Republic of the Philippines Department

of Education
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet

PROJECT SMART (Standardized and Meaningful Assessment Result-Based Teaching)

Second Quarter Test for Science 5
General Directions:

a. This is a 50-item multiple choice type of test covering the learning competencies
tackled during the quarter. Go over these items first before answering.
b. Select the best answer from the given options. Write the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided.
c. Do not write anything on this paper.

1. What part of the female reproductive system is shaped like an upside-down pear, with a thick lining and
muscular walls that can expand and contract to accommodate a growing fetus and then help push the baby out
during labor?
A. cervix
B. fallopian tube
C. uterus
D. vagina

2. The testicles or testes are responsible for making sperms. What part of the male reproductive system
holds and protects them for normal sperm development?
A. ejaculatory duct
B. epididymis
C. penis
D. scrotum

3. What tube carries the semen and urine out of the body?
A. epididymis
B. urethra
C. vas deferens
D. ejaculatory duct

4. Estrogen hormone is responsible for the appearance of secondary sex characteristics. Which female
reproductive part is responsible for the release of this hormone?
A. fallopian tube
B. ovaries
C. uterus
D. vagina

5. Which best describes the testes?

A. They are coiled tubes that store sperm cells.
B. They produce fluid that nourishes and protect sperms.
C. They have a foreskin that may be removed through circumcision.
D. They are glands that produce sperm cells and the male sex hormone.

6. Why do the scrotum and testes maintain low temperatures?

A. to preserve the sperm cells
B. to make the sperm cells bigger
C. to produce healthy sperm cells
D. to produce fluid for the sperm cells' mobility
7. What are the two functions of the ovaries from the list below?

I. They produce eggs. They secrete hormones.

II. They nourish the fertilized egg.
III. They expand to allow the passage of the baby.
IV.

A. I and II C. II and III

B. I and III D. III and IV

8. A woman's body changes during pregnancy. What female hormone works to prepare the uterus for the
development of the fertilized egg?
A. estrogen
B. progesterone
C. testosterone
D. prolactin

9. What hormone causes a boy's body to change during puberty?

A. sperm
B. testosterone
C. egg
D. estrogen

10. What is the path of the blood during menstruation?

A. cervix, uterus, vagina
B. uterus, fallopian tube, vagina
C. uterus, cervix, vagina
D. vagina, uterus, fallopian tube

11. What processes happen in the menstrual cycle?

A. ejaculation, fertilization, implantation
B. fertilization, thickening and shedding the uterine lining
C. ovulation, fertilization, implantation
D. ovulation, thickening and shedding of the uterine lining

12. The first menstruation occurs during puberty in humans. What do you call the first menstrual flow?
A. menarche
B. menopause
C. menstruation
D. ovulation

13. Ovulation is a phase in the menstrual cycle. Which of the following best explains ovulation?
A. It is a woman's monthly bleeding.
B. It is the successful joining of an egg and a sperm.
C. It is the release of the egg (ovum) from a woman's ovary.
D. It is the time when a fertilized egg (blastocyst) attaches to the lining of your uterus.

14. The diagram shows the female reproductive system during the fertile period of the menstrual cycle.
What happens to the lining of the uterus during this time?

A. It thickens.
B. It breaks down.
C. The uterus releases an egg.
D. A sperm becomes implanted in the uterus.
15. Why does the uterine lining in the uterus thicken during the menstrual cycle?
A. It thickens in preparation for menstruation.
B. It signals the release of an egg cell from the ovary.
C. It is where the egg cell is fertilized by the sperm cell.
D. It thickens in preparation for receiving a fertilized egg.

16. Why is menstruation considered a cycle?

A. The bodily process happens once only.
B. The woman can choose whether she will menstruate or not.
C. It happens every 28 days.
D. The woman gets pregnant every month.

17. In the list of animals given below, why is it that Hen is the odd one out?
A. It produces young by means of eggs
B. It produces young alone.
C. It undergoes binary fission.
D. It undergoes external fertilization.

18. Tadpole is the developing stage of which animal?

A. dogs
B. cats
C. frogs
D. humans

19. Animals reproduce in different ways. How does a turtle reproduce?

A. They reproduce through budding.
B. They reproduce through binary fission.
C. They lay eggs into a nest dug in the sand.
D. They reproduce through external fertilization.

20. How does a hydra reproduce through asexual reproduction?

A. by producing buds on its body
B. by laying eggs as much as it wants
C. by regenerating itself when cut into pieces
D. by dividing itself into two and each half grows into a new individual

21. What takes place when sex cells from two-parent animals (one male animal and one female animal)
unite?
A. fertilization
B. hibernation
C. menstruation
D. evolution

22. Sexual reproduction requires cells from two parents. What is the female cell called?
A. sperm
B. bud
C. egg
D. hormone

23. Insects and humans are attracted to flowers because of their smell and bright colors. What do we call the
part of the flower whose main function is to attract pollinators and protect the inner reproductive structures of a
flower?
A. buds
B. leaves
C. petals
D. sepals
24. Which of the following parts of a plant take part in sexual reproduction?
I. seed II. fruit III. branch IV. flower
A. I and II
B. I and IV
C. II and III
D. II and IV

25. The male reproductive part of a flower contains two round-shaped structures at their tip. These
structures are known as .
A. anthers
B. filaments
C. stamens
D. carpels

26. Which of the following best describes the stamen?

A. It is the pollen-producing part of a flower that consists of an anther held up by the filament.
B. It produces male sex cells
C. It is a thread-like object that supports the anther.
D. It is a stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary.

