Updated Grade 9 Science First Grading

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FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

School Year 2019 – 2020
Grade 9 - Science
Page 1 of 5
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter that best corresponds to the correct
answer or that completes the statement.
1. What color of light is the least effective in driving photosynthesis?

A. Green B. Yellow C. Orange D. Blue
2. The average breathing rate per minute of adults is:

A. 120 breaths B. 100 breaths C. 72 breaths D. 20 breaths
3. All the offspring of a white hen and black rooster are gray. The simplest explanation for this pattern of
inheritance is___________________.
A. Incomplete dominance C. Sex-limited trait
B. Codominance D. Sex-influenced trait
4. A septum is a wall that divides the heart into left and right side. Which of the following is function of the
septum?
I. It guides the blood to flow in one direction.
II. It drains the deoxygenated blood from the upper part of the body into right atrium.
III. It pumps the blood from the heart into the lungs.
IV. It prevents the mixing of oxygenated blood and deoxygenated blood.
A. Only I is correct
B. Both I and III are correct
C. Both II and IV are correct
D. Only IV is correct
5. The superior vena cava enters the heart by way of the:

A. Left ventricle B. Right ventricle C. Left atrium D. Right atrium
6. Gaseous exchange occurs between the capillaries and the___________.

A. Alveolar sacs B. Trachea C. Bronchioles D. Bronchi
7. Glycolysis is the major reaction of cellular respiration. Where does this happen?
A. Cytoplasm C. Cristae of mitochondria
B. Chloroplast D. Matrix of mitochondria
8. What are the base-pairing rules for the DNA?

A. A-U, G-C B. A-G, C-T C. A-T, G-C D. A-C, T-G
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9. The ______________circuit carries blood from the heart to the lungs, then back to the heart.
A. Systemic B. Pulmonary C. Coronary D. Aortic
10. All arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart except for the ______________.
A. Pulmonary artery C. Superior Vena Cava
B. Pulmonary Vein D. Coronary Artery
11. The opening between the two vocal folds is called the______________.
A. Epiglottis B. Larynx C. Alveoli D. Glottis
12. Contraction of the ________ is the main force driving the flow of blood away from the heart.
A. Arterioles B. The atria C. The ventricles D. Venules
13. _____________refers to the complex web linking air, water, animals, plants and every other life form in
the biosphere.
A. Food Web B. Food Chain C. Community D. Ecosystem
14. When the skin is cut, blood flows for a while then it stops. What causes bleeding to stop?
A. Blood vessels shrink C. Blood from blood vessels drains
B. Blood clot seals the cut D. Blood dries up due to air contact
15. “The girl has long hair and flawless skin and is exceptionally beautiful”. This statement expresses the
__________ of the girl.
A. Genotype B. Phenotype C. Dihybridization D. Locus placement
16. Extinction is the disappearance of a species from the earth when the last surviving member dies.
Extinction ______ the magnitude of difference among the different groups of organisms
A. Increases B. Decreases C. Does not affect D. Reduces
17. If a couple with eight children, all boys, has another child, what is the probability that the ninth child would
be a boy?
A. 1/9 B. 1/8 C. ½ D. ¼
18. The membranous sac that surrounds the heart is ______________.

A. Pericardium B. Endocardium C. Tricuspid Valve D. Bicuspid Valve
19. What results when glucose molecule is broken down?

A. Citric acid B. Fructose C. Pyruvic avid D. Acetyl coenzyme A
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20. Along one strand of the DNA double helix is the nucleotide sequence GGCATAGGT. What is the
sequence for the other DNA strand?
A. CCGTATCCA C. TTACGCTTA
B. CCCUAUCCT D. AATGCGAAC
21. If homologous tall pea plant is crossed with a heterozygous tall pea plant, what is/are the phenotype
of the offspring?
A. 2 tall, 2 short C. all tall
B. 3 tall, 1 short D. all short
22. Which of the following shows the correct sequence of stages of eutrophication?
I. Algae multiply, die and decompose
II. Mass death of fish
III. Sewage carries chemicals into lake
IV. Bacteria use up oxygen in water
A. I, III,IV, II
B. III, I, IV, II
C. III, II, I, IV
D. I, II, III, IV
23. Hemophilia is a disorder wherein the blood clots very slowly or does not clot at all. This disorder is
an example of a __________trait.
A. sex-limited B. sex-influenced C. sex-linked D. sex-dominance
24. During inhalation_________________.

