1.

It refers to the mechanism of

an organisms to regulate their
internal
environment, despite changes in
their external environment.
a. completion c.
metabolism
b. homeostasis d. stimuli
SOUTHERN MASBATE ROOSEVELT COLLEGE
Katipunan, Placer, Masbate
General chemistry 2
1st Quarter Examination

NAME: __________________________________ SCORE: _____________

GRADE & SECTION: _____________________ DATE: ______________

General Direction: Read all the items carefully and write the correct answer. (erasure means wrong, use
black/blue ballpen only)

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Encircle the letter corresponding to your correct answer.
1. It refers to the mechanism of an organisms to regulate their internal environment, despite changes in their
external environment.
a. completion b. homeostasis c. metabolism d. stimuli
2. What is a variation of trait that allows an organism to survive in its natural environment?
a. adaptation b. evolution c. metabolism d. response
3. A camel has an eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
a. Living things adapt to their environment c. Living things grow and develop
b. Living things have cells d. Living things use energy
4. Where do most energy for life originates?
a. in space b. in plants c. in sugar d. in the sun
5. What is the driving force behind evolution?
a. DNA b. energy c. reproduction d. natural selection
6. A sunflower follows the sun as it moves across the sky during the day. This is an example of what
characteristics of life?
 a. evolution b. growth and development c. reproduction d. response to environment
7. A little boy is color-blind just as his grandfather was, even though his mother had a normal vision.
This situation is a result of:
a. adaptation b. inheritance c. metabolism d. homeostasis
8. Adaptation must occur in order for species to survive in the environment. Take a population of moths that
live in a forest. The brown moths blend in well with the trees due to their coloration. A factory opens nearby
the forest and covers it with soot. Which of the following will happen to the moths due to such
environmental changes?
a. None of the moths will be able to survive.
b. Black moths will have difficulty in surviving.
c. Moths with lighter coloration will have difficulty in surviving.
d. This environmental change will not affect the population of the moths.
9. Which of the following DOES NOT follow the principle of form follows function?
a. The thick and heavy bones of birds allow them to stay longer in the air.
b. The fins of a fish help it to propel itself through the water.
c. The beaver’s spoon-shaped tail helps them in swimming and is also used as a defense mechanism.
d. The biconcave shape of red blood cells provides greater surface area which allow both red blood cells and
oxygen to exchange through the capillaries which are smaller in diameter than the white blood cells.
10. Which statement is incorrect about living organisms?
a. Evolution of oxygen-producing organisms allow the increase in the atmospheric oxygen.
b. Organisms did not change despite of the changes in the environment.
c. The eukaryotic organisms evolved from the unicellular prokaryotic.
d. The earliest forms of life existed were the prokaryotes.

11. Oxygen was scarce during the early development of Earth. By this situation, what kind of organism first
existed?
a. aerobic organism b. anaerobic organism c. mammal d. protest
12. Which of the following is NOT true about the evidence that fossils provide?
a. All fossils gathered contain intact DNA that can be sequenced.
b. Fossil ages can often be determined by testing nearby rocks.
c. Fossil organisms often share physical similarities with living organisms.
d. Some fossil organisms are transitional forms between groups of organisms.
13. The following statements are challenges for the researchers in finding and identifying signs of early cells.
Which among the choices should NOT be included?
a. Cells are microscopic and most have no parts to fossilize
b. Materials and testing laboratories are not available.
c. Slightly younger rocks have been heated up and undergone other processes .
d. Tectonic plate movements have destroyed nearly all rocks older than about 4 billion years.
14. What is the basic unit of life?
a. Atom b. Cell c. Molecules d. Elements
15. It is an instrument that is usually use to see very minute objects that our naked eyes cannot see.
a. Telescope b. Microscope c. Eye glasses d. magnifying glass
16. This organelle is relatively large in plant cell which help store water and nutrients.
a. Cell wall b. Vacuole c. Chloroplast d. mitochondrion
17. Photosynthesis in plants happened in what organelle of plant cell?
a. Chloroplast b. Mitochondria c. Nucleus d. Vacuole
18. This organelle controls substances that enter in and out of the cell. What is it?
a. Golgi body b. Nucleus c. Plasma membrane d. Cell wall
19. It is the part of the cell where most organelles floats.
a. Mitochondrion b. Lysosome c. Cytoplasm d. Golgi body
20.Which organelle controls the activity of the cell?
 a. Plasma membrane b. Nucleus c. Ribosome d. Lysosome
21. What organelle is known to be the powerhouse of the cell?
a. Centrioles b. Endoplasmic reticulum c. Mitochondrion d. Vacuole
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II. CREATE
Directions: Draw a caterpillar and write the ten unifying themes of life inside the caterpillar’s body .

III. IDENTIFICATION
A. Direction: Label the different parts of the plant and animal cell by matching those numbers and theparts
inside the box provided. Write the letter of your answer beside the number

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