1.

Morphology form and shape: ____: tissues

a. Anatomy

b. Cytology

c. Histology

d. Pathology

2. It refers to the mode of asexual reproduction in which the animal splits

into two individuals of approximately equal size

a binary fission

b. budding

c. parthenogenesis

d. sporulation

3. Posterior chamber of digestive tract in many vertebrates, which receives

feces and urogenital products.

a anus

b. caecum

c clasper

d. cloaca

4. An organism that obtains both Inorganic and organic raw materials from
the environment to survive.

a autotroph

b. heterotroph

c plant

d producer

5. An organism that lives physically on or inside the body of the host

a. commensal
b. mutualise

c. parasite

d. predator

6. It refers to fibrous connective tissue layer which surrounds a skeletal

muscle.

a. ectomyslum

b. endamysium

c. erimysium

d. epimysium

7. Bonelike material which forms the main mass of the tooth.

a. dentin

b. gingiva

c. enamel

d. root

8. ____________ is the middle, muscular layer of the heart.

a. Endocardium

b. Epicardium

c Myocardium

d. Pericardium

9. Several kinds of aquatic plants, algae, and fish were placed in an

aquarium. The aquarium was sealed. Each week the aquarium was weighted.
The weight of the aquarium and its content would

A. Increase for a few week, then decrease

B. decrease for a few week, then increase

C. continuously increase

D. remain about the same

10. What is the possible advantage of plants which has flowers that open
only at night?

A. More active pollinators

B. Protection from flower feeders

C. Brighter flower coloration

D. Enhanced flower formation

11. What causes camote leaves sold in markets to wilt?

A. Decreased turgor pressure

B. Increased cell destruction

C. Increased diffusion pressure

D. Decreased diffusion

12. What is a product of biotechnology that has existed even before the
industrial age?

A. Chemical pesticide

B. Vitamin C

C. Synthetic medicine

D. Leavened bread

13. Of the following, identify the main solvent and protoplasm of human cells
that are nutrients needed by the human body for survival?

A. Oil

B. Minerals
C. Fats

D. Water

14. Apart from great magnifying capability, what do you find as another
advantage of the electron microscope?

A. Simple to operate

B. Capacity to study live specimens

C. Economical to acquire

D. Resolving power

15. This is an activity which promotes sustainable use of natural resources.

A. Kaingin farming

B. Breeding species with favourable-adaptations

C. Fossil fuel exploration

D. Landfill garbage dumping

16. Of the following, identify which are the building blocks of protein that is
essential in the formation of new protoplasm for growth and repair of worn-
out cells:

A. Minerals

B. Fiber

C. Amino acids

D. Carbohydrates

17. Belonging to the functional groups of atoms which carry out

characteristic chemical reactions is hydroxyl or

A. salt

B. gasoline

C. oil
D. alcohol

18. What pH (potential hydrogen) level can you suggest, so that your fluids
can become normal, thus avoiding fatality?

A. Above pH 8

B. Above pH 7

C. ph 7

D. Below pH 7

19. What fact will you select to show that animals and plants share particular
structural design or body plan?

A. All plants and animals grow and reproduce.

B. All plants and animals respond to the environment.

C. All plants and animals have cells organized into tissues and organs

D. All plants and animals acquire energy and exchange gases

20. How are radioactive isotopes useful in medical practice alongside whole-
body scans?

A. As intervention for cancer cure

B. As instrument to determine age of skeletons and artifacts

C. As sterilizing agents of food

D. As tools for diagnosing suspected diseases

21. Which will you use as the most stable measure of central tendency was
associated with interval or ratio data with distribution being normal?

