SCIENCE REVIEWER Which of these is TRUE about puberty?
A. Puberty involves the onset of sexual
Summative 1
Living Things and Their Environment
It is the primary hormone in males that
gives rise to secondary male characteristics.
TESTOSTERONE
Among the male reproductive organs, which
of these is an endocrine gland? seminal
vesicles.
TESTES
Which hormones are secreted by the ovary?
BOTH ESTROGEN AND
PROGESTERONE
Which hormone is secreted by the gonads?
PROGESTERONE
Which secondary sexual characteristics is
NOT due to the testosterone of males?
THICKENING OF THE
ENDOMETRIUM
What is the function of progesterone?
PREPARATION OF UTERINE LINING
FOR THE FERTILIZED EGG
It is the hormone that stimulates the growth
of the follicle in the ovaries.
FOLLICLE-STIMULATING
HORMONES
Which of the following is NOT a function of
the progesterone and estrogen secreted
by the ovaries?
REGULATING BLOOD SUGAR
LEVELS
Hormones affect various processes in the
body as they regulate the activities of
organs, tissues, and cells. Which of the
following statements is true about female
hormones? They
TRIGGER THE DEVELOPMENT AND
RELEASE OF OVUM
maturity due to hormonal changes.
B. Puberty is also the time when the body
develops the capacity to conceive.
C.Puberty involves the start of a human to
have the ability to reproduce.
ALL OF THESE
11. Which statements are TRUE about
the hormonal changes in a menstrual cycle
as shown by the given graph?
I . Progesterone levels rise during the luteal
phase.
II. Menstruation occurs just after LH and
FSH levels peak.
III. Menstruation occurs after progesterone
levels drop.
IV. Estrogen levels rise before ovulation,
with progesterone levels rising after.
I, III, AND IV
When do progesterone levels rise to their
highest point during the female menstrual
cycle?
BETWEEN OVULATION AND THE
BEGINNING OF MENSTRUATION.
At which phase, estrogen, progesterone,
FHS, and LH are all at their low levels?
MENSTRUAL PHASE
What is considered the ovulation day
14TH DAY
Menstruation is a sign that the girl is
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
OFFSPRING NOT CAPABLE OF
REPRODUCTION
What phase is characterized by the shedding
of the thickened uterine lining?
MENSTRUAL PHASE
Which is NOT a function of the Luteinizing
hormone?
FORMATION OF CORPUS LUTEUM
What hormone signals the follicles in the
ovaries to grow and mature?
FSH
Which pairs of hormones and functions are
correctly matched?
I. LH-triggers ovulation
II. Progesterone thickens the endometrium.
III. FSH stimulates the follicular growth in
the ovaries
IV. Estrogen-inhibit FSH so that only one
egg in the ovaries will mature
I,II,III,IV
Which of these statements about feedback
mechanisms is true?
POSITIVE LESSENS A RESPONSE
WHILE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
INCREASES THE EFFECT OF A
STIMULUS.
Negative feedback affects the production of
hormones in the menstrual cycle, where high
levels of one hormone the production of
another hormone.
INHIBITS
What major division of the nervous system
serves as the main processing center?
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Which statement is TRUE about the central
nervous system?
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CONSISTS OF THE BRAIN AND
SPINAL CORD.
What are the major divisions of the nervous
system?
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM
What does the autonomic nervous system
control?
INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS LIKE THE
HEARTBEAT
What is the primary function of the spinal
cord?
TO TRANSMIT NERVE IMPULSES
BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND THE
REST OF THE BODY.
The process by which the changes happened
in the environment is relayed to the brain for
appropriate action is called
INTEGRATION
Efferent nerves are called___, and Afferent
nerves are called____
MOTOR NERVES; SENSORY NERVES
Which of these is/are CORRECT?
I. Sensation refers to receiving information
about is happening outside or inside the
body
II. Response refers to the reaction of the
muscles or glands due to the sensory stimuli.
BOTH STATEMENTS ARE CORRECT.
If you got tired and thirsty after playing
basketball, which of these is the tendency
of your body to maintain homeostasis?
DRINK WATER
Which of these is the BEST description
of homeostasis?
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS WORKING
COOPERATIVELY TO MAINTAIN
BODY FUNCTION WITHIN NORMAL
LIMITS
Ruby noticed a big snake slowly crawling
toward her direction and her heart starts to
beat faster. Which shows the correct
pathway of the message in the nervous
system?
SENSE ORGAN-SENSORY NEURON-
BRAIN-MOTOR NEURON-EFECTOR
(GLAND)
Consider this situation After a 20-minute Which of these happens in the process, as
workout, the athlete feels that his depicted in the diagram?
temperature increases." Arrange the given
statements to show the CORRECT sequence
of how the nervous system coordinates and
regulate feedback mechanism to maintain
homeostasis.
1. The skin produces sweat.
PROTEIN MOLECULE IS
2. There is a decrease in body temperature.
MANUFACTURED.
3. The skin and brain sense change.
4. There is an increase in body temperature.
Which is NOT a step of the transcription
5. There is a command from the brain.
process?
4, 3, 5, 1, 2
THE MRNA BINDS TO THE
RIBOSOME.
Summative 2
Which of these CORRECTLY describes
Which is CORRECT for DNA and RNA
mutation?
based on the number of strands?
THE SUDDEN AND SPONTANEOUS
DNA IS DOUBLE-STRANDED WHILE
CHANGE IN THE DNA SEQUENCE.
RNA IS SINGLE-STRANDED.
If a mutation occurs in the DNA of ____, it
Which is always paired with adenine in a
can be passed from one generation to the
DNA molecule?
next.
THYMINE
GAMETE CELLS
Which is TRUE for the nucleic acid?
Which of these is CORRECT?
Statement 1: Mutations in body cell can
cause cancer.
IT IS RNA BECAUSE THYMINE IS Statement II: Mutations in sex cell can cause
REPLACED WITH URACIL. birth defects
BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
CAT GGG AAT GCC is the base sequence
on one strand of a DNA molecule, Which is Which is TRUE for a gene mutation?
the CORRECT complementary strand AN ALTERATION IN THE SEQUENCE
produced if the base sequence is replicated? OF NUCLEOTIDES IN DNA.
GTA CCC TTA CGG
Amino acid glycine is by the mRNA codon
Where does DNA replication take place? GGU, GGC, GGA and CGG. If sequence
NUCLEUS GGC is changed to GGA, the same amino
acid glycine is produced. What do we call
The function of transfer RNA (IRNA) is to this type of mutation?
CARRY AMINO ACIDS TO THE SILENT
GROWING POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN.
Which BEST describes the changes that
Consider the following statements: occur in the chromosome in the figure?
I.DNA is the storage of genetic information.
II.RNA translates genetic information to THE BREAKAGE OF
A CHROMOSOME IN
protein. TWO PLACES; THE
BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE. RESULTING PIECE
OF DNA IS
What happens during translation process? REVERSED AND RE-
SEQUENCE OF CODONS IN THE MRNA INSERTED INTO THE
DIRECTS THE SEQUENCE OF AMINO ACIDS CHROMOSOME
Which correctly identifies the type of
mutation in the given figure?
INSERTION, DELETION,
SUBSTITUTION
How does mutations in the gene due to
change in the sequence of the DNA affect
the resulting protein? If the DNA sequence
changes...
THE RESULTING MRNA SEQUENCE
BECOMES DIFFERENT AND IN
TURN, THE PROTEIN MADE USING
THE MRNA AS THE TEMPLATE
ALSO CHANGED.
Which is NOT TRUE for mutations?...
MUTATIONS ARE ALWAYS
HARMFUL.
If a segment of a chromosome is present
several times more than normal due to
unequal crossing-over, it is called
DUPLICATION
Summative 3
What do you call the preserved remains of
animals and plants that lived in the past?
FOSSILS
Which of these is firmed when the hard part
of an organism decay and leave a cavity or
hallow space in the rock?
MOLD FOSSIL
What can be inferred from the given
diagram?
FOSSIL C IS YOUNGER THAN
FOSSIL D BUT OLDER THAN FOSSIL
A
A method used to determine the age of the
rocks by comparing them with the rocks in
the other layer is known as:
RELATIVE DATING
All of these are TRUE about fossils
EXCEPT?
THEY LOOK PRECISELY LIKE
MODERN-DAY SPECIES,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE.
Vestigial structures are structures that are
assumed to have lost their primordial
functions as species of organisms adapted to
change in their environment. Which of these
cannot be classified as a vestigial structure?
CARAPACE OF TURTLE
Which BEST describes analogous
structures?
STRUCTURE IN DIFFERENT
ORGANISMS THAT SERVE THE
SAME FUNCTION.
Which pairs of animals shows a correct
example of homologous structures?
FLIPPERS OF WHALE AND
FORELIMB OF CAT
According to evolutionist, which is the best
test to show the relatedness of two
organism?
SIMILARITY IN DNA SEQUENCE
The table below shows the amino acid
sequence in the hemoglobin of different
species.
What can be inferred about the ancestry
among the given species based on the amino
acid sequence in their hemoglobin?
HUMAN, GORILLA, AND
CHIMPANZEE HAVE A COMMON
ANCESTRY DUE TO THE
SIMILARITIES IN THE SEQUENCE
OF AMINO ACID.
The following theories are proposed by Jean
Baptiste de Lamarck EXCEPT:
THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
Which is NOT part of Lamarck's theory of
evolution?
ORGANISMS STRUGGLE FOR
EXISTENCE TO SURVIVE.
Which statement describes Lamarck's
Theory of Acquired Characteristics?
AN ORDINARY MAN DEVELOPS
POWERFUL ARMS FROM HIS JOB
WORKING IN A FACTORY; HIS
CHILDREN WILL BE BORN WITH
UNUSUALLY HIGH ARM STRENGTH.
Which best explains the Theory of Natural
Selection?
IN NATURE, THE ORGANISMS WITH
DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS
MAY SURVIVE WHILE THOSE WITH
WEAKER TRAITS MAY NOT AS
CONTROLLED BY THE
ENVIRONMENT.
Which statement does NOT describe
Darwin's theory of natural selection?
POPULATIONS TEND TO
REPRODUCE IN SMALL NUMBERS
Which statement supports the idea that
extinction is necessary?
A. To give way for other organisms to
develop.
B. To let other organisms to evolve and
progress.
C. To know who is the fittest
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which idea on the occurrence of evolution is
NOT TRUE for both Lamarck and Darwin?
EXTINCTION OF SPECIES HAPPEN.
Which statement is TRUE?
A. Lamarck believed that the environment
and its changes produced needs which
resulted in the organism directing its own
adaptation while Darwin believed that
random variation was present, and the
activity of the environment produced
adaptation.
B. Lamarck believed that living thing
evolved in continuously upward direction,
from simple to most complex form while
Darwin believed that it is derived from an
ancestral form.
C. Lamarck claimed that species didn't die
out in extinction while Darwin claimed that
extinction happen.
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
What refers to the ability of organism to
adjust and thrive in the given environment?
ADAPTATION
Which of the following statement
CORRECTLY described the term "survival
of the fittest"?
THE ORGANISMS WHICH ARE BEST
ADAPTED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT
CONTINUE TO EXIST, SURVIVE,
AND REPRODUCE.
Summative 4
Which of the following is an ecosystem?
FISHPOND
Which statement BEST describes
biodiversity?
IT INCLUDES VARIETY OF LIVING
THINGS AND OTHER SPECIES IN A
GIVEN AREA.
What is the significance of species
diversity?
HIGH SPECIES DIVERSITY TENDS
TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE.
Biodiversity can affect the_____ of
ecosystems and the ____ of populations.
SUSTAINABILITY AND STABILITY
Consider the following statements?
I. The greater the biodiversity, the more
chances that stability can be attain.
II. Changes in the environment may reduce
biodiversity and result to instability of the
ecosystem.
STATEMENT I AND II ARE BOTH
TRUE.

