Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF URDANETA CITY
CAMANTILES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Camantiles, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

Name: _____________________________________ Grade/Section: ____________________________

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

S.Y. 2022-2023

SCIENCE 9

Direction: Read each statement carefully. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What system is responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and the
cells?
a. circulatory b. digestive c. excretory d. respiratory

2. Which part of the respiratory system filters and warm the air upon entering it?
a. air sac c. nasal cavity c. bronchi d. diaphragm

3. How does the air enter our body?

a. nose > nasal passage > trachea > bronchi > bronchioles > alveoli
b. nose > nasal passage > trachea > bronchioles > bronchi > alveoli
c. nasal cavity > nose > trachea > bronchioles > bronchi > alveoli
d. nasal cavity > alveoli > trachea > bronchioles > bronchi > nose
4. Inflammation of larynx is termed
a. laryngitis c. arthritis
b. phlebitis d. bronchitis
5. What important activity takes place in the lungs?
a. Food is digested
b. Liquid waste is filtered from the blood
c. The trachea is exchanged for the larynx
d. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide

6. All of the following are associated with respiratory problems EXCEPT

a. unbalanced diet c. pollutants c. enough sleep d. smoking

7. Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

a. Deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells
b. Break down carbohydrates into glucose
c. Transport other materials through the body
d. Remove carbon dioxide and wastes from cells
8. What type of activity will weaken our lungs, muscles, and makes our heart more inefficient?
a. Eating b. Exercising c. Sleeping d. Smoking
9. Which practice may strengthen our circulatory system?
a. Cigarette smoking c. Staying up late at night
b. Having a daily exercise d. Eating junk foods everyday
10. What is the primary organ of the circulatory system?
a. Heart b. veins c. Arteries d. blood
11. The human sex chromosome for male is ____________.
a. XX b. XY c. YY d. XZ
12. When one characteristic is more strongly inherited than another characteristic, is used to be.
a. Dihybrid b. Dominant c. Recessive d. Monohybrid
13. What inheritance is most likely involved when both parental phenotypes are expressed in the F1
generation?
a. Codominance b. Multiple Alleles c. Holandric gene d. Incomplete dominance
14. Baldness is an example of ______________.
b. Polygene b. X-linked gene c. Holandric gene d. Sex-influenced trait
15. If an organism has two alleles for a gene that are the same and usually masked by another type of
allele, the organism is said to be _______.
a. Heterozygous c. Generally defective
b. Homozygous recessive d. Homozygous dominant
16. What information can be obtained from the Punnette square?
a. Genotype of offspring c. Phenotype of offspring
b. Phenotypic ratio of offspring d. all of the above information
17. When there are two or more alleles of a specific gene, it is referred to as a;
a. Multiple allele series c. mutation
b. Syndrome d. codominance
18. Which pertains to the organisms that no longer exist at the present time, but have existed in the past?
a. Exotic b. Extinct c. Endemic d. Endangered
19. Which pertains to the maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment sustains for
a long period of time?
a. Biodiversity c. Carrying capacity
b. Limiting factors d. Population density
20. Which of the following causes of extinction is directly brought about by human activity?
a. Glaciation b. Weather c. Deforestation d. Volcanic eruptions

21. What type of biodiversity pertains to the variations of genes in a species?

a. species diversity c. ecosystem diversity
b. genetic diversity d. all of the above
22. Which do you think is the biggest problem faced by endangered species?
a. Food b. Climate change c. Water d. human activities

23. Which are considered driving forces of extinction?

I. climate change
II. Over hunting
III. Carbon emissions
a. I and II only c. II and III only
b. I and III only d. I,II, and III
 24. Which refers to species of organisms whose population is so low that it has a great
tendency to become extinct?
a. Endangered b. Endemic c. Exotic d. Threatened
25. What is meant by the term extinction?
a. when numbers of an organism decrease but the species recovers
b. when a species does not adapt to the environment and so fails to survive
c. when a species does not adapt but continues to survive
26. Which of the following is NOT part of overall biodiversity?
a. species diversity c. genetic diversity
b. individual diversity d. ecosystem diversity
27. What is biodiversity?
a. the variation of life found on earth + the variations within the species
b. same as species diversity
c. the variation of life
d. the variation of alleles
28. Which level of biodiversity includes the available habitat in an area?
a. species diversity c. genetic diversity
b. ecosystem diversity d. all of these
29. Which of the following terms describes wise management of natural resources including
the preservation of habitat and wildlife.
a. sustainable resources c. Renewable
b. deforestation d. conservation
30.