A. Median

B. Mode

C. Mean

D. Both mean and mode

22. Identify which of the following is NOT true about tapeworms:

A. They are animals

B. They are saprozoic

C. They have special saprotrophic nutrition

D. They are autotrophic

23. Judge which of the following arguments support the argument that
climate change is fiction and not fact:

A. Factories release gasses into the atmosphere that contribute to global

warming

B. Carbon dioxide levels have risen 25% since 1960

C. Data on global warming are confused by other --factors, such as ozone

depletion and changes in ocean currents

D. In a study in Sweden in 1990, scientists predicted a change up to 2.7

degrees centigrade if greenhouse gases double

24. What is the name for leaves that are attached directly to the stem of
stalk?

A. Vein

B. Margin

C. Blade

D. Petiole

25. How will you classify photosynthetic microorganisms under the two
kingdom scheme of biological classification?

A. under Kingdom Protista

B. under Kingdom Monera

C. under Kingdom Animalia

D. under Kingdom Plantae

26. What factor contributes to the greenhouse effect on the environment?

A. Depletion of minerals in the soil by excessive farming

B. Use of carbon dioxide by plants

C. Use of solar panels to capture radiant energy

D. Destruction of forest

27. These are three fundamental parts shared by all cells, but this is NOT one
of them:

A. Organelles

B. Nucleus

C. Cell membrane

D. Cytoplasm

28. Which is mismatched by way of scientist and contributions to science?

A. Gregor Mendel: Father of Genetics

B. Carolus Linnaeus: Father of Modern Taxonomy

C. Sir Alexander Fleming: Father of Medical Surgery

D. Louis Pasteur: Founder of Microbiology

29. These are the best examples of lipids which are soluble in solvents as
alcohol EXCEPT

A. fats

B. oils

C. proteins

D. phospholipids

30. Which are consumers in a rice field community?

A. Weeds and algae

B. Insects and mice

C. Butterflies and dragonflies

D. Bacteria and fungi

31. Which is at the top of the hierarchy of biological taxonomy?

A. Family

B. Domain

C. Kingdom

D. Genus

32. Of the four elements out of 105 known elements that comprise of living
matter, the highest percentage or 63% is

A. hydrogen

B. carbon

C. nitrogen

D. oxygen

33. Among the elements, which has been most useful to man as evidenced
of manufacturing cans, kitchen utensils, and watches?

A. Boron

B. Chromium

C. Cobalt

D. Aluminium compounds

34. What is composed of different populations Interacting within a particular

area?

A. Consumers

B. Multicellular organisms

C. Ecosystem
D. Community

35. Among biomes, which has winter rainy seasons followed by summer
droughts?

A. Taiga

B. Chaparral

C. Desert

D. Tundra

36. The following environmental problems can be traced to deforestation

EXCEPT

A. greater erosion

B. depletion of mineral resources

C. more floods

D. depletion of wildlife resources

37. Identify the nutrition tip most important for healthy eating habit.

A. Eat vegetables and fruits only

B. Chew your food and eat slowly

C. Avoid fast-foods altogether

D. Balance food diet and activity

38. When is Eugenics an advantage by way of its modifying human genes?

A. In controlling reproduction

B. In altering lifestyle

C. In extending human potentials

D. In curing human defects

39. Who will you give credit for formulating the Theory of Spontaneous
Generation? (disproving)

A. Martints Beijrinck

B. Louis Pasteur

C. Atttien Certes

D. Robert Koch

40. What was the first inorganic compound synthesized in the laboratory
resulting from boiling a solution of ammonium cyanate?

A. Urea

B. Methane

C. Sodium

D. Ammonia

41. Which occurrence can you identify as cause of replacement by different

organism when a freshwater pond becomes a meadow?

A. Abiotic change in the environment

B. Migration of organisms to other environs

C. Epidemic breakout of previous organisms

D. Death of organisms in the meadow

42. The main source of energy for most organisms, which man gets from
starchy foods and table sugar is

A. glucose

B. fructose

C. sucrose

D. maltose

43. What is the control center of the cell?

A. Nucleus

B. Nucleolus

C. Chromosome

D. Chromatin

44. When a logger cuts down tall trees / water does not well up on the
surfaces of the trunks. What does this suggest?

A. Root pressure does not cause water to rise in tall trees

B. The cut surface is sealed by a thick sap

C. Roots of the trees have been damaged

D. The trees are old and dying up

45. These are the ways science can further be beneficial to man, but only in
making the products of scientific endeavour simply

A. stored away in memory

B. results of men and women who are scientists

C. preserved in books and publications

D. thoroughly recorded

46. In a period of a few weeks, what will you discover about the weight of the
aquarium and its content during an experiment of aquatic plants, algae,
snails and fish inside a sealed aquarium?

A. Weight is heavier

B. Weight is about the same.

C. Weight can change after the second week

D. Weight loss after several weeks

47. Plants wilt when the rate of

A water absorption is faster than transpiration

B. transpiration is faster than water absorption

C photosynthesis is faster than transpiration

D transpiration is faster than respiration

48. What will you do if you were asked to apply the most basic process in the
Science of Taxonomy?

A. Map down organisms

B. Differentiate organisms

C. Understand organisms

D. Identify organism

49. Gibberellins cause growth by stimulating

A. cell division

B. dormancy

C. cell growth

D. germination

50. As a student researcher in science, these are activities you should do so

that the hypothesis can be considered scientifically valid, but do not include

A. subjecting the hypothesis to an experiment

B. finding a basis based on observable facts

C. investigating within the realm of pure philosophy

D. making your hypothesis testable

51. You need foods high in zinc content and with nutrition value as an
antioxidant and slowing down of aging, but this is NOT one of them.

