DAY 4 8.

True regarding Meaningful Learning

1. Cognitive scientists believe that learning requires knowledge, yet A. Nonarbitrary, nonverbatim, substantive incorporation of new
knowledge cannot be given directly. How then should science teachers knowledge into cognitive structure
facilitate learning among students? B. Deliberate effort to link new knowledge with higher order concepts
I. Teachers must generate the knowledge for the students to learn. in cognitive structure
II. The teacher must provide a learning environment where students C. Learning usually unrelated to experiences with events or objects
can build new knowledge structures. D. Affective commitment to relate new knowledge to prior learning
III. Teachers need to provide ways to ascertain what students know. I. I, II, III
IV. Teachers must find ways to link prior knowledge to new knowledge II. I, II, IV
structures. III. I, III, IV
A. I, II, III, and IV IV. II, III, IV
B. I, II, III only 9. Ausubel's theory of learning claims that new concepts to be learned
C. II, III, IV only can be incorporated into more inclusive concepts or ideas. These more
D. III and IV only inclusive concepts or ideas are called
2. Which closely describes the learning context in constructivism? A. Prior knowledge
A. Interacting with the physical world is crucial. What the learner brings B. Previous knowledge
to the learning environment and developmental differences in C. Schemata
reasoning affect science learning. D. Advance Organizers
B. Language and culture of the social group play the crucial role in 10. Novak and Gowin have developed a theory of instruction based on
helping students develop ideas and knowledge. Ausubel's meaningful learning principles that incorporates a "kind of
C. Learning is enhanced through operant conditioning as a result of visual road map showing some of the pathways we may take to
reinforcement. connect meanings of concepts.“ These are known as
D. Learning is enhanced by providing activity-based instruction and A. Paradigms
promoting learning in collaborative groups. B. Concept Maps
3. Under Behaviorism, the nature of the learner is most aptly described C. Cognitive Pathways
by which of the following? D. Graphic Organizers
A. Learner constructs knowledge and is actively seeking meaning. 11. Which of these characterizes organic compounds?
B. The mind of the student is a black box. Focus is on the interaction A. They are compounds of any elements
between the environment and behavior. B. They always require electrical means to separate
C. Learners develop knowledge as a social activity in the context of C. They cannot be broken down to simpler substance
institutional and cultural frameworks. D. They are compounds containing carbon
D. Learners construct their own sets of meanings or understandings. 12. We always hear doctors warning us to limit salt intake. What is the
4. In Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of learning, from whom does the effect of salt on cells?
child learn? A. Salt dehydrates the cell
A. From the Zone of Proximal Development B. Salt makes cells swell
B. From the Zone of Achieved Development C. Salt clogs the cell
C. From the More Knowledgeable Other D. Salt puncture the cell
D. From the Scaffolding 13. True about essential amino acids
5. According to cognitive scientists, where does motivation among A. Found anywhere in the body
students originate? B. Can be produced but cannot be digested
A. Motivation is extrinsic C. Produced by the body
B. Motivation is intrinsic D. Obtained from food
C. Motivation is earned 14. The sphingolipid that is responsible for keeping the mammalian
D. Motivation is learned lung inflated
6. In Conceptual Change Teaching, how are naïve and misconceptions A. Sphingomyelin
corrected? B. Cholesterol
I. Present information in light of students' misconceptions C. Lecithin
II. Focus on comparing new conceptions with student naïve D. Surfactant
conceptions 15. Nucleotides are composed of
III. Provide opportunities for students to explore new conceptions I. Base pair
through laboratory activities, demonstrations, audiovisual aids, and II. 5 carbon sugar
discussions of familiar phenomena III. Phosphate
IV. Use questioning strategies and everyday phenomena to help A. I and II
students "test" their new conceptions B. II and III
A. All except I C. I and III
B. All except II D. I, II, and III
C. All except III 16. Which of the following bases is not found in RNA?
D. All of the above are correct A. Cytosine
7. True about Rote Learning in Science EXCEPT B. Adenine
A. Arbitrary, verbatim, nonsubstantive incorporation of new knowledge C. Guanine
into cognitive structure D. Thymine
B. No effort to integrate new knowledge with existing concepts in 17. The Fluid Mosaic Model shows that the phospholipid layer has