6. Refer to the images below, which
ecosystems has greater biodiversity?
ECOSYSTEM A BECAUSE IT HAS A
VARICTY OF SPECIES WITHIN A
SPACE.
What type of growth is depicted by the
graph in the first 5 years?
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
What is the maximum carrying capacity of
carabao in the given ecosystem?
600 CARABAOS
How many years does it take the carabao to
reach their carrying capacity?
6 YEARS
Which of these CORRECTLY describes
carrying capacity?
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
ORGANISMS THAT
AN ENVIRONMENT CAN SUPPORT.
(Not included in Summative but all of
these questions will appear in the EXAM)
Two hormones secreted by the ovaries
contribute to the female reproductive
system’s healthy function?
PROGESTERONE and ESTROGEN
Which days of the cycle does menstruation
occur?
DAYS 1- 5 or 6
Complete the analogy. Ovaries: estrogen
_______ : testosterone
TESTES
__________ is the capacity of an
environment to accommodate an increasing
population
CARRYING CAPACITY
What would happen to the number of
coconut tress if there were a sudden increase
in the population of Cocolisap, insects that
feed on the leaves of young coconut trees
that results to yellow and fading of the
leaves?
THERE WOULD BE A DECREASE IN
THE SURVIVAL RATE OF COCONUT
TREES
What makes an ecosystem less diverse?
IF THE ECOSYSTEM HAS A FEW
NUMBERS OF DIFFERENT LIFE
FORMS
TRUE OR FALSE. In negative feedback,
rising levels of hormones feedback to the
hypothalamus and pituitary gland to increase
the production of its hormone
FALSE
Central Nervous System consists of__
BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
_____ is the multiple systems working
cooperatively to maintain body function
within normal limits
HOMEOSTASIS
Which is the correct sequence of steps in
protein synthesis?
A. Messenger RNA attaches as a Ribosome
B. DNA serves as a template for RNA
C. Transfer RNA bonds to a specific codon
D. Amino acids are bonded together
E. RNA moves from the nucleus to the
cytoplasm
B,E,A,C,D
Form of adaptation enables the animals to
disguise their appearance, usually to blend
in with their surroundings.
CAMOUFLAGE

What aspect will increase if a population

grows larger than the carrying capacity of
the environment?
DEATH RATE/MORTALITY

What theory of Evolution can explain this

statement: An ordinary man develops
powerful arms from his job working in a
factory; his children will be born with
unusually high arm strength
LAMARCK’S THEORY OF
ACQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS

Extinction of species happens according to

whose theory of Evolution? Lamarck or
Darwin?
NONE OF THE TWO

What type of Mutation will result in a

complete alteration of the animo acid
sequence of a protein
FRAMESHIFT MUTATIONS
(Translation)

TRUE OR FALSE. Ecosystems with many

different species are more diverse, more
stable, and have more chance of survival
TRUE

-trisomy shows the karyotype of a person

with Edward syndrome, which of these
describes this condition?
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What theory of Evolution can explain this

statement: In nature, the organisms desirable
characteristics may survive while those with
weaker traits may not as be controlled by the
environment
NATURAL SELECTION