A. Yogurt

B. Spinach

C. Cocoa powder
D. French fries

52. What do viruses lack such that they are not considered true cells?

A. Ability to undergo mutation.

B. Cellular property of heredity

C. Generic material to perform life functions

D. Metabolic life sustaining machinery

53. This is the original cell that makes up the human body, which were
reproduced the new cells that are need for man to survive and function.

A. Male sperm

B. Organelles

C. Cytoplasm

D. Fertilized egg

54. These are example of homeostasis mechanisms in the body which

maintains internal balance in the body but NOT to include

A. waste products are store for accumulation and concentration

B. nutrients supplied to the body cells as needed

C. body temperature kept within normal range

D. osmotic pressure of the blood and its pH kept within certain limits

55. Chloroplasts and mitochondria have these in common EXCEPT

A. Electron transport chain

B. ATP synthase

C. ATP

D. NADH
56. Which of the following organisms does NOT require a wet or moist skin
for obtaining oxygen outside the body?

A. Amoeba

B. Frog

C. Insects

D. Fish

57. Sequence the process that occurs in a "fish kill" that results in the death
of aquatic organisms

1. Decomposition uses up oxygen dissolved in the bottom water

II. Organic wastes are increasingly concentrated in bodies of water

III. Domestic and agricultural wastes are caused by homes and farms

IV. Algae and aquatic plants grow, die and sink to bottom of lakes and
estuaries

A. IV, II, I, and III

B. III, II, IV, and I

C. I, II, IV, and III

D. II, III, I and IV

58. Identify which of the following is mismatched:

A. Endocytosis - phagocytosis and pinocytosis

B. Passive transport - diffusion and osmosis

C. Anabolism - cellular respiration

D. Catabolism-digestion of food

59. How will you read the biological time scale of the history of life of earth?

a. From bottom upward

B. From up to bottom
C. Horizontally from year to year

D. Vertically either upward or downward

60. Resolution is to clarify as magnification is to

A light

B. size

C. eye

D. SEM

61. How will you describe the disappearance of dinosaurs on earth?

A. Mutation

B. Parasitism

C. Extinction

D. Predation

62. A series of membrane-bound channels free of ribosomes is called

A. smooth endoplasmic reticulum

B. plastid

C. mitochondrion

D. rough endoplasmic reticulum

63. Double fertilization in plants occurs when

A. A sperm cell fuses with an egg cell while another egg cell fuses with two
polar nuclei to form endosperm

B. Two sperm cells fuse with one egg cell to form a triple zygote.

C. One sperm cell fuses with an egg cell while another sperm cell fuses with
two polar nuclei to form endosperm
D. One sperm cell fuses with an egg cell while another sperm cell fuses with,
a polar nucleus, to form endosperm.

64. Since hydrogen is a reactive chemical element, with what will you
combine it with in order to produce ammonia?

A Carbon

B. Nitrogen

C. Potassium

D. Chlorine

65. Inorganic compounds that contain carbon atoms are mostly

A. Chlorides

B. Oxides

C. Sulfates

D. Minerals

66. During the primal planet earth, what was formed when hydrogen
combined with oxygen?

A. Water

B. Urea

C. Methane

D. Ammonia

67. Following the Kyoto Protocol, what needs to be reduced through the
advocacy to protect the ecological environment?

A. Waste product dumping

B. Water pollution

C. Forest denudation

D. Greenhouse emissions
68. Identify the statement about animals and plants that show they share
particular design or body plan;

A. They have cells organized into 'tissues and organs.

B. They acquire energy and exchange gasses

C. They grow' and reproduce

D. They respond to the environment

69. If human twins develop from separate egg cells, they are

A. genetically identical

B. genetically different

C. always of the same sex

D. always of different sexes

70. In an ordinary biological laboratory for undergraduate courses. What kind

of microscope is most practical for study of microorganisms magnified a few
thousand times?

A. Transmission electron microscopes

B. Electron microscopes

C. Video-enhanced microscope

D. Light microscopes

71. What region around the North Pole has severely cold temperature and
snow continuously covering the area?

A. Tropic

B. Arctic

C. Oceanic

D. Antarctic

72. Who first used the word "genetics?

A. Imre Festetics

B. Hugo de Vries

C. Gregor Mendel

D. William Bateson

73. What scientific skill is applied when you seek alternative course of
action-'their advantages, disadvantages, possible side effect.

