Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS
CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Ecopark, Brgy. Muzon City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 9

DIRECTION: Read carefully the question for each number. Shade or blacken the circle that corresponds to your
answer in the answer sheet provided for this assessment.

1. Which organ system is the life support structure that nourishes your cells with nutrients from
the food you eat and delivers oxygen from the air you breathe?
a. Circulatory System c. Reproductive System
b. Digestive System d. Nervous System
2.What is the correct sequence of oxygen as it enters the respiratory organs of the body?
a. alveoli -nasal cavity- trachea- bronchi c. nasal cavity-- bronchi- alveoli- trachea
b. nasal cavity- trachea- bronchi- alveoli d. trachea -nasal cavity-- bronchi- alveoli
3. Which among the human activities does not promote a healthy heart and lungs?
a. Inhaling gases from factories, vehicles, and cigarettes.
b. Making the body fit by eating fruits and vegetables.
c. Having a regular cardiovascular exercise at least 2 times a week.
d. Having at least 6-8 hours of sleep.
4. It is the movement of blood from the heart to the rest of the body, excluding the lungs.
a. Pulmonary Circulation c. Coronary Circulation
b. Systemic Circulation d. All of these are correct
5. How does circulatory system and respiratory systems work together?
a. The circulatory and respiratory systems works together through absorbing oxygen from the air and
transfer it to all parts of the body while absorbing carbon dioxide from the body and releasing it into the
air.
b. Air moves in and out of the lungs through the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
c. Blood moves in and out of the lungs through the pulmonary arteries and veins that connect to the heart.
d. Both a and b.
6. What is the main function of the blood in the circulatory system?
a. Carries the gases, nutrients and other molecules to and from the different
parts of the body
b. Pumps the blood throughout the body
c. Where the exchange of gases and nutrients take place.
d. Where the carbon dioxide is absorbed.
7. Why is oxygen important to blood and to the cells?
a. Oxygen helps the blood to clot.
b. Oxygen is necessary for cell growth and energy.
c. Oxygen brings food to the cells.
d.Oxygen is not important -- carbon dioxide is the most important substance to the body.
8. Which of the following statements about the circulatory system is false?
a. Pumps the blood with the oxygenated red blood cells from the lungs via the arteries throughout the
body.
b. Absorbs oxygen from the air and transfer it to all parts of the body.
c. Supplies tissues in the body with oxygen and other nutrients, transports hormones, and removes
unnecessary waste products.
d.To transport carbon dioxide to the body's cells and carry away oxygen from the cells
9. Which of these statements DOES NOT describe the trachea?
a. it is also called the voice box
b. It carries air to and from the lungs
c. Its lower end branches into smaller tubes
d. It contains rings of cartilage that prevent it from collapsing
10.These are tiny airbags also known as air sacs that provide gas exchange when we breathe.
a. alveoli b. bronchi c. nasal cavity d. trachea
11. These branching tubes connect the trachea and the lungs
a. alveoli b. bronchi c. nasal cavity d. trachea
12. What is the only vein in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
a. Aorta c. Pulmonary vein
b. Pulmonary artery d. Superior vena cava
13. What happens in your lungs and diaphragm when you inhale?
a. The lungs expand and the diaphragm contracts. c. Both lungs and diaphragm contract.
b. The lungs contracts and the diaphragm relax. d. Both lungs and diaphragm expand
14. Which of the following is not a healthy lifestyle?
a. Drinking plenty of water everyday c. Avoiding smoking and eating green leafy vegetables
b. Maintaining regular exercise d. Sleeping late at night
15. Sarah was diagnosed with pneumonia. Which of the following is the best thing that
she should do?
a. Take medicine without prescription c. Seek medical attention or follow doctor’s prescription
b. Ignore her disease d. Ask medicine from friends and neighbors
16. All of the following increase the risk of developing lung cancer except ___________.
a. smoking c. exposure to coal products
b. exposure of asbestos d. having seasonal allergies
17. Francheska is positive in life and wants to take care of her respiratory and circulatory system. Which lifestyle
must she avoid to achieve her goal?
