LONG QUIZ IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Test I. Multiple choice. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. The following are reliable web sources; EXCEPT one.
a. Googlescholar c. ScienceDirect
b. Wikipedia d. Academia
2. Which of the following describes species diversity?
a. Variation among organisms of the same species
b. Difference between DNA content among individual of the same specie
c. Variety of species within a particular habitat
d. Variation in ecosystems within a geographical location
3. Which of the following is the benefit of genetically modified organisms?
a. Antibiotic resistant c. increase in harvest
b. Change in nutritional value d. all of the choices
4. Which of the following is NOT an effect when human consume genetically modified organism food?
a. It may trigger allergic reactions c. May change the nutritional value
b. May develop abnormalities and mutation d. None of the choices
5. Which of the following is NOT a threat to biodiversity?
a. Habitat loss and destruction c. Alteration in ecosystem
6. Increase in number of species d. Global climate change Which of the following modified
plant is used to assist bio-remediation of polluted sites?
a. Shrub tobacco c. poplar trees
b. Periwinkle plants d. blue rose
7. This occurs when the last member of species died.
a. Extinction c. threatened
b. Endangered d. dying
8. A computer that has been improved to provide network services to other computers.
a. Personal Digital Assistants c. mainframes
b. Server d. personal computer
9. A type of computer that usually have no keyboards but rely on touch screen for user input.
a. mainframes c. Personal Digital Assistants
b. Wearable computer d. server
10. Sumerian writing system used to represent words
a. Pictograph c. papyrus
b. Hieroglyphic d. cuneiform
11. Which of the following is an example of genetically modified organism that used for increase
growth rate?
a. AquAdvantage Salmon c. Arctic Apple
b. Golden Rice d. Bt Corn
12. Which of the following is an example of non-food crops genetically modified organism?
a. Poplar trees c. Roundup Ready soybean
b. Golden rice d. AquAdvantage salmon
13. It is the biological interaction of the organisms with their environment
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a. Ecology c. habitat
b. Ecosystem d. nature
14. He is the Father of Information Theory where internet can be traced back.
a. Robert Harris c. Johannes Gutenberg
c. Claude E. Shannon d. Bill Gates
15. When does tortoise shell and oracle bone writing were used?
a. 3000 BC c. 2900 BC
b. 500 BC d. 1300 BC

TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is

incorrect.
1. The last media channel to expose an issue often defines the context, terms, and attitudes
surrounding it.
2. Few information is equated with truer.
3. Large number of different species in a certain area can be a predictor of sustainable life.
4. Endangered species are those at risk of extinction because of sudden rapid decrease in
population.
5. The whole truth is the pursuit of information age.
6. Genetically modified organisms are physically altered organisms
7. Information age is the period where information become effortlessly inaccessible.
8. According to Robert Harris, information must stand out and be recognized in the increasing
clutter.
9. Glyphosate is introduced to soybean to become herbicide resistant.
10. Ecosystem diversity is the variation in DNA content among individuals.