A. Constructive thinking

B. Creative thinking

C. Problem solving

D. Decision-making

74. A genetic defect prevents guard cells from closing the stomata of the
leaves of a plant. What is the most likely cause of this defect of the plant?

A. carbon dioxide in the leaves

B. Excess oxygen in the atmosphere

C. Loss of water

D. Nitrogen fixation

75. What kind of organism is the schistoma which causes schistosciomasis

which is a tropical disease traced to contaminated water?

A. Virus

B. Flatworm

C. Fungus

D. Protist

76. These cover the scope of the science of Genetics EXCEPT

A. Heredity and genetic information

B. Life Longevity
C. Genetic variation

D. Genes

77. Indicate the cause of cholera which-killed millions of people during

epidemic in Europe.

A. Dirty water

B. Protists

C. Virus

D. Bacterium

78. Which of the following exemplifies a closed population where no

migration takes place?

A. Green sea turtles in territorial waters

B. Bacteria in the human intestine

C. Paramecia in a hay infusion

D. Frogs in a rice field

79. What should form your diet If you wish to have more starch stored on
your body?

A. Beer and malt products

B. Rice and cassava

C. Fruit drinks and shakes

D. More milk and chocolate

80. The following Philippines laws regulate the use of natural resources
EXCEPT

A. Law prohibiting use of explosives in fishing

B. National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992

C. Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Wastes Act

D. Philippine Environment Code

81. The largest organ inside the human body is the

A. brain

B. heart

C. liver

D. Jungs

82. Where does the dominant vegetation of mangroves thrive?

A. Coastal zone

B. Freshwater sources

C. Forests

D. Grasslands

83. Most leaves have fewer stomata on the upper than on the lower surface.
The greater number of stomata on the upper surface would result in

A. closing of stomata on the lower Surface

B. excessive evaporation of water

C. reduced transpiration

D. faster rate of photosynthesis

84. If you were a laboratory chemist, how will you subject element like
hydrogen, ammonia and Water vapour in: order to stimulate prebiotic
evolution (chemical evolution before life existed on earth)?

A. By chemical charges

B. By hydrocarbon bonding

c. By solution boiling

D. By ultraviolet radiation
85. Which genetic term pertains to the physical appearance of an individual?

A. Genotype

B. Phenotype

C. Haplotype

D. Clone

86. In measure of central location, the ___ is used for the arithmetic average.

A. Mode

B. Mean

C. Median

D. Medium

87. At which organelle are proteins manufactured?

A. Nucleus

B. Mitochondrion

C. Ribosome

D. Vacuole

88. In applying crop technology, which of the following will you NOT use
since these are not genetically modified organisms?

A. Delayed ripening tomato

B. A-enhanced golden rice

C. Cross-bred hybrid plants

D. Drought resistant Bt. corn

89. When you engage in strenuous exercise, your body metabolism

A. lowers

B. rises
C. balances

D. neutralizes

90. Linnaeus placed humans under the genus Homo because man

A. hunts and gathers food

B. has a large brain and upright posture

C. laughs and-has a sense of humor,

D. is humus (Latin word for "dust")

91. These are the characteristics you can find to show that the bacteria are
the earliest life forms in primitive Earth, but NOT to include

A. they are only organisms made of prokaryotic cells

B. they do not have a nudear membrane

C. they produce sexually with parent producing two identical daughter cells

D. they have a single circular DNA

92. Sugar is fruits is known as

A. fructose

B. maltose

C. glucose

D. sucrose

93. Identify which of the following contains all eight essential elements for
growth and repair of worn-out cells:

A. Rice

B. Fish

C. Corn

D. Beans
94. What fact will you select to show that bacteria greatly outnumber
individuals of all the kingdoms combined?

A. The showcase of the diversity of life functions

B. Even in unfavorable condition, a single cell of bacteria can grow into an

entire colony in just 24 hours

C. They are the smallest living things in the world

D. A pinch of soil has 1 billion bacteria of 10,000 different species

95. What will result if an offspring acquired Huntington's disease as a

dominant hereditary trait?

A. Leads to progressive brain deterioration

B. Extra fingers and toes

C. High risks of heart attack

D. Near-sightedness

96. Among inorganic compounds, what is the universal solvent in which all
substance can be dissolved?

A. Protein

B. Fats

C. Mineral Solids

D. Water

97. Most of the food in the biosphere is made by photosynthetic products but
are a few producers which make food using the energy from chemical
reactions rather than the sun.

