REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CENTRAL PHILIPPINES STATE UNIVERSITY

MOISES PADILLA CAMPUS
MOISES PADILLA, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
SCI ED. 1 TEACHING SCIENCE IN ELEM. GRADES (CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY)
Multiple choice. Write the letters only.
1. Where do producers obtain their energy?

A. From the sun

B. From the consumer

C. From the producers

D. From the decomposers

2. Why do you experience not seeing things clearly for some seconds when you enter suddenly a well-
lighted room after coming from a dark room/

A. The pupils are not dilated yet

B. The eyes are adapted to the light only

C. The pupils are not adapted to the dark

D. The light had cause a temporary blindness

3. Lowest possible temperature that a substance can reach.

A. Steam point

B. Dew point

C. Freezing point

D. Absolute zero

4. Which of the following substances belongs to a heterogenous mixture?

A. Vodka, steel, air, rain

B. Saltwater, dishwashing detergent, vinegar

C. Pizza, cereal in milk, soil, salad dressing

D. Blood, rainwater, mix nuts

To lessen vehicular air pollution, the government should?

A. Ask pedestrian to use bicycles

B. Utilize rail transit MRT and LRT

C. Ban smoke belchers on the road

D. Impose stiffer penalties on decade-old vehicles

6. The tongue has four common taste, but there is a fifth taste which result from tasting glutamate in
MSG. What is the fifth taste?

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 A. Spicy

B. Umami

C. Bland

D. Sweet

7. Ptyalin is an enzyme produced in the:

A. Salivary Glands

B. Pancreas

C. Thyroid glands

D. Pituitary glands

8. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is:

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Ethane

C. Acetylene

D. Ethylene

9. Which one of the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?

A. Mining

B. Wetland

C. Automobile exhaust fume

D. Industrial chimney

10. How are volcanic islands formed?

A. Collision of two oceanic plates

B. Cooling of lava by sea water

C. Volcanic eruptions

D. Accumulation of corals

11. Which of the following is not used in the manufacture of food by green plants?

A. Oxygen

B. Water and soil nutrients

C. Sunlight

D. Carbon dioxide

12. Why do fisher folks catch more fish during the new moon than during the full moon?

A. Fish look for mate during the new moon

B. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon

C. Fishes are more active during the new moon because the salt content is just right

D. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which fisherman make used of during new
moon

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11. Which of the following is not used in the manufacture of food by green plants?

A. Oxygen

B. Water and soil nutrients

C. Sunlight

D. Carbon dioxide

12. Why do fisher folks catch more fish during the new moon than during the full moon?

A. Fish look for mate during the new moon

B. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon

C. Fishes are more active during the new moon because the salt content is just right

D. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which fisherman make used of during new
moon

13. It is part of your skin that you can see.

A. Epidermis

B. Dermis

C. Subcutaneous layer

D. Fats layer

14. What term is used to describe the ability to maintain a constant internal environment?

A. Metabolism

B. Homeostasis

C. Thermoregulation

D. Growth and development

15. Which property does not identify a chemical system?

A. Melting point

B. Boiling point

C. Taste

D. Shape

16. Which of the following best describes a group of cells that work together to perform a function?

A. Organ system

B. Organ

C. Organism

D. Tissue

17. Chona actively participates in a task and also dutifully performs tasks assigned to her. What
scientific attitude is displayed in this situation?

A. Camaraderie

B. Being a team player

C. Unity

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D. Responsibility

18. Fungi absorbs the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem, what roles do they play?

A. Epiphytes

B. Carnivore

C. Producers

D. Saprophytes

19. What is the most common caused of cardiovascular diseases?

A. Increased heartbeat

B. Lack of sodium in the diet

C. Fatty deposits in the arteries

D. Inadequate supply of red blood cells

20. Which of the following is true about light and seeing.

A. Light hits an object, bounces and then enter the eyes.

B. Light goes out from the eyes, hits an object and then returns to the eyes.

C. Light rays coming from an object meets light coming from a light source and then enter the eyes.

D. Light enters the eyes enabling people to see objects.

21. What do you call the type of symmetry where the body parts are paired on either side of the
body/

A. Radial

B. Dorsal

C. Ventral

D. Bilateral

22. Which of the following is not part of the thoracic cage?

A. Ribs

B. Clavicle

C. Sternum

D. Costal cartilage

23. How many bones does an adult body have?

A. 200

B. 201

C. 206

D. 217

24. What is the smallest bone in the body?

A. Femur

B. Sternum

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C. Humerus

D. Stapes

25.What property shows that water is a compound and not a solution?