22. If rabbits 1 and 4 were mated together and had 12 babies, how many of these would you
expect to be gray?
a. 0 c. 8
b. 4 d. 12
23. What is a type of inheritance where both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype of the
heterozygote?
a. Complete dominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Codominance
d. Multiple allele
24. A red cow is crossed with a white cow and produced an offspring that is a roan cow. What is a
roan cow?
a. A purebred red cow.
b. A purebred white cow.
c. A pink cow.
d. A cow with red hair and white blotches.

For 28-29, use the table below.

25. The alleles controlling the ABO blood groups are given the letters I A (group A), IB (group B) and
i (group O). This type of inheritance is called ________.
a. Complete dominance
b. Incomplete dominance
c. Codominance
d. Multiple allele
26. What is/are the possible blood type/s of an offspring if both parents are type O?
a. A and B c. A, B and AB
b. A and AB d. O only
27. In humans, maleness or femaleness is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes called X and
Y. What is the genotype for males?
a. XX c. XXY
b. XY d. XO
28. Which of the following traits is not controlled by multiple genes?
a. color blindness c. freckles
b. eye color d. hair texture

For 32-33, the genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) is caused by a recessive allele (n). The
family tree below shows the incidence of the disease over three generations.

29. What is the genotype of Jane's husband?

a. XX c. XY
n
b. X X d. XnY
30. Then Jane’s husband is a ________.
a. Normal male
b. Normal, carrier male
c. Male with PKU
d. None of the above
31. It is a hereditary material and is also known as the blue print of life.
 a. DNA c. mRNA
b. RNA d. tRNA
32. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The gene is the basic unit of heredity and is found in the chromosome.
b. The chromosome is the basic unit of heredity and is found in the gene
c. The gene determines the sex of humans and the chromosomes carry the traits.
d. The gene carries the traits inside the 20 pairs of chromosomes in humans.
33. A DNA strand has the following bases: A A G C C A. What are the bases on its complementary
strand?
a. A A G C C A c. T T C G G T
b. A C C G A A d. C C A T T C
34. Extinction means
a. population of a species begins declining rapidly
b. population has become so low
c. occurs when the last member of that species dies
d. when the population is stable.
35. A major benefit to come from the release of wolves into the Yellowstone National Park is
a. increased numbers of elk
b. control of coyotes that kill cattle
c. control of the explosive population growth of domestic cats that menace campgrounds
d. control of the grizzly bears
36. It happens when there is removing or clearing of forest to include cutting of all trees, mostly for
agricultural or urban use.
a. Eutrophication
b. Acid rain precipitation
c. Water pollution
d. deforestation
37. A conservation biologist would _____.
a. work with government officials to establish a plan for the protection of endangered
species
b. analyze organism characteristics that help them survive in particular locations
c. investigate the impact of industrial pollutants on an ecosystem
d. all of the above

38. Acid deposition _____.

a. is only a problem where sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are emitted
b. occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide combine with water to produce acids
c. stimulates the growth of plants that prefer acid soil
d. all of the above
39. Which is associated with air pollution?
a. global warming
b. destruction of the ozone shield
c. acid deposition
d. all of the above
40. What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?
a. 6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2
b. 6CO2 + 6O2 + light energy ----> C6H12O6 + 6H2O
c. 6CO2 + 6H2O ----> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + light energy
 d. 6CO2 + 6H2O ----> C6H12O6 + 6O2
41. Which of the following molecules is a waste product of photosynthesis?
a. Oxygen c. Water
b. Carbon dioxide d. Sugar
42. Chlorophyll is mostly located above the leaf of the plant to _________.
a. collect carbon dioxide.
b. collect light energy.
c. release oxygen.
d. release glucose.
43. Iodine is used to detect the presence of starch produced in photosynthesis. This works when
______.
a. its brown color has not changed.
b. its brown color turned into dark blue.
c. its brown color become colorless.
d. its brown color become yellow.

For 47-48, use the diagram on the topmost right.

44. This process begins with the production of Acetyl-CoA:

a. Chemiosmosis
b. Electron Transport Chain
c. Glycolysis
d. Krebs cycle or Citric Acid Cycle
45. Which of the following is the products of the Krebs cycle?
a. ATP c. FADH
b. NADH d. all of these

46. Cramps during exercise are caused by:

a. alcohol fermentation
b. glycolysis inhibition
c. lactic acid fermentation
 d. chemiosmosis
47. Which of the following processes produces the most ATP?
a. glycolysis
b. oxidative phosphorylation
c. fermentation
d. Krebs’ cycle

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

JOEL A. JACOB AGNES N. ACOSTA, EdD HILDA E. LUMAGUE

Teacher I Head Teacher III Principal IV