A. Aquatic organisms

B. Synthetic organisms

C. Vetriolic organisms

D. Chemotrophic organisms
98. How are animals eating other animals classified?

A. Selective carnivores

B. Facultative carnivores

C. Omnivores.

D. Obligate carnivores

99. What autotrophic organism obtains energy from inorganic compounds

under the sea rather than from sunlight?

A. Prokaryote

B. Virus

C. Bacteria

D. Algae

100. The movement of materials in and out of cells by active transport

requires

A. carrier and concentration gradient

B. vacuole or vesicle formation

C. concentration gradient only

D. carrier and cellular energy

101. What system of classifying organisms will you use in arranging closely-
related species in sequence from' the most primitive to the advanced?

A. Biogenetic

C. Phylogenetic

B. Chronogenetic

D. Polfygenetic

102. The cell which is the basic structural unit of life consists chemical
substances.
A. partially.

B. minimally

C. entirely

D, proportionally

103. Which of the following procedures do you find to be mismatched?

A. Endocytosis: phagocytosis and pinocytosis

B. Anabolism: cellular respiration

C. Passive transport: diffusion and osmosis

D. Catabolism: digestion of food

104. Carlos wants to examine the bacterial cells of Salmonella, which cause
food poisoning. Which objective of the compound light microscope the best
for him to use?

A. Oil immersion objective

B. Scanner objective

C. Low power objective

D. High power objective

105. These are the four main classes of organic compounds found in organs
and of these the simple sugars' are

A. lipids

B. proteins

C. Nucleic acid

D. carbohydrates

106. How did scientists prepare the biological time scale of the history life on
earth?

A. By studying ancient manuscripts

B. By creating a virtual map of life

C. By consulting noted authorities in the

D. By studying rocks and fossils

107. Roots that grew above the ground are

A. adventitious roots

B. primary roots

C. taproots

D. fibrous roots

108. What is the science which deals with classifying organisms?

A. Taxonomy

B. Lexicon

C. Philology

D. Calligraphy

109. Of the following, which will you identify as the main source of energy
that come from plants in the form of sugar and starch and functions one of
the structural components of living cells?

A. Fats

B. Proteins

C. Vitamins

D. Carbohydrates

110. The different or discrete variation of genes during gene transfer parent
to offspring is known as

A. Chromosomes

B. Dominance
C. Alleles

D. Recessiveness

111. Insects and birds have analogous structures, that is both have wings
because these structures

A. are similar in purpose and are inherited from a common ancestor

B. are similar in purpose but not inherited from a common ancestor

C. has the same purpose which, is to fly

D. share a common ancestor that has wings

112. What cell process moves substances against a concentration?

A. Osmosis

B. Diffusion

C. Infusion

D. Active transport

113. How can you make wood useful as fuel?

A. Burn it

B. Decompose it

C. Carve it

D. Chop it

114. In its function in the circulatory system, ventricles

A. receive blood: from the lungs

B. keep blood moving in the proper direction

C. pump blood out of the heart

D. receive blood coming into the heart

115. Which will you identify as the majority of the 8.7 million living
organisms reported by the UN Environment Program's Conservation
Monitoring Centre in 2011?

A. Microorganisms

B. Marine life

C, Bacteria and viruses

D. Land species

116. What important field of study can be advanced as a response threat on

the environment by humans?

A. Planned Parenthood

B. Population ecology

C. Social Anthropology

D. Social Science Research

117. Wood can be made useful to you as fuel by

A. carving it

B. decomposing it

C. chopping it

D. burning it

118. Of the following ecosystems, which can be identified as the riches terms
of number of species they sustain?

A. Mangrove forest and fishpond

8. Grassland and wetland

C. Pine forest and national park

D. Dipterocarp and coral reef

119. In chemical digestion, fat molecules are converted into

A. amino acids

B. enzymes

C. simple sugars

D. fatty acids and glycerol

120. How do you compare anabolism with metabolism?

A. The former is constructive, the, latter destructive

B. The former is energy storing, the latter energy releasing

C. The former involves small molecules, the latter big molecules

D. The former involves chemical reactions, reactions

121. What is the process of evaporation, condensation, precipitation,

infiltration runoff and subsurface flow of water in our planet?

