Department of Education

Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

Division of Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Don Alfaro St., Tetuan, Zamboanga City
SECOND QUARTER PERIODIC EXAMINATION
Grade 7 – Science

NAME: ___________________________ SCORE: ________________

GRADE & SECTION: _________________ DATE: _________________

I – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read and analyze each given question or statement. Choose the best letter in the given choices and
write your answer on the space provided before each number.

____1. What tool is used to help you see tiny objects and living organisms?

a. Goggles b. Telescope
c.
Stethoscope c. Microscope
____2. For the proper position of the microscope, the handle must be pointing in what direction?
a. Towards the user c. away from the user
b. Pointing to the right d. pointing to the left

Use the letters in the figure at the right to answer questions 3-6
____3. What part is used to tilt the microscope for a more comfortable viewing?
a. Part B c. Part I
b. Part C d. Part G
____4. Which two parts of the light microscope magnify the image of an object?
a. Part A and K c. Part D and I
b. Part A and D d. Part I and J
____5. What part reflects light from external light source up through the bottom of
the stage? a. part E c. part K
b. part F d. part D
____6. Which part will you adjust if the object you are viewing under the HPO is not
clear? A. Part B c. part G
b. part C d. part J
___7. What do you call the bright circle of light of the microscope?
a. Diaphragm c. Eye piece
b. Field of view d. Mirror
___8. Which of the following shows the letter “e” under the microscope?
a b c d
___9. Why is a microscope important?
a. For us to view microscopic organisms
b. To enlarge tiny objects for better viewing
c. Give us new insights on how microbes can cure diseases
d. To give us the capacity to study microscopic organisms.

___10. What is the total magnification of a microscope whose eyepiece has a 5x magnification, while the
objective has a 40x magnification?
a. 45x b. 200x c. 100x d. 90x
___11. Cells are considered as structural and functional unit of life. Do plants and animals have the same type
of cell?
a. Yes, human and animals have the same type of cells.
b. No, human and animal cells are different in terms of shape.
c. Yes, all organisms are composed of cells, thus they have the same type too.
d. No, human and animal cells are different in shape, size, structures and functions.

___12. Which are the correct levels of organization in an organism?

a. Organism – Organ – Organ System – Tissue – Cell
b. Cell – Tissue – Organ – Organ System – Organism
c. Cell – Organ – Tissue – Organ System – Organism
d. Cell – Tissue – Organ System – Organ – Organism

____13. Your teacher conducted an oral recitation test. She required you to explain why cells are
 considered as the basic structural and functional unit of life. How would you response to her?
Which of the following statements that follows will support your answer? Cells
a. provide support and structure, produce energy and transport substances in and out of the cells.
b. provide support and structure and produce energy.
c. are the fundamental units of life processes.
d. need nourishment to grow. Lysosome
Golgi body

____14. What part of the cell controls the activity of the other parts? Ribosome
Mitochondrion
a. Nucleus b. Cell wall c. Ribosomes d. Plasma membrane
____15. The _____ of the cell is an organelle that makes food for the cell. Nuclear

a. Chloroplast c. Nucleus Endoplasmic

membrane

b. Mitochondria d. Lysosomes Reticulum (ER)

____16. Which of the following parts permits some substances to enter but Nucleus

prevents others to pass through it?

Cytoplasm

Nucleolus
a. Vacoules c. Plasma membrane Cell

b. Lysosomes d. Mitochondria membrane

____17. How can cells repair injured or damaged parts of tissues or organs? Cell/s
a. Has the ability to regenerate and replace damaged parts of tissues or organs.
b. Has no capability of repairing itself.
c. Destruct the growth and development of the tissues and organs.
d. Are enable to divide and replicate itself.
____18. To which organ system does the heart belong?
a. Digestive system c. Circulatory system
b. Respiratory system d. Reproductive system
____19. Which organ does not belong to the reproductive system of a human
female?
a. Ovaries c. Uterus
b. Brain d. Fallopian tube
____20. Which ability of an organism distinguishes living things from nonliving
Things?
a. Reproduction b. Digestion c. Respiration d. Circulation
___ 21. The heart pumps and circulates blood to the different parts of the body through the blood vessels. What
might happen to the person if it fails to function?
a. The heart will be damaged c. there is no significant effect to the person.
b. The cells of the heart will be affected d. the person will suffer and might die.

____22. The leaf of the plant is an organ that is part of the shoot system that functions for making food, if the leaf is

damaged, what will happen to the plant?

a. The plant will not be affected c. The plant will not survive and eventually will die
b. The damaged leaf will just affect the rest of the leaves. D. only the stem will be affected

For items 23-24, refer to the table on the right

____23. Which is a plant cell? structure Cell A Cell B.

a. Cell A because it has no cell wall and chloroplast
Cell wall X /
b. Cell A & B because both have nucleus
c. Cell B because it has cell wall and chloroplast Plasma / /
d. Cell B because it has no vesicle and nucleus membrane
Chloroplast X /
____24. Which is an animal cell?
a. Cell B because it has no vesicle vesicle / X
b. Cell A because it has no cell wall and chloroplast nucleus / /
c. Cell A & B because both have plasma membrane
d. Cell A & B because both have nucleus

