Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BATAAN
JOSE C. PAYUMO JR. MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
NAPARING, DINALUPIHAN, BATAAN

SECOND QUARTER TEST in EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

GRADE 11 - SMAW/CULINARY/AGRICULTURE
Name: ____________________________________ Score: __________________
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Date: ___________________

Multiple Choice. Read and understand each statement carefully. Avoid unnecessary erasures. Use black or blue
pen only. Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on your answer sheet.

1. What is the acronym GMO stands for?

A) Genetic Micro Organisms C) Genetically Modeled Organisms
B) Genetically Modified Organisms D) Genetic Mollified Organisms
2. The following statements describes how genes of a certain organism is altered, EXCEPT?
A) Mitosis C) Mutation of existing genes
B) Recombination D) Removal of genes
3. Which of the following is the field of science that deals with heredity and the variation of
inherited characteristics?
A) Anatomy C) Engineering
B) Ecology D) Genetics
4. What is Genetic Engineering?
A) Organism having DNA has been modified in the laboratory to favor the expression of desired traits
B) The process of using technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
5. Which of the following organisms is the most common GMO?
A) Amoeba C) Fungi
B) Bacteria D) Mouse
6. By changing which proteins are produced, genetic engineers can affect the overall traits of
the organism. Is this statement true?
A) No C) Yes, but only one trait.
B) Yes D) Not enough information.
7. Which of the following is always affected during/after Genetic Engineering?
A) Lipid synthesis C) Protein synthesis
B) Locomotion D) Reproduction
8. What is a genome?
A) Aid in the reproduction of cells. C) Organism's complete set of genetic instructions.
B) Synthesize protein. D) Trigger human metabolism and maintain homeostasis.
9. What is an organism?
A) Contains all an animal needs to survive such as food and shelter.
B) Group that share a genetic heritage and to create offspring.
C) Living thing that feeds on organic matter.
D) Living thing that has an organized structure, can perform various functions.
10. Which of the following is NOT reasons to Genetically Modify Crops?
A) Faster growth C) Longer shelf life
B) Improved nutrition D) Risk to human health
11. Which of the following GMO contains genes from two other fish causing this to
continually produce growth hormones.
A) Banana Vaccines C) Venomous Cabbage
B) Fast-Growing Salmon D) Web-Producing Goats
12. Which of the following is a GMO concern?
A) Farmers’ health C) Harm to the environment and wildlife
B) Increased pesticide and herbicide use D) All of the above
13. What do you call the transgenic organism that has the taste of grapes but looks like an apple?
A) Aplgrapes C) Aplres
B) grapple D) legrapes
14. What is the transgenic organism where insulin gene is injected to produce the hormone insulin?
A) Amoeba proteus C) Escherichia coli
B) both and b D) none of a and b
15. What animal is used to enhance milk to produce silk stronger than steel?
A) cow C) lion
B) scorpion D) spider
16. Dinosaurs are reptiles that existed for a very long time. Which era did these organisms evolve?
A) Cenozoic Era C) Mesozoic Era
B) Paleozoic Era D) Proterozoic Era
17. What are the first photosynthetic organisms that grew well on earth?
A) Bryophyllum C) cyanobacteria
B) stromatolites D) zircon crystal
18. Why did it take millions of years for life to appear on Earth after the planet had formed?
A) It took millions of years for RNA to replace DNA.
B) The planet had warmed up enough to sustain life.
C) The planet had cooled down enough to sustain life.
D) Life on Earth could begin only when seedlings arrived on our planet from other worlds.
19. What are called the remains of living organism used in understanding the history of life on earth?
A) bone C) fossils
B) seeds D) shells
20. Mainly the fossils are found on sedimentary rocks. What type of rocks are stromatolites?
A) igneous C) metamorphic
B) sedimentary D) Trilobites
21. A group of tissues that works together for a common function is called______
A) Organ C) Cell
B) Organ system D) Organism
22. This is an organism made of one cell.
A) Multicellular C) Unicellular
B) Colonial D) Plant Kingdom
23. Where does almost all energy for life originate?
A) In sugars C) In animals
B) In plants D) In the sun
24. What is the driving force behind evolution?
A) DNA C) energy
B) Reproduction D) Natural Selection
25. Reproduction that only involves one parent?
A) Sexual C) Asexual
C) Impossible D) Increases genetic diversity
26. Continuity of life is explained by ______________.
A) evolution C) regulation
B) form and function D) reproduction and inheritance
27. Living things are considered organisms if they possess which of the following characteristics?
A) grow and develop C. failure to produce offspring
B) absence of orderly structure D) incapability of adapting to changing environment
