceps
43. Maintenance of blood calcium homeostasis is important because: B. Triceps
A. Calcium is essential for all enzyme function C. Latissimus dorsi
B. Bone matrix cannot store many calcium ions D. Trapezius
C. People’s bones are easily fractured when there is too much body 55. When the biceps brachii contracts, it flexes (bends) the lower arm
calcium at the elbow. The insertion of the biceps brachii must therefore be at
D. Contractions of all body muscles depend upon an adequate supply the:
of blood Ca A. Shoulder
44. Within a bone–muscle lever system, the _____ usually serves as B. Wrist
the fulcrum: C. Fingers
A. Joint D. Elbow
B. Tendon 56. Epimysium represents:
C. Ligament A. A special type of joint
D. Synovial membrane B. A type of fascia located upon an entire skeletal muscle
45. Spinal nerves and individual peripheral nerves are considered C. Fascia located around a bundle of muscle fibers
parts of the: D. Striated muscle fibers
A. CNS 57. The striations of an individual skeletal muscle fiber are chiefly due
B. Spinal cord to:
C. Cerebrum A. A stack of light I bands within the myofibrils
D. PNS B. Several groups of muscle cell nuclei closely adjacent to one another
46. Releasing hormones are: C. A stack of dark A bands within the myofibrils
A. Produced by epithelial cells within the posterior pituitary gland D. Complete lack of any significant organelle banding patterns
B. Secreted into the bloodstream by special neurons in the 58. The thin myofilaments primarily consist of the protein _____
hypothalamus A. Actin
C. Modified by the adrenal cortex before they are actually secreted B. Myosin
D. Named for their direct influence upon the thyroid gland C. Z-line
47. Helps the adrenal medulla carry out the ‘‘Fight-or-Flight’’ stress D. Cross-bridge substance
response: 59. According to modern theory, a muscle fiber contracts because:
A. Corpus luteum A. Its thin myofilaments become shorter
B. Secondary sex characteristic B. The relaxation of the muscle is no longer being opposed
C. Sympathetic portion of the nervous system C. The thick myofilaments lengthen considerably
D. The structure of the progesterone molecule D. The thin myofilaments slide inward over the tilted cross-bridges of
48. The tiniest blood vessels: myosin
A. Capillaries 60. The neuromuscular junction is alternately called the:
B. Veins A. Hypothalamus
C. Arterioles B. Motor end plate
D. Arteries C. Axon terminals
49. The contraction and emptying phase of each heart chamber: D. Vesicles
A. Systole 61. Many sensory nerve fibers ascend and relay to the cerebral cortex,
B. Diastole and its:
C. Cardiac cycle A. Postcentral gyrus
D. Blood pressure B. Thalamus
50. Which of the following is closely associated with immunity? C. Hypothalamus
A. Human exoskeleton D. Primary motor area
B. Digestive tract 62. A synapse represents:
C. Lymphatic and reticuloendothelial system A. A place where the tips of an axon almost touch a muscle fiber
D. Nodal tissue B. The major central region of a neuron
C. The fluid-filled gap where two neurons nearly come together
D. A traveling wave of chemical excitation
63. Antidiuretic hormone is actually produced and secreted by the:
A. Posterior pituitary
B. Anterior pituitary
C. Entire pituitary body
D. Hypothalamus
64. Cortisol generally causes the blood glucose concentration to:
A. Fall towards the lower limit of its normal range
B. Stay relatively constant at all times
C. Soar far beyond the upper limit of its normal range
D. Rise towards the upper limit of its normal range
65. Epinephrine:
A. Is exactly the same hormone as noradrenaline
B. Typically causes a profound ‘‘relaxation response’’ and deep sleep
C. Closely mimics the effects of sympathetic nerve stimulation
D. Usually decreases the strength and rate of heart contractions
66. A ‘‘Second Messenger’’ is often required in the endocrine system,
since:
A. Most hormones don’t circulate far enough to reach tissue cells
B. Metabolic action does not respond to hormone concentrations
C. A lot of hormone molecules are too big to enter their target cells
D. An error in interpreting the ‘‘First Messenger’’ frequently occurs
67. The left-heart circulation is alternately called the _____
circulation:
A. Pulmonary
B. Systemic
C. Cardiorespiratory
D. Cerebrovascular
68. The powerful cardiac muscle portion of the heart wall:
A. Semilunar valves
B. Endocardium
C. Myocardium
D. Pericardium
69. The relaxation and filling phase of each heart chamber:
A. Diastole
B. Fibrillation
C. Systole
D. Bacterial endocarditis
70. Heart murmurs represent:
A. Turbulent back-flow of blood through leaky valve flaps
B. Smooth and efficient blood flow through healthy open valves
C. Extensive arteriosclerosis
D. A false appearance of atherosclerosis
71. The vessel most frequently used to take a person’s blood
pressure:
A. Superior vena cava
B. Brachial vein
C. Common pulmonary artery
D. Brachial artery