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    Republic of the Philippines

    Department of Education
    REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS
    Schools Division of Cebu Province
    TUNGKIL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

    SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
    EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

    NAME:____________________________________GRADE LEVEL & SECTION:____________________


    Directions: Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it before the
    number

    1. When did the first life form exist?


    A. 2.0 billion years ago C. 3.0 billion years ago
    B. 2.5 billion years ago D. 3.5 billion years ago

    2. Which of the following is the first photosynthetic organism to form?


    A. Algae B. Cyanobacteria C. Eurobacteria D. Fungi

    3. Which of the following is the first life-form that existed on Earth?


    A. chemosynthetic organisms C. microorganisms
    B. eukaryotes D. multicellular organisms

    4. Which of the following refers to the light-dependent organisms which first existed billion years ago?
    A. Chemosynthetic organisms C. Phototrophic organisms
    B. Heterotrophic organisms D. Saprophytic organisms

    5. Who discovered the theory of spontaneous generation in 1668 while experimenting with meat, flies
    and maggots?
    A. Miller B. Pasteur C. Redi D. Spallanzani

    6. Who discovered the cell?


    A. Anton Van Leuwenhoek C. Robert Hooke
    B. Robert Brown D. Theodor Schwann

    7. What do you call a group of organisms that are of the same species and live in the same area?
    A. Community B. Ecosystem C. Habitat D. Population

    8. What is a variation of a trait that allows for an organism to survive in its environment?
    A. Adaptation B. Homeostasis C. Metabolism D. Responsiveness

    9. Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
    A. Cell B. Molecule C. Organ D. Tissue

    10. Which of the following refers to a group of cells that work together to perform the same function?
    A. Cell B. Molecule C. Organ D. Tissue

    11. What term is used to refer to the union of sperm cell and egg cell?
    A. Budding B. Fertilization C. Fission D. Reproduction
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    12. Which of the following contains biological information that passed on from one generation to
    another?
    A. Cells B. Chromosomes C. DNA D. Organelles

    13. Which of the following type of asexual reproduction where individual will have formed as the parent
    divides in half?
    A. Budding B. Fission C. Fragmentation D. Regeneration

    14. Genetically unique individuals are produced through _________.


    A. Budding C. Parthenogenesis
    B. Fragmentation D. Sexual Reproduction

    15. What do you call the process when female egg is joined with the male sperm?
    A. Fertilization B. Germination C. Metamorphosis D. Reproduction

    16. Which of the following term refers to the process of making changes in the DNA code of a living
    organism?
    A. Genetic Engineering C. Inbreeding
    B. Hybridization D. Selective Breeding

    17. Which of the following cannot be modified by genetic engineering?


    A. Animals B. Microbes C. Plants D. Rocks

    18. What Genetic Engineering process occurs when DNA strands are cut into fragments?
    A. DNA Sequencing C. Recombinant DNA Technology
    B. Recombinant DNA D. Restriction DNA

    19. What technique is used to make a DNA fingerprint?


    A. PCR B. Karyotyping C. Electrophoresis D. Cloning

    20. Which of the following is NOT a use of biotechnology?


    A. use of DNA science to produce materials for diagnostics and research.
    B. Use of living cells to make products such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverages
    C. Use of organisms such as bacteria to protect the environment
    D. Use of plastic wrappers to make chairs, tables and other furniture.

    21. It states that life may have evolved from inanimate matter, as associations among molecules
    became more and more complex.
    A. Extraterrestrial Origin C. Special Creation
    B. Primordial Soup Theory D. Spontaneous Origin

    22. What happened when cyanobacteria evolved into anoxygenic phototrophs?


    A. Anoxic environment remains the same.
    B. It allows all the other microorganisms to evolve.
    C. The atmosphere was oxygenated.
    D. All of these.