a. Exercising and having a healthy diet c. Getting enough sleep and rest
b. Eating fruits and vegetables d. Drinking alcohol and smoking
18. What do you call the treatment given to a person with tuberculosis that involves taking antibiotics once a
week for 12 weeks or every day for 9 months?
a. Steroid c. TB DOTS
b. Nebulizing or puffing d. Vaccine therapy
19. Princess’s father has been a smoker for a long period of time. After being diagnosed with a serious lung
disease, he decided to stop smoking and live a healthy lifestyle by eating nutritious food and exercising
regularly. What can you infer about his situation?
a. He will not survive.
b. He will totally recover.
c. He still has the chance to live for a couple of months if he will engage in healthy lifestyle.
d. He will regain healthy body but some parts of his body still need to recover for years.
20. Blood types are an example of codominance and _______________.
a. incomplete dominance c. multiple alleles
b. sex linked traits d. polygenics
21. Interactions among the human ABO blood group alleles involve ____ and _____.
a. codominance, complete dominance
b. codominance, incomplete dominance
c. complete dominance, incomplete dominance
d. epistasis, complementation; continuous variation, environmental variation
22. For codominant traits, heterozygous organisms have a phenotype that shows __________.
a. both alleles c. neither the dominant or recessive allele
b. only the recessive allele d. only the dominant allele
23. Codominance occurs when ____________.
a. neither allele is dominant or recessive c. No option is correct.
b. both alleles for a gene are equally expressed d. Both options are correct
24. Which phenotype(s) do the red blood cells from a person with AB blood type exhibit?
a. Either the A or B phenotype in separate red blood cells.
b. Both the A and B phenotype in each red blood cell.
c. The B phenotype
d. The A phenotype
25. Which of the following is not an example of codominance?
a. A child of parents with blood types A and B has AB blood type.
b. A calf of a red cow and a white cow has a roan coat consisting of red and white hairs.
c. A parent with blue eyes and a parent with brown eyes have a child with brown eyes.
d. A flower offspring of red and white flowers has both red and white petals
26. A person with type AB blood would have ____________ antigens on red blood cells, and ___________
antibodies carried in the plasma.
a. A and B; neither anti-A nor anti-B c. B; anti-A
b. Neither A nor B; both anti-A and anti-B d. A; anti-B
27. If you cross breed two roan cows, what percentage of progeny is expected to be roan?
a. 10% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75%
28. In case of codominance, the product is ___________________.
a. produced from both the alleles c. incompletely produced from both alleles
 b. produced from one allele d. None are functional.
29. A man heterozygous for blood type A marries a woman heterozygous for blood type B. The chance that their
first child will have type O blood is _____.
a. 0% b. 50% c. 25% d. 75%
30. A series of three codominant alleles (IA, IB and IO) controls whether red blood cells display antigens A, B,
both or none on their cell surface membranes. Each of the four children of the two parents has a different
ABO blood group. What are the blood groups of the parents?
a. A and B b. A and O c. A and AB d. AB and O
31. In human blood groups, an individual having an AB blood type is an example of _______.
a. incomplete dominance c. heterozygote advantage
b. blending d. codominance
32. If the genotypes of a husband and wife are IAIB and IAi, how many different genotypes and phenotypes are
possible among the blood types of their children?
a. 2 genotypes and 3 phenotypes c. 3 genotypes and 4 phenotypes
b. 4 genotypes and 3 phenotypes d. 3 genotypes and 3 phenotypes
33. What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together?
a. Incomplete dominance c. sex – linked genes
b. Codominance d. sex determination
34. What is being referred by monohybrid F1 with a ratio of 1:2:1 in an incomplete dominance?
a. Genotype c. Phenotype
b. Both genotype and phenotype d. The ratio is wrong
35. What is the probability of getting a red snap dragon if a pink snapdragon is crossed to a white snapdragon?
a.1 b. ½ C. ¼ D. none
36. What condition is shown when a woman with a curly and a man with a straight hair produce a child with wavy
hair?
