`DLO Maputi National High School

First Quarter Examination

SCIENCE 9

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. The air we breathe goes through the nose, nasal passages, and then through the trachea, which separates into two
branches called _________.
a. bronchioles b. bronchi c. alveoli d. lungs
2. The following are all parts of the respiratory system EXCEPT.
a. bronchi b. bronchioles c. blood vessels d. lungs
3. Which of the following best suits as the function of the bronchioles?
a. A hollow tube that serves as passageway of air into the lungs.
b. Two branching tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs.
c. The finer subdivisions of the bronchi; hair like tubes that connect to the alveoli.
d. Allow the gas exchange in lungs.
4. All of the following are delivered by the blood to every part of the body. Which is NOT?
a. nutrients b. oxygen c. chemicals d. waste products
5. What takes place when we inhale and exhale?
a. Gas exchange happens. c. Digestion happens.
b. Circulation happens. d. Excretion happens.
6. Choose the correct path of air as it enters the body going to the circulatory system.
a. lungs-right part of the heart- bloodstream to the body
b. heart- lungs- bloodstream to the body
c. lungs- left part of the heart- blood stream to the body
d. none of these
7. This blood vessel carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues and organs of the body.
a. arteries b. veins c. capillaries d. blood
8. Which of the following situation about breathing is TRUE?
a. When you breathe in, or inhale, the diaphragm muscle contracts.
b. When you breathe in, the diaphragm muscle relaxes.
c. When you exhale, the diaphragm muscle contracts.
d. none of the above
9. What is the chemical by-product of breathing?
a. oxygen b. carbon c. carbon dioxide d. nitrogen
10. What type of circulation is the movement of blood through the tissues of the heart?
a. pulmonary circulation c. systemic circulation
b. coronary circulation d. endemic circulation
11. Which of the following is NOT a part of the circulatory system?
a. heart b. blood c. blood vessel d. lungs
12. Choose which part of the heart does NOT correspond to its function.
a. right atrium- accepts blood from the body
b. left atrium- accepts blood from the body
c. right ventricle- pumps blood to the lungs
d. left ventricle- pumps blood to the body
13. Which of the following is a disease in the circulatory system caused by cigarette smoking?
a. asthma b. emphysema c. cough d. arteriosclerosis
14. The following are helpful ways to prevent diseases in the respiratory and circulatory system EXCEPT.
a. healthy lifestyle b. balanced diet c. cigarette smoking d. regular exercise
15. It is the number of times your heart beats in a minute.
a. pulse b. heart rate c. both a and b d. heart beat
16. When a pure red-flowered four o’clock plant is crossed with a pure white-flowered four o’clock plant, the offspring will
produce neither red nor white flowers. Instead, all flowers will be pink. What pattern of inheritance is this?
a. codominance b. incomplete dominance c. multiple allele d. sex limited inheritance
17. There are how many body chromosomes in humans?
a. 44 b. 46 c. 42 d. 2
18. A person suffering from this could die from loss of blood even from a small wound because the blood either clots very
slow or does not clot at all.
a. hemophilia b. Jacob’s syndrome c. codominance d. HPA
19. Hypertrichosis pinnae auris is a genetic disorder in human that causes hairy ears. What pattern of inheritance is this?
a. sex linked traits b. sex limited traits c. sex influence traits d. codominance
20. Which of the following blood types is a codominant trait?
a. type A b. type AB c. Type O d. Type B
21. A pure white four o’clock plant is crossed with another pure white four o’clock plant. What could be the phenotype of
the offspring?
a. red b. white c. pink d. a patch of white and red
22. Where are genes located?
a. mitochondria b. chromosomes c. ribosomes d. lysosomes
23. The genetic material which contains the information needed to form and control the physical make-up and chemical
processes of an organism.
a. RNA b. nucleotide c. DNA d. chromosomes
24. These are traits that are expressed exclusively in one sex of the species.
a. sex-limited traits b. sex-linked genes c. sex-influenced traits d. none

25. One chain of a DNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence C, C, G, C, T. What is the sequence of the
nucleotides on its partner chain?_____________________________
a. GGCGA b. AATCT c. GGATT d. CCCTA

For questions 26-29, refer to the given problem:

- Draw a Punnett square which shows the inheritance of the sex chromosomes. Represent the female sex
chromosomes with XX and the male sex chromosomes with XY.
26. What will be the sex of a child produced when an egg is fertilized by a sperm that has a Y chromosome?
27. What type of sperm must fertilize an egg to result in a female child?
28. Based on this Punnett square, what percent of children would you expect to be male?
29. Which chromosome is present in both male and female?

For questions 30-34, refer to this problem.

- Color-blindness is a recessive, sex-linked disorder in humans. A color-blind man has a child with a
woman who is a carrier of the disorder. Key: X= normal vision; Xc=color blindness
30. What is the genotype of the male?
31. What is the genotype of the female?
32. What is the chance that the child will be color-blind?
33. What is the chance that the daughter will be color blind?
34. What is the chance that the son will be color blind?
For questions 35-37:

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38. It is the group of organisms of the same species living in a certain place.
a. community b. diversity c. population d. biotic factor
39. The removing or clearing of a forest to include the cutting of all trees, mostly for agricultural or urban use.
a. eutrophication b. deforestation c. reforestation d. acid rain
40. Pollutants dumped into the rivers and streams eventually find their way to __________
a. the ocean b. the atmosphere c. groundwater supplies d. the air
41. The average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere may rise as a result of________
a. the greenhouse effect b. water pollution c. garbage dumping d. reforestation
42. Many___________________ energy sources are being developed to replace fossil fuels.
a. non-renewable b. alternative c. expensive d. none of these
43. Some endangered species of plants in tropical rain forests may be sources of
a. fossil fuel b. medicine c. hazardous waste d. garbage
44. What is the major cause of wildlife depletion?
a. overpopulation b. loss of habitat c. ice age d. hunting and trapping
For questions 45-46, give the appropriate answer to each given problem.
45. Suppose 60 ants live in a 4 sq m plot of grass. What would be the population density of the ants?
46. What would the population density be if 100 ants live in an 8 sq m plot of grass?
47. A farmer is experiencing a problem in growing his crops. Most of the leaves of the crops are turning yellow. Which of
the following will likely result from the yellowing of the leaves of the crops?
a. It will increase the production of food.
b. It will decrease the production of food.
c. The production of food will remain the same.
d. None of the above.
48. A vegetable farmer wants to increase his harvest. Which of the following conditions should the farmer consider?
a. The kind of soil only c. The location of the plots only
b. The amount of water only d. All of the above
49. Which of the following species is considered as endangered?
a. rats b. monkey-eating eagle c. tilapia d. gumamela
50. Which of the following best explains why planting trees and putting up urban gardens can help prevent global
warming?
a. Plants produce oxygen during day time and perform transpiration.
b. Plants absorb carbon dioxide that contributes to the rising of earth’s temperature.
c. Plants perform photosynthesis.
d. Plants use up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, release oxygen to the environment, and perform
transpiration.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for
the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9