TEST ANALYSIS

BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

I. DIRECTION. Read and analyze each item and select the correct option that
answers each question. Analyze the item using the first item as your sample.
1. What kind of biome is prevalent in the equatorial zone of the earth, to which
our country belongs?
A. Taiga
B. Tundra
C. Tropical rainforest
D. Freshwater

The correct answer is C which is tropical rainforest - the biome that is prevalent in the
equatorial zone (receive sunlight that is more direct than the rest of the earth).
Option A – Taiga which is also called boreal forest, biome of vegetation growing in
zone of the earth characterized by long winters which is not a characteristic of the
earth’s equatorial zone. Option B – Tundra is of earth’s zone that hinders growth of
trees because of low temperature. Option D – is the presence of large community of
water bodies which does not describe the equatorial zone.

2. Which blood type has neither anti-A mor anti-B and can receive blood from
anyone.
A. AB
B. A
C. B
D. O

3. The kidneys contain millions of excretory units or filtering units which is made-
up of a network of glomeruli. These units are called ___.
A. Lymph nodes
B. Nephrons
C. Renal tributes
D. Ureter

4. Which is the technology being used now in the surgery of the retina?
A. MRI
B. X-ray
C. CT scan
D. Laser

5. Which part of the brain controls heart action, breathing and digestion?
A. Medulla
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. Thalamus

6. When the air sacs of a smoker’s lungs become brittle, the patient experiences
breathlessness. It is a condition called _____.
A. Pneumonia
B. Emphysema
C. Pleurisy
D. Lung cancer
7. Which of the following techniques will enable us to detect the defects of the
fetus as early as the 8th and 12th week of pregnancy?
A. Amniocentesis
B. Ultrasound
C. Barr body sound
D. Chorionic sampling

8. Using generic engineering technique, a research team was able to to produce a

rare human protein which is now being tried as a possible cure for cancer.
Identify this protein.
A. Keratin
B. Collagen
C. Interferon
D. Polymerase

9. Who among the following scientists supported the idea that evolutionary
changes occurred because there was a need for them?
A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. De Vries
D. Mendel

10.Which is the connective tissue that is made up of tough fibers that are strong
enough to connect a bone to another bone in our body?
A. Tendon
B. Cartilage
C. Joints
D. Ligament

11.Name the kind of organelle that is found in the cytoplasm which is composed of
protein and lipid molecules and is considered the powerhouse of the cell.
A. Mitochondria
B. Lysosome
C. Centrosome
D. Golgi bodies

12.Fishermen are advised not to drink ocean water because it can cause _____.
A. Dehydration of the cells
B. Bursting of the cells
C. increase in cell pressure
D. poisoning of the cells

13.How do soluble organic molecules travel from photosynthesis sites or storage

areas to the organs that need them? What do we call this “long distance
transport” of solutes?
A. Translocation
B. Diffusion
C. Transduction
D. Transpiration

14.Name the plant hormone that promotes stem elongation and helps break
dormancy of seeds and buds.
A. Florigen
B. Abscisic acid
C. Gibberellins
D. Cytokinin
15.Which part of the flower of the cashew plant develops into a fleshy part where
the seed is attached?
A. Ovary
B. Receptacle
C. Pistil
D. Stigma

16.Bile which is to emulsify fat is stored in the ____.

A. Liver
B. Urinary bladder
C. Gall bladder
D. Kidney

17.Which is the emergency hormone?

A. Thyroxine
B. Pituitrin
C. Ptyalin
D. Adrenalin

18.Which stage in the life cycle of a butterfly is considered most destructive by

farmers and why?
A. Eggs: it spoils the taste of the leaves
B. Larva: it eats the parts of the plant
C. Adult: it kills the flowers
D. Pupa: it adds to the weight of the branch

19.Which of the following is a possible food chain in a particular area?

A. Cat corn rat
B. Corn rat cat
C. Rat corn cat
D. Corn cat rat

20. In energy pyramid which group of organisms receive the least amount of
energy?
A. Producers
B. Firs-order consumer
C. Second-order consumer
D. Third-order consumer
21.Which cluster of elements is of the air we breathe?
A. Water vapor, nitrogen, calcium, carbon dioxide
B. Water vapor, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide
C. Water vapor, nitrogen, oxygen, sodium
D. Water vapor, oxygen, sodium, carbon

22.In a particular ecosystem, what trophic level is occupied by the herbivores?

A. Primary consumer
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Decomposers

23.What interspecific relationship may exist between frogs and fishes in a pond
ecosystem?
A. Parasitism
B. Predation
C. Competition
D. Commercialism
24.Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in a town’s human
population?
A. Immigration and natality
B. Emigration and mortality
C. Immigration and mortality
D. Emigration and natality

25.Which is the property of a particular species living in a particular setting

together with the role it plays in relation with other species?
A. Habitat
B. Niche
C. Population
D. Community
26.Choose from among these heterotrophs organisms that feed on partially
decomposed tissues of plants and animals?
A. Herbivores
B. Autotrophs
C. Detritivores
D. Carnivores

27.Which is the biogas obtained from bioecological wastes such as those from
animal manures which contains hydrocarbons?
A. Methane
B. Alco gas
C. Ester
D. Ethanol

28.What is a disposal area where solid wastes are deposited, spread in layers,
compacted and covered with soil daily?
A. Open dump
B. Incinerator
C. Sanitary landfill
D. Recycling dump

29.In which layer of the atmosphere does water occur?

A. Stratosphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Troposphere
D. Mesosphere

30.What motion of the earth causes the occurrence of night and day?
A. Revolution
B. Rotation
C. Solar translation
D. Inclination of axis

31.When does summer solstice occur? Describe it.

A. June 21 and 22 wherein days are longer than night
B. March 21 and 22, there is equal length of day and night
C. September 22 or 23, nights are longer than days
D. December 21 and 22, nights are longer than days

32.What instrument is used to measure wind velocity?

A. Clinometer
B. Thermometer
C. Anemometer
 D. Hygrometer

33.Which surface on earth heats and cools faster?

A. Atmosphere
B. Vegetation
C. Water
D. Soil

34.A lunar eclipse can occur during _____.

A. New moon
B. First quarter
C. Last quarter
D. Full moon

35.Why can the astronauts jump higher on the moon than on earth?
A. Moon’s gravity is one-sixth that on earth.
B. There is no atmosphere on the moon
C. Their mass is less
D. Moons gravity is more than one

36.Mirrors can form images due to the ____

A. Regular refraction of light
B. Difference in density of light
C. Regular reflection of light
D. Separation of white light

37.In the electromagnetic spectrum, how will the waves be arranged in the order of
increasing wavelength?
A. Gamma, ultraviolet, infrared, radio
B. Radio, gamma, ultraviolet, infrared
C. Radio, infrared, gamma, ultraviolet
D. Gamma, radio, infrared, ultraviolet

38.The sun emits a tremendous amount of energy which is the result of atomic ___.
A. Fission
B. Disintegration
C. Fusion
D. Intensity

39.Which kind of radiation is most dangerous to humans?

A. Gamma
B. Beta
C. Alpha
D. Infrared

40.Which is a measure of the strength of an earthquake?

A. Magnitude
B. Tremors
C. Intensity
D. Focus