a. Incomplete dominance c. Condominance
b. Complete dominance d. Multiple alleles
37. Which of the following does a heterozygotes exhibit in an incomplete dominance?
a. One allele c. Both alleles simultaneously blended together
b. Both alleles together, independently d. None of the answers are correct
38. What is the percentage of plants that will be tall if a plant shows incomplete dominance in size where a tall
plant (TT) is crossed with a medium plant (TS)?
a.100% b. 50% c. 75% d. 25%
39. 1.A genotype with a symbol Aa is said to be _____.
a. homozygous b. heterozygous c. dominant d. recessive
40. When both parental phenotypes are expressed in the F1 generation, the inheritance most likely involved
______.
a. incomplete dominance c. multiple alleles
b. codominance d. polygenic traits
41. Traits that are expressed in a heterozygous individual are _____.
a. dominant alleles b. recessive alleles c. homozygous d. pure breed
42. In an incomplete dominance, when a red carnation flower is crossed with a
white carnation flower, the result is pink. Why is this so?
a. Because two alleles control the inheritance of a character.
b. Because the traits are controlled by genes located on the same sex chromosomes.
c. Because the dominant alleles of a contrasting pair fully expressed at the same time.
d. Because the phenotype of the offspring is somewhere in between the phenotype of both
parents.
43. Blood type is determined by the presence or absence of two antigens, antigen A and antigen B. The body’s
ability to produce antigens is a trait that is inherited. If a type A man marries a type AB woman, what are the
possible blood type of the offspring?
a. Type B and Type A c. Type A, Type B and Type AB
b. Type A and Type O d. Type O and Type AB
44. Sex – influenced traits are traits that are expressed in both sexes but aremore frequently in one sex than the
other. If a female non-bald (XXBb) carrier of gene marries a bald male (XYBB). What are the possible
genotype of their offspring?
a. XYbb: XXbb c. XYBb: XYbb: XXbb
b. XYBb: XXBB d. XYBB: XYBb: XXBB: XXBb
45. How is sex determined and inherited?
a. It is determined by somatic cell.
b. It is determined by the egg cell that contains the XX chromosome
c. It is determined by an X chromosome and the Y chromosome of the male
 d. It is determined by the sperm that contains either the X or Y chromosomes when an egg is
fertilized by a sperm with a Y chromosomes the offspring is male if the X chromosome the offspring is
female.
46. Codominance is when two dominant alleles of contrasting pair fully expressed at the same time in
heterozygous individual. Which of the following situation is an example of codominance?
a. Mario rated the red bull with the white cow to produce a roan cow.
b. Jennifer traces her blood type by crossing the blood type of her parents.
c. Glen passed a genetic disorder hypertrichosis pinnae auris or hairy ear to his son
d. Ivy crosses the red carnation flower plant with white flower carnation plant to produce a pink flower
plant.
47. Where is the exact location of the heart?
a. The heart is located in the center of the chest, usually pointing slightly left.
b. The heart is located in the center of the chest, usually pointing slightly right.
c. The heart is located in the center of the chest, usually pointing left.
d. The heart is located in the center of the chest usually pointing right.
48. A chronic respiratory condition that causes difficulty breathing due to inflammation of the airways.
a. Asthma c. Lung Cancer
b. Emphysema d. Pneumonia
49. Which of the following is the effect of smoking in the respiratory system?
a. Increased risk of stroke and heart attack due to blockages of the blood supply.
b. Increased risk of lung infection and symptoms such as coughing and wheezing
c. Increased risk of cancer of the cervix
d. Increased risk of painful ulcers along the digestive tract.
50. What do you call the process of moving oxygen-rich air into and out of the lungs?
a. Respiration c. Gas Exchange
b. Breathing d. Circulation

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