Science 9

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1 Quarter Examination
Name: Yr. & Sec. Score:
Directions: Multiple Choice: Read and understand each item correctly. Write your answer on the blank space
before the number.

1. What important activity takes place in the lungs?

A. Food is digested. B. Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.
C. The trachea is exchange from the larynx. D. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
2. What happen in the diaphragm when we exhale (breathe out)?
A. The diaphragm relaxes and move upwards. B. The diaphragm contracts and moves upwards.
C. The diaphragm relaxes and moves downward. D. The diaphragm contracts and moves downwards
3. Which are the organs of respiratory system?
A. Lungs, heart and blood B. Rib cage, diaphragm, and lungs
C. Nose, lungs, heart, and diaphragm D. Lungs, throat, passageways that lead to the lungs
4. Which blood vessel caries blood back to the heart?
A. Artery B. Blood vessel C. Capillary D. Vein
5. Which statement is true about human circulatory system?
A. It makes blood cells. B. It transport oxygen and nutrients.
C. It breaks down food and releases nutrients. D. It is the first line defense against bacteria.
6. What is the correct order of blood circulation starting from the different parts of the body, lungs,
and back to the body?
A. Superior and inferior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle, aorta, body
B. Superior and inferior vena cava, left atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle, aorta, body
C. Superior and inferior vena cava, left ventricle, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, right atrium, aorta, body
D. Superior and inferior vena cava, right atrium, left ventricle, lungs, left atrium, right ventricle, aorta, body
7. In order for the body to maintain homeostasis, the intake of oxygen into the lungs must be followed
by which process?
A. A decrease in blood flow. B. A decrease in blood exchange.
C. An increase in blood pressure. D. The exhalation of carbon dioxide.
8. How does the respiratory system work with circulatory system?
A. Always work independently from one another.
B. Work together to keep blood pumping to all parts of the body.
C. Work together only when we are active, and never when we are resting or sleeping.
D. Work together to deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body.
9. How do the respiratory and circulatory system work together?
A. They supply the body’s cells with oxygen.
B. They are responsible for the movement of the body.
C. They break down the food into energy and eliminate waste.
D. They send chemical signals throughout the body via hormones.
10. The circulatory and respiratory systems work together to provide cells with oxygen and nutrients
and removes waste such as carbon dioxide. When the body needs more oxygen, how does the
circulatory system responds?
A. They heart beats faster to match the increase in breathing rate.
B. More blood is sent to the lungs and less to the rest of the body.
C. The blood vessels in the arms and legs constrict to conserve oxygen.
D. Blood moves more slowly through the organs to carry away more wastes.
 11. What are things you can do to help support your lungs health?
A. Smoking regularly B. Drink alcohol excessively
C. Regular exercise and balanced diet D. Stress all the time
12. What type of smoking does inhaling cigarettes smoking from cigarette smokers that found to have
adverse effects to the persons lungs and heart?
A. Active Smoking B. Passive Smoking C. Transitional Smoking D. Collective Smoking
13. Which of these diseases are caused by smoking, high blood pressure, excessive alcohol intake and
diabetes?
A. Hypertension B. Stroke C. Atherosclerosis D. Heart attack
14. Which of these diseases that a person may experience breathing difficulty because of mucus or
phlegm forms in the airways obstructing the flow of oxygen into the lungs?
A. Common cold B. Asthma C. Bronchitis D. Influenza
15. How can you make good choices and stay healthy?
A. Consult help professionals when you are not feeling well.
B. Use internet to diagnose and treat yourself.
C. Buy over the counter medications
D. Listen to anybody that gives you advices.
16. When one characteristic is more strongly inherited than another characteristic, it is said to be.
A. Dihybrid B. Dominant C. Recessive D. Monohybrid
17. The human sex chromosome for male is .
A. XX B. YY C. XY D. XZ
18. A man heterozygous for blood type A marries a woman heterozygous for blood type B. What is the
chance that their first child will have type O blood?
A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75%
19. What best describes the genetic material a person recessive from his or her father?
A. 22 autosomes and X and Y chromosome
B. 22 haploid and an X or Y chromosome
C. 23 diploid cells and an X and Y chromosome
D. pair of homologous chromosomes and an X and Y chromosome
20. What inheritance is most likely involved when both parental phenotypes are expressed in the F1
generation?
A. Codominance B. Multiple alleles C. Polygenic inheritance D. Incomplete dominance
21. In cattle, roan coat color (mixed red and white hairs) occurs in the heterozygous (Rr) offspring of
red
(RR) and white (rr) homozygotes. Which cross would produce offspring in the ratio of 1 red:2 roan:
1
white?
A. RR x rr B. Rr x Rr C. RR x Rr D.Rr x RR
22. Which is NOT an example of incomplete dominance?
A. A pink flower produced from red and white flowers
B. A flower that is both red and white produced from red and white flowers
C. Curly-haired and straight-haired individuals producing wavy-haired offspring
D. A highly spotted dog and a non-spotted dog producing puppies with a few spots
23. A couple has a colorblind son, but all their daughters have normal vision. What are the genotypes
of
this couple?
A. XnXn and XnY B. XNXN and XNY C. XNXn and XNY D. XNXn and XnY
24. In the ABO blood group system among humans, a man with type AB blood marries a woman with
type A blood. What possible blood type might their sons inherit?
A. Type B or type O B. Type A or type O C. Type A or type AB D. Type A, type B, or type AB
 25. Color blindness is an example of an X-linked trait. Who are the possible carriers of the color-
blindness
trait?
A. Men who are homozygous for the trait B. Men who are heterozygous for the trait
C. Women who are homozygous for the trait D. Women who are heterozygous for the
trait
26. Which could you infer about an ecosystem with high species diversity?
A. Its food webs are relatively simple.
B. It has a greater number of successful species and a more stable ecosystem.
C. The change in the environment would probably have quite serious effects on it.
D. The environment is quite stressful with relatively few ecological niches and only a few organisms
are really well adapted to that ecosystem.
27. How does habitat degradation cause extinction of species?
A. It kills acid intolerant species.
B. It leads to spread of diseases that exterminate species.
C. It leads to diminishing resources which increases competition among species.
D. It leads to existence of shallow gene pools that promote massive inbreeding.
28. How does the destruction of coral reefs and mangrove forests contribute to species extinction?
A. Amount of dissolved oxygen decreases.
B. Fish predators become massive in number.
C. Breeding grounds and nurseries of marine species are destroyed.
D. The oceans and seas become contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants.
29. Deforestation, building of dams, conversion of forest to agricultural lands and urban development
could cause species to decrease in number which, eventually, could lead to extinction. How?
A. They pollute the environment causing species to die.
B. They cause widespread of diseases which may lead to mass extinction.
C. They trigger calamities to occur which may cause mass extinction of species.
D. They destroy the habitat where species live, depriving them the chance to thrive and survive.
30. Which illustrates how the introduction of new species may lead to extinction?
A. When a prey species becomes extinct, its predator loses its food source and consequently
becomes extinct.
B. Amphibian populations have been on the decline worldwide caused by fungal infection of their
skin
which interferes with osmoregulation
C. When a large predator, the Nile perch, was introduced into Lake Victoria, it caused the extinction
of half of the species of fish endemic in it.
D. When bacteria in a lake increase in number due to continuous decomposition of dead organisms,
dissolved oxygen declines, killing all the fishes in it.
31. Which of the following are the reactants of cellular respiration?
A. Oxygen and glucose B. Carbon dioxide and water
C. Water, oxygen, and ATP D. Water, carbon dioxide, and ATP
32. When cells break food into chemical energy, it undergoes three major processes: glycolysis, Krebs
cycle and electron transport. Which of these processes provide the most number of ATP molecules?
A. Glycolysis B. Krebs cycle C. Electron transport chain D. none of these
33. Which of the following statements are TRUE about cellular respiration?
I. Cellular respiration is the process by which food molecules are broken down to release energy.
II. Most of the reactions of cellular respiration take place in the mitochondria of the cell.
III. The reactants of cellular respiration are water, carbon dioxide and energy.
IV. The products of cellular respiration are oxygen and glucose.
A. I only B. II only C. II and II only D. III and IV only
 In this experiment, the plant is de-starched by putting it in darkness for two days. A wide-
mouthed bottle is filled partly with a strong solution of caustic potash and a split cork is fitted into
its mouth. Half of the portion of the leaf of the de-starched plant is inserted into the bottle through
the split cork. The whole set-up is placed under sunlight after applying grease on the upper portion
of the split cork. The leaf is tested for the presence of starch after 10 hours.