A. Seasonal cycle

B. Rain cycle

C. Water cycle

D. Hale cycle

122. What was Robert Koch's hypothesis led to the advance of Germ Theory?

A. That diseases are caused by specific harmful microorganisms

B. That all germs are harmful to man

C. That microorganisms can be 'transmitted to the human body

D. That sterilization prevents harmful infection

123. The carrier molecules in the cell membrane which facilitates the
transport of large molecules in the cell are actually

A. nucleic acids

B. lipids
C. proteins

D. carbohydrates

124. How can the problem of acid rain be resolved since its effects soil
acidity and death of trees) come from sources around the world (from the
U.S., British Isles, and central Europe)?

A. Use of alternative energy resources

B. Cooperation of many nations

C. Tree planting and greening

D. Use of rainmakers (e.g. cloud seeding)

125. Of lipids, which are the most abundant and useful for storage
insulations, e.g whales and seals kept safe from cold temperature

A. Phospholipids

B. Steroids

C. Waxes

D. Fats

126. In considering population in an ecosystem, which refers as the species

in area of biological clusters on earth?

A. Habitat

B. Biological organization

C. Ecological niche

D. Biotic community

127 Sodium chloride or table salt is an example of which of the following

A. Chemical compound

B. Element

C. Chemical formula
D. Radioactive isotope

128. The Latin word virus was introduced by Dutch biologist Martinus
Beijerinck to name tiny disease-causing agents, and the word means

A. life

B. strength

C. poison

D. male

129. What is the process of absorption by Atmospheric gasses of thermal

radiation that causes global warming?

A. Radiation cycle

B. Thermal pathways

C. Global pollution

D Greenhouse effect

130. What is the process of water evaporating from the leaves of plants?

A. Respiration

B. Photosynthesis

C. Transpiration

D, Evaporation

131. In 1.952, the Hershy-Chase experiment identified as the molecules

responsible for inheritance.

A. Protein

B, RNA

C. Amino Acids

D. DNA
132. Since viruses mutate from time to time, vaccines can become
ineffective. What then should be done?

A. Remove viruses from host cells

B. Deny viruses their enzymes

C. Remove ribosome of viruses

D. Develop new vaccines

133. Why are animal scavengers e.g. vultures and crows, known as "clean-up
patrol" of an ecosystem?

A. They collect debris

B. They are omnivores

C. They thrive in dumpsites

D. They feed on dead animals

134. Which is the correct way of writing with capital and smallthe scientific
name for the onion?

A. Allium ceра

B. Allium Cepa

C. allium cepa

D. alium Cepa

135. What fact will you state to show that proteins and water may have the
first cytoplasm on primitive earth?

A. Proteins and water are universal 'elements

B. More than 80% of the present-day cytoplasm is composed of water and

protein

c. The first cell was formed by spontaneous assembly of proteins

D. Protein and water are nighly gelatinous elements

136. What is the raw material of photosynthesis that enters through the
stomata?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Oxygen

C. Nitrogen

D. Water

137. Since hydrogen is reactive chemical element, with what other element
will you combine in to form water?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Oxygen

C. Nitrogen

D. Sodium

138. What is the hierarchical system of ranking organisms introduced by

Linnaeus from the broadest to the most specific?

A. 2 kingdoms->classes-> orders-> genera-> species

B. Species-> genera-> orders-> classes-> 2 kingdoms

C. Species->genera-> 2 kingdoms

D 2 kingdoms->genera->species

139. What will you choose as the highest category m the hierarchy of
classification of living organisms?

A. Domain

B. Kingdom

C Phylum

D. Family

140. What justifies not using the thump to take the heart pulse of a person
A. Its pulse may be confused with the heart beat pulse of the person

B. It has thickness that prevents taking the pulse beat accurately.

C. It is too big to take the pulse of a person

D. The rule of thumb is not to use it for taking a heart pulse.

141. What most appropriate instrument can be used to observe and study
viruses?

A. Digital microscope

B. Electron microscope

C. Nuclear microscope

D. Vital microscope

142. How do biologists today classify bacteria-like organisms that live

extremely harsh environments like hot springs, sewerage, and swamp?

A. Eubacteria

B. Protista

C. Fungi

D. Archaea

143. Claudia took an interest in flowering plants, especially day neutral

plants that flower without being interrupted by the change

Which of the following should she cultivate?

A. Ragweeds

B. Chrysanthemums

C. Asters

D. Roses

144. Among the main trophic levels which denote the transfer of energy
matter in a biological community, they ___ are plants and organisms which
make their own food
A. decomposers

B. consumers

C. producers

D. scavengers

145. How will you classify large single eukaryotic cells such as red algae
under the 6-kingdom system?

A. Archaea

B. Animalia

C. Protista

D. Plantae

146. These are parts of the human body's nervous system, EXCEPT

A. heart

B. spinal cord

C. brain

D. nerves

147. To what particular type of microfilament are troponin and tropomyos

bound prior to the binding of calcium to troponin?

