Direction: Read the questions carefully then encircle the letter of the correct

answer I. Brain
II. Heart
1. Anna has taken a bowl of noodles with some minced meat and a III. Blood vessels
glass of milk. In which of the following parts of the digestive IV. Blood
system will his food be digested with the help of digestive juices?
I. Esophagus A. I only B. II and II only C. I, II and III only. D. II, III
II. Mouth and IV only
III. Stomach
IV. Small intestine 5. Study the body of the fish below. The tail fin helps the fish to push
V. Large intestine itself forward. What is the use of the other fins ?

A. I only I. They help the fish to look for food.

C. I, II and III only II. They protect the fish from predators.
B. II only D. II, III and IV only III. They help the fish to maintain balance.
IV. They help in its movement in water
2. The skeletal system consists of all the bones in the body. What do you
think will happen if we do not have bones in our body? A. I and II only C. III and IV only
B. II and III only. D. I, II, III and IV
I. We will feel faint
II. Our organs will not be
protected. 6. The illustration shows four different birds with different-sized beaks. What
III. Our body will not have any shape does this mean?
IV. We will not be able to
move

A. I only
C. II, III and IV only
B. I and II only D. I, II, III and IV A. Birds have the same food although they have different beaks.
B. Birds live in different habitats.
C. Birds have different ways of food getting.
3. Muscles help the bones to move. How do muscles help the bones to
D. Birds need to use their beaks.
move?
A. They expand and contract to help the muscles move.
7. Some plants such as cactus and other plants in the desert can grow in dry
B. They are attached to the bones.
soil for a long period of time. They withstand the heat of the sun. What
C. They remove body wastes like urea and urine.
structure helps them respond to and survive in their environment?
D. They help the bones to move.
A. They have sharp thorns and leaves.
4. The main function of the of the lungs is the process of gas exchange
B. They don’t need to be watered daily and they can protect themselves,
called respiration or breathing. What works with the lungs in providing
too.
oxygen to the body and removing waste products or carbon dioxide in it?
C. They possess thick and fleshy stems which prevent loss of water.
 D. They have broad leaves that cover them from too much heat of the sun.
12. In what way is the life cycle of a cockroach similar to the grasshopper?
8. Water hyacinth and duckweed are example of aquatic plants. I. Both have three stages
Which of the following statements are true about water II. Their young look very much like the adult
hyacinth and duckweed? III. Their young is called nymph
IV. They lay eggs in an egg case
I. They are floating plants. V. They molt a few times as they grow
II. They are submerged aquatic plants.
III. They do not need sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. A. II, III and IV. C. I, II, III and V
IV. They have tiny air spaces in their leaves and stems to help them float in B. II, III and V D. I, II, III, IV and V
water.
13. In what ways is the adult mosquito different from its young?
A. II and III only C. II and IV only I. The adult mosquito lives on land but its young lives in the water
B. I and IV only. D. II, III and IV only II. The adult mosquito molts but its young does not
III. The adult female mosquito feeds on the blood of animals but its young
9. Which of the following animals give birth to live young? feeds on small organisms
I. rat IV. The adult mosquito breathes air through its gills but its young breathes
II. frog through a special tube
III. Tiger
IV. Crocodile A. I and II C. II and IV
B. I and III D. I, III and IV
A. I and II only C. I, II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II and IV only 14. A chick looks like its parent in many ways except that __________.
A. it has no feathers C. it has three toes on each foot
10. Which of the following animals have a similar life cycle as a cockroach? B. it is smaller in size D. it does not eat grains
I. grasshopper
II. butterfly 15. Which is true about the life cycle of living organisms?
III. housefly A. Most of them develop from eggs.
IV. dragonfly B. They differ from birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
C. Some undergo complete metamorphosis, others undergo incompletely.
A. I only C. II and III only D. All organisms develop similarly from young to adult stage.
B. I and IV only D. III and IV only
16. What is true about metamorphic development in the life cycle of an
11. Which of the following statements about the pupa of a butterfly is/are organism?
correct? A. Complete metamorphosis has four stages while incomplete metamorphosis
I. At this stage, the pupa does not move has three stages only.
II. It does not eat at this stage B. Complete metamorphosis starts from egg and ends to an adult.
III. It undergoes many changes before emerging as a butterfly C. Complete and gradual metamorphosis differ in the development during the
life cycle.
A. II only C. II and III D. Both have similar appearances.
B. I and II D. I, II and III
17. What factors are necessary for the germination of a seed? 22. In a community, there are predators and preys. Which best describes
A. warmth and water C. air, sunlight and water them among the following?
B. air and warmth D. air, water and warmth A. The number of predators increases if the number of preys is large.
B. Predators feed upon the prey.
C. Both predator and prey decrease their numbers in a community.
18. What is true about metamorphic development in the life cycle of an D. The sizes of predator and prey population are related to each other.
organism?
A. Complete metamorphosis has four stages while incomplete metamorphosis 23. You put twelve small fish in an aquarium which contained three gallons of
has three stages only. water. After five days, some of the fish died. Why did it happen?
B. Complete metamorphosis starts from egg and ends to an adult. A. The food supply was too much, and the aquarium was full of water.
C. Complete and gradual metamorphosis differ in the development during the B. The aquarium did not have enough temperature range.
life cycle. C. There was not enough space for the number of fish.
D. Both have similar appearances. D. The aquarium had not enough supply of air needed by the fish to survive.

19. What is the relationship between a Bee and a Flower considered 24. Overpopulation affects the balance of nature. Which of the following best
mutualistic? supports this statement?
A. The bee benefits from the interaction because of the nectar it gets from the A. It may result to death of some organisms.
flower. B. More consumers may upset the balance of nature.
B. The flower benefits from interaction because of the pollen grain being C. Overpopulation may result to fighting and struggle for survival.
transferred by the bee from one flower to another. D. More organisms may live comfortably.
C. Both bee and the flower benefit from the interaction because of the good
things that contribute to their development.
D. The bee benefits from the interaction while the flower is affected.

20. One example of commensalism is when the plant like fern is attached on a
branch of a tree. Why the interaction is called commensalism?
A. The tree serves as the habitat of the said plant.
B. Both have nothing to do with each other.
C. The branch of a tree is not harmed in the relationship, but the fern can
survive and reproduce on it.
D. A fern benefits from the relationship while a branch of a tree is neither
harmed nor benefited.

21. There are beneficial and harmful types of interaction among living things.
Which of the following refers to parasitism?
A. The parasites benefit from the body of the host whether they are internal
or external.
B. The parasites are harmful.
C. Knowing that parasites are the destroyers, they cannot live alone.
D. Both parasites and host benefit from each other.