    23. What happened when there is an increase in the production of oxygen?


    A. Microorganisms flourished.
    B. Multicellular organisms developed.
    C. Organisms evolved in increasing complexities
    D. Both B and C

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    24. Miller and Urey conducted experiments to test the origins of life hypothesis. In their experiment,
    electric sparks were passed through a mixture of gases like the early atmosphere of the Earth. What
    did they find?
    A. Amino Acids are formed. C. There is an increase in temperature.
    B. Eukaryotic cells are formed. D. Nothing happened.

    25. What are the three major fields in biology which cover the unifying themes of life?
    A. Biochemistry, Cytology and Genetics
    B. Biochemistry, Evolutionary Biology and Genetics
    C. Biophysics, Genetics and Taxonomy
    D. Cytology, Evolutionary Biology and Genetics

    26. Which of the following is the correct order of the level of biological organization?
    A. Atoms, Molecules, Cells, Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems
    B. Atoms, Molecules, Tissues, Cells, Organs and Organ Systems
    C. Molecules, Atoms, Cells, Tissues, Organs and Organ Systems
    D. Organ Systems, Tissues, Cells, Atoms, Organs and Molecules

    27. Which of the following contains biological information that passed on from one generation to
    another?
    A. Cells B. Chromosomes C. DNA D. Organelles

    28. Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are these domains?
    A. Archaea and Bacteria C. Eucarya and Bacteria
    B. Archaea and Eucarya D. Eucarya and Protista

    29. Reproduction in animals by regeneration is characterized by _________.


    A. developing offspring from an egg
    B. producing a bud that falls off from the parent’s body
    C. producing offspring from a part of the original animal
    D. all of these.

    30. Hermaphrodites are animals that _________.


    A. have a different external and internal reproductive organ.
    B. have an abnormal external reproductive organ.
    C. must find a mate of its own kind.
    D. possess both male and female reproductive organ.

    31. Planarians, starfishes and earthworms do what kind of asexual reproduction?


    A. Budding B. Fission C. Fragmentation D. Regeneration

    32. What kind of reproduction do hydras undergo?


    A. Budding B. Fission C. Fragmentation D. Regeneration

    33. Which of the following statement best describes recombinant DNA?


    A. Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another
    B. DNA that causes genetic disorders
    C. DNA which has been changed over generations by natural selection
    D. DNA that has been sequenced

    34. Which of the following best describes GMO?


    A. A genetically modified organism
    B. An organism with altered DNA
    C. An organism developed by scientists to have desired traits
    D. All of these.

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    35. In which way/s genetic engineering can improve crops?
    A. Make them pest or drought resistant
    B. Make them more nutritious
    C. Make them larger
    D. All answers are correct

    36. Which of the following is the most interesting discove`ry of Lazaro Spallanzani regarding the
    beginning of life?
    A) Microorganisms came from nonliving things.
    B) Microorganisms did not come from nonliving things.
    C) Microorganisms came from inanimate objects.
    D) Both A and C

    37. The function of how something works is said to be related to its ___________.
    A. Cells B. DNA C. Offspring D. Structure

    38. External fertilization is common in ________________.


    A. Animals with more males C. Terrestrial Animals
    B. Aquatic Animals D. All of these.

    39. A scientist successfully cloned a goat. Which of these is a true statement about the cloned goat?
    A. It has new genes and traits.
    B. It lacks the genes for reproduction.
    C. It has the genes that are identical to the original goat.
    D. It looks the same but has different genes.

    40. Which of the following term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next
    year?
    A. Genetic Engineering C. Natural Selection
    B. Genetic Transformation D. Selective Breeding

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    Answer Key:

    1. D 11. B 21. D 31. C


    2. B 12. C 22. C 32. A
    3. C 13. B 23. D 33. A
    4. C 14. D 24. A 34. D
    5. C 15. A 25. B 35. D
    6. C 16. A 26. A 36. B
    7. D 17. D 27. C 37. D
    8. A 18. D 28. A 38. B
    9. A 19. A 29. C 39. C
    10. D 20. D 30. D 40. D

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