cognitive structure A. Phosphate tail inward
C. Learning related to experiences with events or objects B. Lipid head outward
D. No affective commitment to relate new knowledge to prior learning C. Single layer of phospholipid
D. Proteins integrated within the membrane A. Water is heavier than oil
18. The genetic materials of the cell are found within the B. Kerosene is lighter than water
A. Protoplasm C. Fire caused by kerosene can be put out if water is poured on the fire
B. Karyoplasm D. Rain or distilled water (a pure liquid) boils at constant temperature.
C. Plasma Membrane 29. Cacti are plants that require little amounts of water. They are
D. Ribosomes classified as
19. Which of the following transport systems require the expenditure A. Mesophytes
of ATP? B. Xerophytes
I. Endocytosis C. Hydrophytes
II. Pinocytosis D. Oligophytes
III. Phagocytosis 30. Tissues responsible for plant growth through mitosis are generally
IV. Osmosis known as
A. I, II, III A. Periderm
B. I and IV B. Vascular tissues
C. III and IV C. Meristem
D. I, II, III, IV D. Endoderm
20. The main source of energy in the process of photosynthesis is the 31. The scientific name of an organism may be shortened using only its
A. Food A. Kingdom
B. Water B. Family
C. Air C. Genus
D. Sun D. Species
21. In plants cells, chloroplasts are active in the chemical processes 32. Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant. It is therefore classified as
required to make food. Animal cells have no chloroplasts. Based on A. Autotrophic
this, we can conclude that ___________. B. Heterotrophic
A. Animals cells are more complex than plants cells. C. Omnitrophic
B. Plants cells are more complex than animals cells. D. Carnitrophic
C. Animals must obtain food from outside sources. 33. Ivy is a plant that often attaches to walls. It is, however, considered
D. Animal cells are more complex than plant cells. as
22. Eight of the top ten leading causes of morbidity in the Philippines A. Aerial
are communicable. To prevent them from happening to your students B. Terrestrial
the best advice you can give them is to C. Aquatic
A. avoid dangerous activities D. Limnetic
B. clean the classroom often 34. Onions are able to live for one season. They are considered as
C. cover the mouth when sneezing A. Seasonal
D. wash hands frequently B. Annual
23. Iron-deficiency contributes to the poor scholastic performance of C. Biennial
students. Which of the following food items is best for iron-deficient D. Perennial
student. 35. The most simple type of plants are those that possess which
A. Pechay characteristic
B. Fish A. Have roots
C. Sardines B. Have no stems
D. Liver C. Have no leaves
24. All of the following are effects of deforestation, EXCEPT: D. Have xylem and phloem
A. Landslide A. 1, 2, 3, 4 C. 1 and 2
B. Global warming B. 2 and 3 D. 3 and 4
C. Flash floods 36. Plants that are non-flowering but possess true leaves, roots, and
D. Destruction of the ozone layer stems and have spores for reproduction are most likely to be
25. How many daughter cells are produced after meiosis? A. Ferns
A. One B. Mosses
B. Two C. Gymnosperms
C. Four D. Angiosperms
D. Eight 37. The most simple types of plants are the
26. The interaction between living organisms and nonliving elements in A. Dicots
the environment is called a/an B. Monocots
A. Species C. Gymnosperms
B. Community D. Bryophytes
C. Population 38. Plants that usually possess cones with reproductive structures as
D. Ecosystem seen in evergreens are known as
A. Dicots
27. What is the type of response exhibited by the roots of plants? B. Monocots
A. Negative phototropism C. Angiosperms
B. Positive geotropism D. Gymnosperms
C. Positive thigmotropism 39. Netted venation of the leaves is a distinguishing feature of
D. Negative geotropism A. Ferns
28. Which of these statements is FALSE? B. Mosses
C. Dicots C. Lobed
D. Monocots D. Entire
40. Parallel type of venation is shown in which plant? 52. Red-colored plant pigments are known as
A. nipa A. Chlorophyll a
B. banana B. Chlorophyll b
C. gumamela C. Rhodophyll
D. pine tree D. Carotenoids
41. What reproductive structures are found in the female cones? 53. The structure from which the root is formed is known as
A. anther A. Primary root
B. pollen B. Secondary root
C. ovule C. Rhizoids
D. Spores D. Radicles
42. What type of vascular arrangement do we find in a dicot plant? 54. The age of a tree may be determined by
A. alternate A. The number of branches from the primary stem
B. scattered B. The number of rings in the trunk
C. circular C. The number of fruits in one season
D. triangular D. The number of secondary roots arising from the main root
43. How many cotyledons are there in a banana seed? 55. These roots are characteristic of ginger, which are long and fleshy
A. 1 cotyledon and grow parallel to the ground
B. 3 cotyledons A. Stolons
C. 2 cotyledons B. Corms
D. 4 cotyledons C. Rhizomes
44. The vascular tissues being studied was determined to carry water D. Bulbs
and nutrients to the stem. These are most likely 56. These shortened, vertical thickened underground stem are found in
A. collenchyma gabi
B. phloem A. Runners
C. parenchyma B. Tubers
D. Xylem C. Corms
45. A child asks how giant trees are able to get water from the ground. D. Bulbs
You would explain to the child the concept of 57. Which of these are considered as modified leaves?