34. What is the purpose of putting the plant in darkness for two days?
A. To test if it will die. B. To remove excess water in it.
C. To remove starch on its leaves. D. To test if the leaves will change in color.
35. What is the purpose of inserting half of the leaf of the plant inside the bottle?
A. So that only half of the leaf will receive oxygen.
B. So that only half of the leaf will receive carbon dioxide.
C. So that only half of the leaf will be exposed to sunlight.
D. To protect the other half of the leaf from harmful chemicals in the air.
36. Which hypothesis is being tested in this experiment?
A. Plants will die without roots.
B. Carbon dioxide is needed for plants to make food.
C. Oxygen is important for photosynthesis to take place.
D. Plants cannot undergo respiration in the absence of oxygen.

37. Which is the correct observation from the experimental set-up below?
A. The plant is slowly increasing in length.
B. The plant is slowly wilting in the absence of its roots.
C. From the cut ends of the plant, new leaves are growing.
D. From the cut ends of the plant, some bubbles are coming out
38. Maria wants to compare the process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Which of the
following should Maria use to best demonstrate the process of photosynthesis and cellular
respiration when compared?
A. similar process B. opposite process C. energy-storing process D. energy-releasing
process
39. Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between cellular respiration
and photosynthesis?
A. Cellular respiration occurs in cytoplasm only, while photosynthesis occurs in chloroplast.
B. Cellular respiration reactants are carbon dioxide, water and light, while photosynthesis reactants
are water sugar and oxygen
C. Cellular respiration products include carbon dioxide, water and ATP, while photosynthesis products
are glucose and oxygen.
D. None of these.
40. A farmer is experiencing a problem in growing his crops. Most of the leaves of the crops are turning
 yellow. Which of the following will likely result from the yellowing of the leaves of the crops?
A. It will increase the production of the food
B. It will decrease the production of the food.
C. The production of food can stay the same.
D. none of the above