____25. You are told that the cells on a microscope slide are either plant, animal or bacterial. You look at them
through a microscope and observe cell walls and membrane-bound organelles. You conclude that the cells
can be ____.
a. Bacteria b. plant cells c. animal cells d. either plant or bacterial cells

____26. The organ systems of plants consist of the root and shoot systems. Why is it important for these
organ systems to work together? To
a. grow and survive c. survive floods and strong winds
b. avoid pests and other animals d. survive droughts and earthquake

_____27. Yeast is a single-celled fungus that are useful in which industry?

 a. Pastries b. Canning Factories c. Tailoring d. Farming

_____28. Athlete’s foot is cause by a certain type of __.

a. Bacteria b. Fungus c. Protists d. Virus

_____29. The skin is the largest organ in the body. What system does it belong?
a. digestive b. respiratory c. reproductive d. integumentary

_____30. What can you do to keep your body healthy?

a. Eat less, sleep more c. Eat junk foods and drink a lot of water
b. Play computer d. Exercise, get enough sleep and eat well

_____ 31. Which of the following processes refers to the union of egg and sperm cells?
a. Fertilization b. Conjugation c. Fission d. Budding

_____32. Which of the following statement/s differentiate/s asexual from sexual reproduction?
I. In sexual reproduction, two parent cells are needed to produce new individual.
II. In asexual reproduction, only one parent cell is needed to produce new individual.
III. In sexual reproduction, only one parent cell involved, while in asexual reproduction, two parent
cells are involved.
a. I and II only b. II and III only c. I and III only d. I, II, and III

____33. How would you compare sexual and asexual reproduction? Asexual/Sexual reproduction
a. has many forms while sexual reproduction has only two.
b. produces offspring that are identical to the parent while asexual reproduction produces offspring
that are not identical to the parent.
c. happens only in plants while sexual reproduction happens only in humans.
d. requires two parent cells to form an offspring while asexual reproduction needs only one parent
cell to produce offspring.

_____34. What type of reproduction give rise to offspring that are combination of parents traits?
a. asexual b. sexual c. budding d. fission

______35. One of the following statements describes biotic factors in an ecosystem correctly. Which one is
it?
a. Gases and water in an area
b. Non-living things in an organism’s environment
c. Plants, animals, fungi and bacteria in an environment
d. Solid materials such as rock and soil found everywhere

_____36. From the following food chain, which organism can be described as a producer?
Grass rabbit fox decomposer
a. Rabbit c. Fox
b. Decomposer d. Grass

_____37. What relationship is known whereby one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?
a. Parasitism c. Predation
b. Mutualism d. Commensalism

_____38. Which of the following do plants usually compete for?

a. Light only c. Light and soil nutrients
b. light, soil nutrients and carbon dioxide d. soil nutrients only

_____39. In an ecosystem, birds depend on insects to survive. If someone spreads pesticide to control the
insect population, which of the following is most likely to happen? The bird population will
a. increase b. decrease c. decrease, then increase d. increase, then decrease

For item no. 40- 41 refer to the picture below.

 A. B.

__ __40. Which picture shows a healthy ecosystem?

a. A only because the cow have enough food resources
b. B only because there are plenty of cow in the area
c. Both A and B because both areas are conducive for grazing cows
d. Neither A nor B shows a healthy environment

_____41. What symbiotic relationship exists between the cow in picture B?

a. Parasitism b. mutualism c. competition d. commensalism

_____42. What could be the possible effect of overgrazing in an area?

a. The cow will grow better
b. The cow will become thin and eventually die
c. There will be good income for the owner of the cow since there are too many cow in the area
d. There is no effect on the cow population.

_____43. A population of lions living on a forest with some group of hyenas and zebras form a _____.
a. Community c. Biosphere
b. Ecosystem d. Organism

_____44. Which of the following are needed in setting up an aquarium as a mini ecosystem?
a. A number of fish and water only
b. Combination of water, sand, soil, and light
c. Population of fish, snails, and plants only
d. Communities of different species of organisms, water, sand, soil, and sunlight

_____45. Is mushroom a kind of plant?

a. Yes. Because it has roots, stems and seeds. c. Yes. Because it produces spores.
b. No. Because it cannot make its own food d. No. because it is poisonous

_____46. Why are bacteria and fungi important in the environment? They
a. act as decomposer c. cause diseases to humans
b. are sources of energy d. help beautify the surroundings

_____47. Which of the following is NOT a biotic component in the ecosystem?

a. butterflies b. flowers c. moss d. waterfall

_____48. What type of ecological relationship involves when one organism eating another?
a. commensalism b. predation c. mutualism d. parasitism

_____49. Which of the following abiotic factors that has gradually changed due to pollution and has the
biggest effect to biotic diversity?
a. water b. climate c. air d. soil

_____50. If any of the abiotic factor in a certain corn field will be altered or change its condition, what do you
think will happen to the farm?
a. The corn will continue its life c. The crop yield will not be affected
b. The farmer can still get a good harvest d. the corn will not grow healthy and eventually die