A. Insulin

B. Actin

C. Tubulin

D. Myosin

148. What field of study will you take if you wish to specialize in the medical
care of children?

A. Oncology
B. Obstetrics

C. Geriatrics

D. Pediatrics

149. Which of the following is protected by an exoskeleton?

A. Porifera

B. Echinodermata

C. Crustacean

D. Chordate

150. What was NOT one of the most abundant and lightest elements during
earliest period of the planet earth?

A. Oxygen

B. Hydrogen

C. Sodium

D. Nitrogen

151. It pertains to animals that walk on the whole surface of the foot.

a. digitigrade

b. plantigrade

c tarsallgrade

d. unguligrade

152. A protein which accumulates in the cells of nails, hair and superficial
layers of the epidermis of the skin.

a. keratin

b melanin
c. actin

d. myosin

153. Main process or the neuron which usually conducts action potential
away from the cell body

a. axon

b. dendrites

c. myelin sheath

d. soma

154. It refers to the more movable attachment site of a muscle.

a. belly

b. insertion

corigin

d. sarcomere

155. Bilobed lymphatic organ which is involved with the maturation of T cells

a. spleen

b. thymus

c. thyroid gland

d. tonsil

156. Carrier-mediated process which does not require ATP and moves
substances into or out or cells from a higher to lower concentration

a. active transport

b. simple diffusion

c facilitated diffusion

d. osmosis
157. It refers to cell that makes bone

a. osteoblast

b. osteoclast

costeocyte

d. osteon

158. Which would best represent levels of organism organization from the
simplest to the most complex organizational level?

a. cells, tissues, organ systems organs

b. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems

c. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

d tissues organisms, organs, cells

159. What is the texture of sedimentary rocks that is indicative of aggregate

of mineral grains or rock particles?

a. detrital

b. amorphous

c. oolitic

d. clay

160. What is the ability of a chin slice of mineral to transmit light?

a. streak

b. luster

c. diaphaneity

d. hardness

161. The following are special properties of minerals, except:

a. taste.
b. luster.

c. odor.

d. double refraction.

162. What is the type of rock that is an aggregate of minerals crystallized

from a magma?

a. Igneous rock

b. sedimentary rock

c metamorphic rock

d none on the above

163. What is the time scale that is introduced primarily to provide a broader
context in which development of simple columns represent very small
segments of the time?

a. Paleozoic era

b. Geologic era

c. Cenozoic era

d Mesozoic era

164. What is the structure of sedimentary rocks in which the strata have a
uniform direction of strike but a variable angle of dip?

a. syncline

b. anticline

c. monocline

d. none On the above

165. The following are examples of igneous rocks, except

a. breccia.
b. pumice.

c scoria.

d. obsidian.

166. What is the property of minerals that describes its resistance to being
broken or bent?

a. tenacity

b. color

c. diaphanelty

d. specific gravity

167. The following are examples of sedimentary rocks, except

a. rhyolite

b. sandstone,

c. conglomerate.

d. chalk.

168. What is the foliated texture of metamorphic rocks characterized by the

presence of a coarsely texture in which the minerals have been aggregated
Into discontinuous bands?

a. slaty texture

b. schistose texture

c. phyllitic texture

d. gneissic texture

169. Why do most leaves look green in sunlight?

a They absorb green light.

b. The blue and yellow lights combine

c. They reflect green light

d The white light bounces off

170. Which of the following organisms can symbiotically associate with a

fungus to form a lichen?

a. cyanobacteria

b. plants

c. coral

d. green algae

171. The evolution of the cuticle in plants was a key adaptation to terrestrial
living because it:

a. enhanced water loss.

b. allowed for an alternation of generation

c. enhanced absorption of nutrients front sol

d. helps plant to avoid drying up

172. in which of the following sequences of elements does each of the

elements have a two-letter chemical symbol?

a. oxygen, silver, nitrogen

b. selenium, nickel, strontium

c. silicon, carbon, hydrogen

d Iron, nitrogen, gold

173. Which of the following statements concerning mixtures is correct?

a. The composition of a homogeneous mixture cannot vary.

b. A homogeneous mixture can have components present in two physical

states.

c. A heterogeneous mixture containing only one phase is an impossibility.

d. More than one correct response.

