1.

The following organs are part of the human digestive system EXCEPT:
A. mouth C. small Intestine
B. esophagus D. gastro vascular cavity
2. In which part of the digestive system does the breaking down of food into tinier pieces occur?
A. mouth B. stomach C. small intestine D. large Intestine
3. Which of the following helps in the digestion of food in the mouth?
A. amylase B. bile C. protease D. saliva
4. What enzyme aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine?
A. amylase B. gastric enzyme C. lipase D. pepsin
5. Which tiny structures line the internal surface of the small intestine to increase its surface area for the
absorption of nutrients?
A. bile ducts B. cilia C. salivary glands D. villi
6. What is the largest internal organ of the human body?
A. heart B. gall bladder C. liver D. stomach
7. Which of the following is produced by the liver?
A. amylase B. bile C. pepsin D. renin
8. Which organ stores bile and pumps it into duodenum?
A. appendix B. colon C. gall bladder D. pancreas
9. What is the result of chemical digestion of carbohydrates?
A. amino acid B. bile C. fatty acids D. simple sugars
10. Where does absorption of nutrients mostly occur?
A. stomach B. small intestine C. large intestine D. all the above
11. What aids the passage of food through the digestive tract?
A. pull from the anus C. movement of the cilia
B. chemical absorption D. wavelike muscle contractions
12. What is the main work of the digestive system?
A. fights disease C. breaks down food
B. regenerates cells D. distributes energy throughout the body
13. Which of the following is the correct order of the digestive tract?
A. mouth → rectum → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine → large intestine
B. mouth → stomach → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine→large intestine
C. mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine→ rectum → anus
D. mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → anus→ large intestine → rectum
14. How do nutrients from digested food reach the blood?
A. by passing through the esophagus into the blood
B. by being absorbed into the blood through the blood vessels
C. by being absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs
D. by passing through the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood
15. What will happen to the undigested food that pass through the digestive tract?
A. goes to the pancreas to await disposal
B. enters to the stomach and await disposal
C. goes to small intestine and await disposal
D. moves down to the large intestine and await disposal
16. Which factor controls hereditary traits?
A. cells B. chromosomes C. genes D. parents
17. Which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
A. G1 phase B. G2 phase C. S phase D. M phase
18. Which stage in the life of a cell is spent most?
A. cytokinesis phase B. interphase C. mitotic phase D. synthesis phase
19. Which statement describes what happens during karyokinesis?
A. DNA replication C. doubling of cell size
B. division of nucleus D. synthesizing enzymes for mitosis
20. Humans have diploid chromosome number (2N) which is equal to 46 chromosomes. What is the
chromosome number of each daughter cell produced during meiosis?
A. 1 B. 23 C. 46 D. 92
For items 21 – 22, refer to the statement below.
Solanum tuberosum or potato has a chromosome number of 24 (2N).
21. How many chromosomes are there during metaphase?
A. 12 B. 24 C. 36 D. 48
22. How many daughter cells are there by the end of telophase?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 12 D. 24
23. Which stage of mitosis where the chromatids of chromosomes separate and begin to move away from
each other?
A. anaphase B. metaphase C. prophase D. telophase
24. There are 64 chromosomes of a fern plant. After mitosis, each daughter cell formed will have how many
chromosomes?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 32 D. 64
25. The following statements are true about meiosis EXCEPT:
 A. It occurs in reproductive cells.
B. It results in four haploid (N) daughter cells.
C. Exchanging of genetic material does not occur.
D. Pulling apart of homologous pairs of chromosomes occurs.
For item 26, refer to the table below. Basis Mitosis Meiosis
of Comparison
Number of daughter cells 2
Chromosome number 2N or N

26. What information is provided to complete column 3 under meiosis?

A. 2 – 2N or diploid C. 4 – 2N or diploid
B. 2 – 2N or haploid D. 4 – N or haploid
27. What process is shown in the illustration of chromosomes below?

A. synapsis only C. synapsis and crossing over

B. crossing over only D. pulling apart of chromosomes
28. Which is the correct series of cellular stages in spermatogenesis?
A. spermatids – spermatocytes - spermatozoa
B. spermatids – spermatozoa - spermatocytes
C. spermatocytes – spermatozoa - spermatids
D. spermatocytes – spermatids – spermatozoa
29. Which process does the creation of polar bodies happen?
A. cytokinesis B. mitosis C. oogenesis D. spermatogenesis
30. How many spermatozoa are produced after a primary spermatocyte undergo
spermatogenesis?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
31. Which statement is TRUE about oogenesis?
A. Polar bodies degenerate. C. Primary oocyte is haploid.
B. Ovum produced is diploid. D. Secondary oocyte is diploid.
32. Which is produced by each primary oocyte after oogenesis?
A. four ova C. one polar body and three ova
B. one ovum D. three polar bodies and one ovum
33. Which statement is FALSE about acrosome?
A. It is a cap-like structure. C. It develops on the head of the ovum
B. It contains digestive enzymes. D. Its enzymes break the outer sheath of the ovum.
34. Which does not describe Gregor Mendel?
A. An Austrian monk C. Father of Genetics
B. Author of Punnet Square D. Proponent of Law of Dominance
35. Which pair of letters represents a pure line dominant trait?
A. CC B. Ee C. Gg D. tt
36. Which pair of alleles represents a recessive trait?
A. BB B. Dd C. Hh D. ss
37. Which is true about homozygous organism?
A. has different alleles C. has three identical alleles
B. has only one of the alleles D. has two similar alleles
38. Which refers to the offspring resulting from a cross between homozygous parents with two contrasting
traits?
A. Crossbred B. Hybrid C. Multiple Allele D. Purebred
39. Which refers to the genetic composition of a particular trait of an organism?
A. Genotype B. Heterozygote C. Homozygote D. Phenotype
40. Which is a homozygous recessive genotype?
A. GG B. GGG C. gg D. Gg