28. Which of the following best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
A) use energy C) ability to grow
B) ability to reproduce D) maintain the internal environment
29. Genes are passed from one generation to the next generation through ______________.
A) evolution C) regulation
B) form and function D) reproduction and inheritance
30. Which among the given examples describes the unifying form and structure?
A) cellular basis of life C) light as source of energy
B) bats have wings specialized for flying D) living things arise from pre-existing cells
31. A new offspring simply grows from the body of a mother animal, it breaks off and later becomes independent.
A) budding C) oviparous
B) regeneration D) fission or cell division
32. The union of sperm and egg cell.
A) fertilization C) offspring
B) reproduction D) sexual
33. The kind of reproduction undergone by hydra.
A) budding C) fragmentation
B) regeneration D) fission or cell division
34. Which example is an activity that a fish most likely uses to maintain homeostasis within its body?
A) using camouflage to avoid predators
B) feeding at night to regulate body temperature
C) moving to deeper water to regulate metabolic wastes
D) exchanging gases through its gills to regulate oxygen levels
35. Living organisms can be classified as prokaryotes or eukaryotes. Which two structures are common to both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
A) cell wall and nucleus C) cell wall and chloroplast
B) plasma membrane and nucleus D)plasma membrane and cytoplasm
36. Which of the following is a method of asexual reproduction in animals?
A) Budding C) Meiosis
B) Gametogenesis D) Fertilization
37. Which of the following is a characteristic of viviparous animals?
A) Lay eggs C) Give birth to live offspring
B) Produce external fertilization D) Have a placenta
38. Sperm cell and egg cell are used in sexual reproduction among animals. This refers to the collective term for
sperm and egg cells.
A) gametes C) body cells
B) both a and b D) none of a and b
39. Hermaphroditism is also termed as _____________.
A) monoecious C) dioecious
B) both a and b D) none of a and b
40. Choose the statement that is TRUE about asexual reproduction in animals.
A) Utilize gametes of the body.
B) Variety of genetic make-up is produced.
C) Involves more amount of time in the process.
D) Produce off spring which are identical with the parents.
41. It is the term called for an organism that shifts from female to male like reel fish.
A) protandrous C) protogynous
B. both a and b D) none of a and b
42. Giraffe and lion are examples of _____
A) oviparous C) viviparous
B) both a and b D) none of a and b
43. Salmon and other bony fish are examples of
A) oviparous C) viviparous
B) both a and b D) none of a and b
44. This refers to the mechanism of asexual reproduction in which female offspring develops from unfertilized eggs
A) budding C) fragmentation
B) parthenogenesis D) transverse fission
45. It involves direct reproduction in which each portion regenerates missing parts to become a complete new
animal depending on the axis of separation
A) budding C) fragmentation
B) parthenogenesis D) transverse fission
46. The asexual reproduction where the organism splits into two separate organisms like in bacteria.
A) budding C) binary fission
C) fragmentation D) parthenogenesis
47. Flat worms (planarians) divides into two, leaving one piece headless and the other tailless each piece grows the
missing body parts.
A) budding C) binary fission
B) fragmentation D) parthenogenesis
48. A new individual grows on the body of its parent like hydra and yeast.
A) budding C) binary fission
B) fragmentation D) parthenogenesis
49. Reproduction in animals that involves production of new living organism by combining two gametes from
different organisms, one male producing motile gamete that must fuse with the egg cell from female organism.
A) sexual C) asexual
B) both a and b D) none of a and b
50. This is when an organism possesses two reproductive systems and are referred to as monoecious.
A) budding C) hermaphroditism
B) transverse fusion D) transverse fission
C) Dinosaurs are reptiles that existed
for a very long time. Which era did
these
D) organisms evolve?
E) A. Cenozoic Era
F) B. Mesozoic Era
G) C. Paleozoic Era
H) D. Proterozoic Era
I) 2. What are the first photosynthetic
organisms that grew well on earth?
J) A. Bryophyllum
K) B. cyanobacteria
L) C. stromatolites
M) D. zircon crystal
N) Dinosaurs are reptiles that existed
for a very long time. Which era did
these
O) organisms evolve?
P) A. Cenozoic Era
Q) B. Mesozoic Era
R) C. Paleozoic Era
S) D. Proterozoic Era
T) 2. What are the first photosynthetic
organisms that grew well on earth?
U) A. Bryophyllum
V) B. cyanobacteria
W) C. stromatolites
X) D. zircon crys
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PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:

FLORA DANICA D.FAJILAN JAYCEE B. BARCELONA
Teacher I Master Teacher II

NOTED BY:

ROMA S. DUMANDAN
OIC Assistant School Principal II