174. This is a complex high-temperature solution of silicates containing
water and various gases that is generated deep beneath the crust and works
its way toward the surface,

a. crystals

b. shale

c magma

d. arkose

175. The following are examples of metamorphic rocks, except:

a. coquina

b. garnet schist

c. quartzite

d. pink marble.

176. This is a perspective drawing in which the information on a geologic

map and geologic cross-section are combined.

a. strike

b. direction of dip

cangle of dip

d. block diagram

177. Which is not a light-colored igneous rock?

a. granite

b. diorite

c rhyolite

d. biotite.

178. What is the required neat sufficient to melt rocks?

a. 400°C-500°C

b. 300°C-400°C

c. 600°C-800°C

d. 200°C-300°C

179. What is die slope determined by finding the height difference between
two points on the water table and dividing by the horizontal distance
between the two points?

a. hydraulic gradient

c. hydroelectric power

b. hydraulic conductivity

d. hydrogenous sediment

180. What is a short wall built at a right angle to the seashore to trap moving
sand?

a. hardness

b. hogback

c groin

d. guyot

181. What is the gaseous portion of a planet earth?

a. asthenosphere

c hydrosphere

b. lithosphere

d. atmosphere

182. What is a low-grade metamorphism that occurs In the lowest layers or

very thick accumulations of sedimentary strata?

a. burial metamorphism
b. impact metamoprhism

c hydrothermal metamorphism

d. contact metamorphism

183. In which of the following sequences of chemical formulas do all

members of the sequence fit the description "heteroatomic and triatomic"?

a. HCN. S₂O and 03

b. CO. NO₂j and N₂O

c. H₂O. SO, and CO,

d more than one correct response

184. Streams that (low upon floodplains, whether erosional or depositional

and move in sweeping bends are called:

a. meanders.

b. sheet flow

c. oxbows.

d. cutoff.

185. What are the fractures in the crust along which appreciable
displacement has taken place?

a. strain

b. stress

c faults

d. hogbacks

186. In regions where trenches do not exist, the steep continental slope
merges into a gradual Incline known as:

a. continental rise.

b. continental margin.
c continental shelf.

d. continental platforms.

187. What is the field of physical science that deals with the study of
earthquake waves?

a. Meteorology

b. Astronomy

c Seismology

d. Geology

188. What are the dip-slip faults in which the hanging wall block moves up
relative to the footwall block?

a. reverse and thrust faults

b. normal faults

c. detachment faults

d. fault-block mountain.

189. What is the physical process of changing solid to liquid?

boiling

b. melting

c freezing

d. condensing

190. Suppose your house is 20 kilometers (km) from school and it takes your
school bus 2 hours to drive home What was year average speed in km/hr?

a. 2.0km/hr

c. 20 km/hr

b. 10 km/hr

d. 1.0 km/hr
191. If straight is recessive, what must the woman's genotype be?

a. ss

b. Ss

c. SS

d. none of the above

192. What is the largest part of the human brain, associated with higher
brain function such as thought and action?

a. cerebellum

b. pons c medulla oblongata

d. cerebrum

193. In an electrochemical cell, what is the purpose of the salt bridge?

a. It is the anode

b. It is the cathode.

c. It permits the migration of ions between the half-cells

d. It permits the mixing of solutions between the half-cells.

194. What occurs when an atom is oxidized in a chemical reaction?

a. a loss of electrons and a decrease in oxidation number

b. a loss of electrons and an increase in oxidation number

C. a gain of electrons and a decrease in oxidation number

d. a gain of electrons and an Increase In oxidation number

195. Which combination of factors leads to a better oxidizing agent?

a. low ionization energy, high electronegativity, small radius

b. high ionization energy, high electronegativity, small radius

c low ionization energy, low electronegativity, small radius

d. low lonization energy, high electronegativity, small radius

196. Which of the following is the law which states that the force between
two charged object is directly proportional to the product of their charges
and inversely proportional to the square of their distance?

a. Ohm s Law

c Coulomb's Law

b. Charles' Law

d Lenz's Law.

197. Which of the following factors does NOT affect the resistance of a
conductor?

a. Thickness of the conductor

b. Length of the conductor

c. Temperature of the conductor

d. Elasticity of the conductor

198. Vector quantities are quantity that has both magnitude and direction.
Which of the following is NOT an example of vector quantity?

a. Wind velocity

c Acceleration

b. Energy

d. Displacement

199. Light travels fastest in

a. vacuum

b. water
c. glass

d. air

200. A rainbow is formed when

a. sunlight is dispersed and reflected by drops of water

b. sunlight is absorbed by raindrops

c. sunlight is refracted by drops of water

d. raindrops are scattered in color bands