A. The thoracic cavity expands
B. The glottis closes
C. The diaphragm relaxes
D. All of the above
25. An old woman joined a kilometer-dash sprint and felt very exhausted afterwards. How did the old
woman’s activity affect her heart rate?
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains normal D. Becomes zero
26. Once infection strikes, which of the following blood components fights against it?
A. erythrocytes B. leukocytes C. thrombocytes D. phytocytes
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27. A blockage of blood supply to a certain area of the brain which results to weakness of one side of
the body and difficulty of speech is known as:
A. Myocardial infarction C. Asthma
B. Stroke D. Alzeimer’s disease
28. _____________ is a metabolic pathway common to both fermentation and cellular respiration.
A. Glycolysis C. Kreb’s Cycle
B. Electron Transport Chain D. Calvin Cycle
29. Listed below are the sex ratios of the four populations. All other things being equal including the
current population size. Which population should experience the greatest future growth?
A. 1 cow: 1 bull C. 1 cow: 2 bulls
B. 2 cows: 1 bull D. 3 bulls: 1 cow
30. The phenotypic ratio of the offspring resulting from the cross Rr x Rr is:
A. 1:2:1 B. 3:1 C. 9:3:3:1 D. 1:1
31. Which of the following processes is NOT involved in the dark reaction of photosynthesis?
A. Release of water vapor C. Fixing of ribulose biphosphate
B. Splitting of water D. Production of sugar
32. The light reaction takes place in the thylakoid while the dark reaction occurs in the _____________.
A. Stroma B. Mitochondria C. Plastid D. Grana
33. When an object is accidentally swallowed by a child, in what part of the primary bronchi will it
possibly lodge?
A. Right Bronchi C. Intermediate Bronchi
B. Left Bronchi D. Secondary Bronchi
34. The heart chamber with the thickest wall pumps blood into:
A. Aorta C. Pulmonary vein
B. Pulmonary Artery D. Superior Vena Cava
35. Maria has type O blood and her sister has type AB blood. What are the genotypes of the girl’s
parents?
A. IAIB & ii B. IAi & IBi C. IAIB & IAi D. IAIB & IBi
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36. Suppose a blue-eyed man (e) marries a brown-eyed woman (E) whose father was blue blue-eyed.
What percentage of the offspring would you predict will have blue eyes?
A. 25% B.. 50% C. 75% D. 100%
37. Which of the following best illustrates ecological succession?

A. A frog eats insects and a snake eats a frog
B. Cutting of mangroves followed by rehabilitation
C. Decomposition of organic substances and release nitrogen into the air
D. Grasses grow in the desert, followed by shrubs and then trees after forest fire
38. As population density increases, which of the following is likely to occur?

A. Mortality will decrease
B. Natality will increase
C. The population will experience exponential growth
D. Individuals will migrate from the area of highest density
39. Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of smoking on your circulatory system?
A. Raised blood pressure
B. Increased blood flow to the extremities
C. Hardening of the blood vessel
D. Constriction of blood vessel
40. Which of the following describes the path air into the lungs?
I. Alveoli
II. Bronchi
III. Larynx
IV. Pharynx
V. Trachea
A. IV III V II I
B. IV II III I IV
C. V III II IV I
D. III IV V II I
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KEY ANSWER
1. A 21. C
2. D 22. B
3. A 23. C
4. D 24. A
5. D 25. B
6. A 26. B
7. A 27. B
8. C 28. A
9. B 29. B
10. A 30. B
11. D 31. B
12. C 32. A
13. D 33. A
14. B 34. A
15. B 35. B
16. B 36. B
17. C 37. D
18. A 38. D
19. C 39. B
20. A 40. A
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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Item Location
Easy (60%) Average (30%) Difficult (10%)
Learning Number Number
Understand
Remember
Evaluate
Analyze
Competencies of Days of Items
Create
Apply
Explain how respiratory
and circulatory systems 2, 5,
work together to 6, 9,
4, 10,
transport nutrients, 11, 24,
6 14 14,
gases, and other 12, 40
molecules to and from
39
18,
the different parts of the 34
body;
Infer how one’s lifestyle
can affect the functioning 26,
4 4 27 25
of respiratory and 33
circulatory systems;
Describe the location of
5 4 8 15 20 35
genes in chromosomes;
Explain the different
23,
pattern on non- 5 7 3, 21 17, 29 36
Mendelian inheritance
30
Relate species extinction
to the failure of
16,
populations of organisms
10 5 13 22, 37
to adapt to abrupt
changes in the
38
environment; and
Differentiate basic 1, 7,
features and importance 19,
of photosynthesis and 10 6 31
28,
respiration. 32
Total 40 40 18 11 6 4 1

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FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

1. What color of light is the least effective in driving photosynthesis?

2. The average breathing rate per minute of adults is:

5. The superior vena cava enters the heart by way of the:

6. Gaseous exchange occurs between the capillaries and the___________.

8. What are the base-pairing rules for the DNA?

FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

18. The membranous sac that surrounds the heart is ______________.

19. What results when glucose molecule is broken down?

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24. During inhalation_________________.

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37. Which of the following best illustrates ecological succession?

38. As population density increases, which of the following is likely to occur?

----- End of Quarterly Examination -----

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