DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 9

Direction: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer.

1. This is the windpipe of the respiratory system.

a. esophagus b. pharynx c. trachea d. larynx
2. This is a type of white blood cell that fights bacterial infections.
a. neutrophil b. eosinophil c. monocyte d. basophil
3. This is what happens when we inhale.
a. The diaphragm explodes and the rib cage contracts.
b. The diaphragm expands and the rib cage contracts.
c. The diaphragm contracts and the rib cage expand.
d. The rib cage relaxes and the diaphragm relaxes.
4. This type of blood vessel is found in the alveoli and facilitates the diffusion of gases.
a. capillaries b. arterioles c. arteries d. veins
5. These are two passageways of air from the trachea going to the left and right lungs.
a. bronchioles b. esophagus c. bronchi d. alveoli
6. Respiration involves the following functions EXCEPT one.
a. transporting oxygen through the body and expelling carbon dioxide
b. gas exchange between the blood and lungs
c. detoxifying the body of wastes and toxins
d. oxidation of food particles in the cells
7. This is a yellowish fluid that suspends blood cells, collect waste materials in the bloodstream, and nourishes cells.
a. thrombocytes b. erythrocytes c. leukocytes d. plasma
8. This chamber in the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation.
a. right ventricle b. left ventricle c. left atrium d. right atrium
9. This is the largest artery in the body.
a. coronary artery b. hepatic artery c. carotid artery d. aorta
10. this is the largest vein in the body.
a. pulmonary vein b. hepatic vein c. vena cava d. iliac vein

For numbers 11-16: Red-green color blindness is caused by an x-linked allele that is recessive. A colorblind man marries
a woman who is not, but whose father is colorblind.
11. What are the chances that the couple will have a colorblind daughter?
a. 100% b. 50% c. 25% d.0%
12. What are the chances the couple will have a colorblind son?
a. 100% b. 75% c. 50% d. 25%
13. what is the genotype of the father?
a. XBXb b. XBYB c. XBY d. XbY
14. What is the genotype of the mother?
a. XBXB b. XBXb c. XbXb d. XbXB
15. What is the ratio of the children with regular vision to those with color blindness?
a. 4:0 b. 3:1 c. 2:2 d. 1:1
16. What is the probability of having a colorblind son if the a husband has regular vision, and a pregnant wife is color
blind?
a. 75% b. 50% c. 25% d. 15%
17. this is a sex-linked trait that is characterized by lack of protein needed for blood clotting causing the person to bleed to
death with minor cuts.
a. homophobia b. hemorrhoid c. hemoglobin d. hemophilia
18. This phenomenon is the end of an organism or species of organism, culminating in the death of the last individual of
the species.
a. anthropogenic death b. natural death c. extinction d. evolution
19.This characterized by dramatic changes in the weather patterns over an extended period of time.
a. weather disturbance b. weather warming c. global warming d. climate change
20. this is caused by mixing water vapor with gases produced in the burning of fossil fuels.
a. global warming b. climate change c. extinction d. acid rain
21. this is a kind of extinction that is influenced by humans.
a. Anthropogenic extinction
b. physiological extinction
c. sociological extinction
d. natural extinction
22. This is any kind of plant or animal that thrives in a foreign environment.
a. extraterrestrial species
b. adaptive species
c. invasive species
d. foreign species
23. these are soot, dust, smoke, and other organic matter that are suspended in the atmosphere.
a. particular matter b. air contaminants c. air pollution d. smog
24. this condition where marine or freshwater system are unable to support biotic systems.
a. water contamination
b. water treatment
c. water pollution
d. unsafe water
25. this is the condition that is characterized by the destruction of the Earth’s surface, especially the soil, as a result of
human activities.
a. improper waste disposal
b. irresponsible farming
c. irresponsible mining
d. land pollution
26. this kind of extinction is caused by environmental factors that have little or no degree of human influence.
a. suprasegmental extinction
b. anthropogenic extinction
c. phenomenal extinction
d. natural extinction
27. this condition occurs when there is excessive noise that harms the balance of human life.
a. noise disturbance b. noise pollution c. noise barrage d. ear infection
28. Which type of energy transformation occurs in photosynthesis?
A. heat to electrical
B. light to chemical
C. mechanical to electrical
D. chemical to mechanical
29. The potential energy of organic molecules is most readily available to cells in the form of
A. ribonucleic acid. B. ATP. C. water. D. minerals.
30. The sum of all of the chemical reactions occurring in a cell is called
A. photosynthesis. B. diffusion. C. oxidative respiration. D. metabolism.
31. Which could be used to monitor the rate of photosynthesis in a plant?
A. oxygen production
B. water production
 C. hydrogen production
D. carbon dioxide production
32. Respiration takes place in the
A. chloroplasts. B. thylakoid. C. mitochondria. D. cytoplasm.
33. Fermentation of glucose by yeast produces
A. ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide.
B. lactic acid and carbon dioxide.
C. lactic acid and oxygen.
D. ethyl alcohol and oxygen.
34. Which process is best illustrated by the diagram?

