Department of Education: Summative Test in Science 9
Department of Education: Summative Test in Science 9
Department of Education: Summative Test in Science 9
Department of Education
REGION I – ILOCOS REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LAOAG CITY
BALATONG INTEGRATED SCHOOL
BRGY. 40 BALATONG, LAOAG CITY
30. Many respiratory and circulatory illnesses are caused by poor habits, such as smoking. Diseases related to
smoking are called
A. coronary diseases B. vices C. malignant diseases D. lifestyle diseases
31. It refers to the passing of characteristics such as eye color, height, and texture of hair.
A. anatomy B. heredity C. histology D. taxonomy
32. Which part of the cell can we find the genetic information?
A. cytoplasm B. lysosomes C. nucleus D. ribosomes
33. How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human being?
A. 23 B. 44 C. 56 D. 88
34. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Genotype is the exact pairing of alleles while phenotype is the physical expression of the trait.
B. Genotype is the physical expression of the trait while phenotype is exact pairing of alleles.
C. Dominant is the exact pairing of alleles while recessive is the observable traits.
D. Recessive is the observable traits while dominant is the exact pairing of alleles.
35. What is TRUE about alleles?
I. An allele is a variant form of a gene.
II. Alleles can be either dominant or recessive.
III. It is a small section on a chromosome
IV. One allele for every gene in an organism is inherited from the father and mother of the organism.
A. I and II B. III and IV C. I, II, and III D. I, II, and IV
36. __________ are composed of DNA structure that contains all the instructions to pass on traits during heredity.
A. alleles B. cells C. chromosomes D. genes
37. A genotype BB means _________.
A. heterozygous dominant B. homozygous dominant
C. heterozygous recessive D. homozygous recessive
38. A genotype Bb means _________.
A. heterozygous dominant B. homozygous dominant
C. heterozygous recessive D. homozygous recessive
39. Which of the following is a phenotype?
A. Bb B . brown eyes C. BB D. heterozygous genes
40. Which of the following correctly states the relationship among chromosome, gene and DNA?
A. A chromosome contains hundreds of DNA which are composed of genes.
B. A chromosome contains hundreds of genes which are composed of DNAs.
C. A gene contains hundreds of chromosomes which are composed of DNAs.
D. A gene contains hundreds of DNA which are composed of chromosomes.
41. What does codominance mean in?
A. Both alleles are dominant.
B. Both alleles are recessive.
C. The alleles are neither dominant nor recessive.
D. Each allele is both dominant and recessive.
42. Which of the following is NOT an example of codominance?
A. A child who has blood type AB, whose parents have blood types A and B.
B. A calf of roan coat consisting of white and red hairs who resulted from red and white cow parents.
C. A child with brown eyes from parents with blue and brown eyes.
D. A flower offspring of red and white flowers, which has both red and white petals.
43. Which of the following is NOT true about dominant genes?
A. Dominant genes are always expressed wherever they are present.
B. A dominant gene will overpower all other genes to be the only one expressed.
C. Two dominant genes can be expressed together in a situation of co-dominance.
D. NO dominant genes are present in codominance.
44. Which of the following blood types is NOT a dominant trait?
A. Blood type A B. Blood type B C. Blood type O D. Blood Type A and B
45. Camellia flower is controlled by codominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (WW)? What is
the phenotype of RW?
A. red B. red and white C. white D. pin
46. Which of the following best defines an autosome?
A. a non-sex chromosome
B. a sex-determining chromosome
C. a chromosome that does things automatically
D. a chromosome that is least common in a human set of chromosomes
47. What pattern of inheritance contains more than two alleles that control the inheritance of a character of an
individual?
A. codominance B. multiple allelism C. incomplete dominance D. sex-linked traits
48. In humans, there are four blood types or phenotypes: A,B,AB, O. How many alleles controls our blood type?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
49. Blood Type O is considered as a universal donor as it contains no A or B antigens. What is the genotype of Type O
blood?
A. IAIA B. IBIB C. IAIB D. ii
50. A man with Type O blood marries a woman with heterozygous Type A blood. What are the possible phenotypes
of the children?
A. 50% chance of type A and 50% chance of Type O
B. 25% chance of type A and 75% chance of Type O
C. 75% chance of type A and 25% chance of Type O
D. 100% chance of type A and 0% chance of Type O
51. Why are sex – linked traits more common in males than in females?
A. All alleles on the X chromosome are dominant.
B. All alleles on the Y chromosome are recessive
C. A recessive allele on the X- chromosome will always produce the trait in a male.
D. Any allele on the Y chromosome will be codominant with the matching allele on the X chromosome.
52. Which genetic disorder causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and intestines?
A. cystic fibrosis B. down syndrome C. hemophilia D. sickle-cell disease
53. Sex – linked genes are genes on ____________________.
A. the X chromosome only. B. the Y chromosome only
C. the X and Y chromosomes D. all 23 pairs of chromosomes.
54. What are sex linked genes?
A. genes that sit on any autosomal chromosome.
B. any gene that sits on a sex chromosome.
C.genes that sit on a sex chromosome and that are inherited differently in males and females.
D. sex chromosomes that contain sex-linked genes.
55. Can a color-blind mother and a healthy father have colorblind children?
A. Yes, but only color-blind daughters.
B. Yes, but only colorblind sons.
C. Yes, colorblind daughters and sons.
D. No, their children will all be normal.
56. Which of the following best describe the male sex chromosomes?
A. 2 X Chromosomes B. 1 X and 1 Y Chromosome
C. 1 X Chromosome D. 2 Y Chromosomes
57. How many sex chromosomes do human cells have?
A. 2 B. 23 C. 44 D. 46
58. What term best fits what is represented in the given image?
A. autosomes B. genetics
C. karyotype D. sex chromosomes