A. Circulation A. Bulbs
B. Transpiration B. Runners
C. Photosynthesis C. Stolons
D. Capillarity D. Corms
46. Crops being uprooted after harvest showed diffuse roots. These are 58. Potatoes are an example of
most likely A. Modified leaves
A. Dicots B. Modified stems
B. Monocots C. Modified roots
C. Angiosperms D. Modified fruits
D. Gymnosperms 59. The mature ovary is otherwise known as
47. The small openings underneath the leaves which function for plant A. Seed
breathing is known as B. Fruit
A. Guard cells C. Pistil
B. Stomata D. Pollen
C. Chloroplasts 60. A plant that possesses both male and female reproductive parts is
D. Petioles known as
48. These are structures that connect leaves to the stem A. Monoecious plant
A. Stipules B. Dioecious plant
B. Twigs C. True hermaphrodite
C. Branches D. Eunuch
D. Petioles 61. What is the substance present in the first protocell?
49. A sessile leaf is a leaf that A. Ribonucleic Acid
A. Has a long blade B. Lipid
B. Possesses a lobed margin C. Protein
C. Is devoid of a petiole D. Carbohydrate
D. Has several leaflets 62. Adventitious roots are found in the following except:
50. When leaves grow around a single node, the leaf is said to be A. Stems
A. Simple B. Branches
B. Alternate C. Leaves
C. Opposite D. Primary root
D. Whorled
51. When the margin a leaf has saw-toothed appearance, it is said to 63. The color in the spectrum of visible light that is most effective in
be producing a growth response is
A. Crenate A. Green
B. Serrate B. Blue
C. Red B. Thimotropism
D. Violet C. Negative geotropism
64. The vascular bundles are responsible for the distribution of D. Phototropism
nutrients to all parts of the plant. These are made up of the following: 76. The response of plants toward touch or pressure is known as
A. Endodermis Only A. Phototropism
B. Xylem And Endodermis B. Geotropism
C. Xylem And Phloem C. Gravitropism
D. Phloem And Endodermis D. Thigmotropism
65. Water vapor is released by the plants through the process of: 77. A farmer wanted to make his fruits ripen faster. The most likely
A. Osmosis hormone to be used is
B. Evaporation A. Abscisic acid
C. Plasmolysis B. Ethylene
D. Transpiration C. Cytokinin
66. The dicot root system is typically a/an: D. Auxin
A. Tap Root 78. A gardener wanted his annual plants to last longer. The hormone
B. Modified Root that he can use to delay the aging of the leaves and fruits of his plants
C. Fibrous Root would be
D. Adventitious Root A. Cytokinin
67. Biomes have all of the characteristics listed below except B. Auxin
A. includes a large area C. Ethylene
B. uniform habitats D. Gibberellins
C. a characteristic appearance 79. On his visit to the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin discovered
D. a common climate several species of finches that varied from island to island, which
68. Temperate forests include all of the following except helped him to develop his theory of natural selection. To what class do
A. Tundra finches belong?
B. Taiga A. Cycadophyta
C. Evegreen forest B. Reptilia
D. Deciduous forest C. Aves
69. The transitional area between two biomes is known as D. Chondrichthyes
A. Ecotone 80. Gamma garden is used for
B. Seral Community A. Growing plants produced by tissue culture
C. Transitory biome B. Eradicating pathogens from infecting plants
D. Serial community C. Growing genetically engineered plants on trail basis
70. The final community reached in an ecological succession is known D. Mutation breeding for crop improvement
as the
A. Seral community
B. Ecotone
C. Final biome
D. Climax community
71. Which of the following plant is not a gymnosperm?
A. Cypress
B. Fern
C. Pine
D. Ginkgo
72. These are plant hormones that stimulate rapid stem growth but
inhibits root growth at high concentrations
A. Auxins
B. Gibberelins
C. Ethylene
D. Cytokinins
73. The plant hormone that stimulates stem elongation and flowering
is
A. Auxins
B. Abscisic acid
C. Cytokinin
D. Gibberellins
74. A test hormone was incorporated into the plants and its effect was
inhibition of stem growth and promotion of root growth. This hormone
is most likely
A. Auxin
B. Abscissic acid
C. Ethylene
D. Brassinosteroids
75. The turning of plants away from the earth is known as
A. Geotropism