A. it is colorless

B. it cannot be filtered

C. it is tasteless

D. it boils at a definite temperature

26. What do you call an automatic response to an external stimulus?

A. Reflex

B. Instinct

C. Impulse

D. All of the above

27.During summer, we feel comfortable under a fan because it:

A. Throws cool air on us.

B. Produces air which takes heat away from us.

C. Produces convection currents.

D. Set the air in motion, thereby increasing the evaporation of sweat.

28. Which is considered the master gland due to its influence on the activity of all the other glands?

A. Thyroid

B. Adrenal

C. Pituitary

D. Parathyroid

29. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?

A. Musical instruments

B. Weaving

C. Food industry

D. Communication

30. Which of the following is not a type of cell?

A. Virus

B. Sperm

C. Amoeba

D. Bacteria

31. It is the tools that plants used to make there seeds.

A. Leaves

B. Roots

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C. Branches

D. flowers

32. Which property of water is probably most important for the functioning of organism at the
molecular level?

A. High specific heat

B. Versatility as a solvent

C. High heat vaporization

D. Cohesion and high surface tension

33. Which of among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?

A. Centromeres

B. Centrosomes

C. Chloroplast

D. Chromosomes

34. What do you call that process in birds wherein they shed off features once a year?

A. Molting

B. Skinning

C. Migrating

D. Furrowing

35. Which plant has an underground stem modified for reproduction?

A. Ginger

B. Tubers

C. Strawberry

D. Camote

36. Mumps is a disease caused by:

A. Virus

B. Protozoa

C. Fungus

D. Bacterium

37. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and the eukaryotes?

A. The eukaryote has a nucleus but the prokaryote does not have.

B. The prokaryote has a nucleus but the eukaryote does not have.

C. The eukaryote is always larger than the prokaryote.

D. The eukaryote is the only type of cell that is capable of photosynthesis.

38. Is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.

A. Pollination

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B. Marcotting

C. Cross pollination

D. Germination

39. What is the flap like structure that prevents the food from going the wrong way?

A. Larynx

B. Pharynx

C. Epiglottis

D. Esophagus

40. One finds it more difficult to walk on ice than on a concrete road because:

A. There is more friction on the ice than on concrete.

B. Ice is soft and spongy where as concrete is hard.

C. None of these

D. The friction between the ice and the feet is less than that between the concrete and feet.

41. Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because:

A. Its concentration remains always higher than other gases.

B. It absorbs infrared radiation.

C. It is used in photosynthesis.

D. It emits visible radiation.

42. Plants create their own food by absorbing and processing sunlight. The ability to produce one's
own food source is a metabolic process known as __________.

A. Homotrophy

B. Ditrophy

C. Autotrophy

D. Heterotrophy

43. Boiling an egg is a?

A. Physical change

B. Chemical change

C. Both chemical and physical change

D. None of the above

44.What causes high and low tides?

A. earth's rotation on its axis

B. earth's gravitational pull

C. moon's gravitational pull

D. sun's solar energy

45. The concentration of which of the following decreases in anemia

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A. Hemoglobin

B. Collagen

C. Myoglobin

D. Myosin

46. Fish generally breathe through

A. Skin

B. Nose

C. Gills

D. Fins

47. The blood pressure in our body is?

A. Lesser than the atmospheric pressure

B. Equal to the atmospheric pressure

C. Greater than the atmospheric pressure

D. Equal to the atmosphere pressure

48. What is the role of ribosomes in cells?

A. ATP formation

B. Protein synthesis

C. Cell contraction and movements

D. All of the above

49. What structure is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

A.Cell wall

B.Chloroplasts

C. Plastids

D. All of the above

50. The main function of white blood cells in the body is to

A. Carry oxygen

B. Help to clot formation

C. Produce more red cells

D. Protect body against diseases

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