27. The pistil consists of the stigma, style, and ovary. Which of the following describes the stigma?
A. consists of two lobes that contain pollen sacs
B. the enlarged upper end of a flower stalk which bears the flower
C. the most obvious part of a flower which attracts insects for pollination
D. a swollen structure at the end of the style that receives the pollen grains

28. If the style connects the stigma to the ovary and traps the pollen grain, what does the ovary do?
A. releases the pollen grains
B. supports the base of the flower
C. stimulates the pollen grains to germinate
D. holds the egg cells which are to be fertilized by the sperm from the pollen grains

29. Which part of the flower develops into the fruit after fertilization?
A. ovary
B. style
C. stigma
D. anther

30. Which one of the following is not a female part of a flower?

A. stigma
B. style
C. ovule
D. anther

31. What part of a plant keeps on growing over the soil, making other small plants with penetrating roots in
the ground, and growing shoots towards the light?
A. tuber
B. bud
C. runner
D. bulb

32. Martha wanted to reproduce her plants. She cut a branch of a plant and planted it in the soil. The roots
grew and formed a new plant. What type of reproduction is this?
A. cutting
B. grafting
C. rooting
D. tuber
33. Pedro planted a piece of onion in the soil. It turned into a plant with multiple onions under it. What type of
asexual reproduction is this?
A. bulb and corms
B. rooting branch
C. runner
D. tuber

34. Insects such as butterflies and grasshoppers are considered pollinators. What are the
characteristics of flowers that insects like to pollinate?
A. bright colored petals and an attractive scent
B. bright colored petals and a bad smell
C. dull colored petals and an attractive scent
D. dull colored petals and a bad smell

35. How do green algae reproduce asexually?

A. by fission (splitting)
B. by fragmentation (breaking apart)
C. by stem cutting
D. by growing horizontal stems

36. How does a gumamela plant reproduce?

A. It reproduces through spores
B. It reproduces through budding.
C. It reproduces through fragmentation.
D. It reproduces through pollination and stem cutting

37. Which plant groups reproduced through a fleshy underground stem or root?
A. onion & tulip
B. ginger & lotus
C. potato & carrot
D. rose & Gumamela

38. The production of new plants from underground stems is what kind of reproduction?
A. sexual
B. zygote
C. two parents
D. asexual

39. These are plants with underground stems from which new plants will grow.
A. potato and camote
B. onions and garlic
C. potato and onion
D. rose and gumamela

40. What statement best describes the location of the intertidal zone?
A. It is found on an island.
B. It is on the bank of a river.
C. It is in the middle of the ocean.
D. It is where the ocean meets the land.

41. Coral reefs are areas of the estuaries where biodiversity is rich. How important are coral reefs to other
living things? Select two answers from the list below.
A. I and II
B. I and III I. They give food to the fishes.
C. II and III II. They provide shelter to thousands of fishes.
D. III and IVIII. They protect the coast from strong waves and currents.
IV. They provide barriers for fishes not to go to the shore.
42. Salt marshes are areas in the estuary filled with seawater during high tides and drained during low
tides. Which of the following best describes a salt marsh?
A. They are filled with soil.
B. They are filled with rocks.
C. They are filled with animals.
D. They are filled with decomposing plant matter.

43. What makes the kelp algae survive in a strong wave?

A. The kelp swims with the waves.
B. The kelp attaches itself to the sand.
C. The kelp buries itself under the sand.
D. The kelp has strong root-like structures that attach it to rocks.

44. What will you do to protect the intertidal zone?

A. Purchase items that exploit marine life.
B. Travel the ocean irresponsibly.
C. Use fewer plastic products.
D. Promote marine life exploitation.

45. What can you do to help protect estuaries?

A. Dispose of chemicals properly.
B. Pour fats, grease, and solids into the drain.
C. Use disposable things when traveling.
D. Use fertilizers and pesticides in your garden.

46. What can you do to protect the marine animals living in the estuary?
A. Collect the animals and sell them.
B. Pour chemicals into the water.
C. Promote marine life conservation.
D. Let the tourist catch the marine animals.

47. Why do we need to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones?
A. They beautify the environment.
B. They provide food for human beings.
C. They can become tourist spots that can give income to people.
D. They support a diversity of fishes, shellfish, aquatic plants, and animals.

48. How to protect and conserve the estuaries and intertidal zones in your community?
A. Pick up trash; participate in trash clean-up drives.
B. Remove trees that are planted in the estuaries.
C. Avoid volunteering with your local environmental organizations.
D. Keep the animals that you found along the shoreline.

49. Which of the following human activities show the conservation of estuaries?
A. dumping of rubbish in the river
B. taking marine life from these areas
C. pouring oil, detergent, and paint in the rivers and streams
D. planting trees alongside rivers and streams that enter estuaries

50. Why are estuaries important to the environment?

A. They cause landslides and flooding to the environment.
B. They balance the weather conditions of a certain area.
C. They provide homes for many species.
D. Estuaries contain no or few producers.

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