A. cellular respiration
B. digestion
C. photosynthesis
D. fermentation
35. Aerobic cellular respiration requires an adequate supply of
A. carbon dioxide.
B. oxygen.
C. ethyl alcohol.
D. starch.
36. Which statement regarding cellular respiration is correct?
A. Cellular respiration in plants occurs only during the day.
B. All living organisms carry out some form of cellular respiration.
C. Fungi and bacteria carry out aerobic cellular respiration only.
D. Only plants and animals use glucose and oxygen for cellular respiration.
37. Which of the following statements is not true of energy production in cells?
A. Cells release large amounts of energy in the form of heat.
B. ATP is the primary form of energy for the cell.
C. Energy is released when ATP is converted to ADP.
D. In cells, energy is released in small, controlled amounts.
38. What gas is given off during cellular respiration?
A. oxygen
B. methane
C. hydrogen
D. carbon dioxide
39. A green plant is kept in a brightly lighted area for 48 hours. What will most likely occur if the
light intensity is then reduced slightly during the next 48 hours?
A. The rate at which nitrogen is used by the plant will increase.
B. Photosynthesis will stop completely.
 C. The rate at which oxygen is released from the plant will decrease.
D. Glucose production inside each plant cell will increase.
40. The diagram below represents some events that take place in plant cells.

In which organelle would the above events most likely occur?

A. lysosome
B. mitochondrion
C. ribosome
D. chloroplast
41. The graph below represents the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll.

The graph indicates that the energy used in photosynthesis is most likely obtained from which
regions of the spectrum?
A. yellow and orange red
B. violet blue and green
C. orange red and violet blue
D. green and yellow

42. Which of the following is an example of a pigment?

A. sucrose
B. pyruvate
C. chlorophyll
D. NADPH
43. Two reactants that are used in the process of photosynthesis are
A. water and carbon dioxide.
B. glucose and water.
C. carbon dioxide and oxygen.
D. oxygen and water.
44. Carbon dioxide is converted into carbohydrates during the
A. Krebs cycle.
B. electron transport chain.
C. Calvin cycle.
D. fermentation.
45. If the test tube below were allowed to stand at room temperature for several hours, what process
would be occurring in the test tube?

A. oxidative respiration
B. fermentation
C. photosynthesis
D. evolution
Use the following diagram to answer questions 46 and 47. The diagram represents a cross section of a leaf.

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46. The largest amount of carbohydrates would be manufactured by structure
A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. E.
47. The largest amount of sunlight would enter the leaf through structure
A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. E.
48. C6H12O6 lactic acid + energy is an equation for
A. fermentation.
B. photosynthesis.
C. cellular respiration.
D. ATP breakdown.

Use the following diagram to answer questions 49.

49. The gas released in this investigation is
A. carbon dioxide.
B. hydrogen.
C. nitrogen.
D. oxygen.
50. Which of the following diagrams represents the correct cycling of gases?
A. C.

B. D.