Fourth Quarter Exam

G-8 Science
S.Y. 2017-2018

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Name: ________________________________________________ Grade & Sec._____________________

GENERAL DIRECTION: This is a 60 – item test. Read each direction written in every type of
test. Answer this test in one hour.

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on a separate sheet.

____ 1.What is the function of digestive system?

a. Transport blood and oxygen
b. For ingestion and absorption
c. Controls and coordination of the body
d. To eliminate waste in the form of urine

____ 2. Where does the food go after it enters the mouth?

a. Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine before it releases in the anus.
b. Stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine before it releases in the anus.
c. Small intestine, stomach, esophagus, large intestine before it releases in the anus.
d. Large intestine, small intestine, stomach, esophagus before it releases in the anus.

____ 3. What organ in the digestive tract grinds and churns food and store it temporarily?
a. Anus c. Mouth
b. Esophagus d. Stomach

____ 4. What is the function of the gallbladder?

a. To absorb nutrients c. To expulse feces
b. To chew food d. To produce bile

____ 5. What method of digestion starts in the mouth where food is chewed and being broken down
to smaller pieces for easier digestion?
a. Chemical digestion c. Mechanical digestion
b. Cortical digestion d. Physical digestion

____ 6. Which is NOT a common digestive disease?

a. Hemophilia c. Celiac disease
b. Peptic Ulcer d. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

____ 7. What digestive disease develops sores in the lining of stomach, lower esophagus or small
intestine?
a. Hemophilia c. Celiac disease
b. Peptic Ulcer d. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

____ 8. Which of the following describes constipation?

a. Inflammation of the blood vessels at the end of a person’s digestive tract
b. A person is having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day.
c. Damaged intestine that is no longer absorbs the needed components of food.
d. When stomach contents leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus.

____ 9. What digestive disease is due to the lack of proper diet like not having enough fiber and
milk?
a. Heart burn c. Celiac disease
b. Peptic Ulcer d. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
____ 10. Which is used to treat diarrhea?
a. Analgesic c. Erythromycin
b. Ibuprofen d. Oral rehydration salt

____ 11. What digestive problem is characterized by a painful burning feeling in the chest or throat?
a. Heart burn c. Celiac disease
b. Peptic Ulcer d. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

____ 12. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of a colon cancer?

a. Unexplained weight loss.
b. Rectal bleeding or blood in your stool.
c. Pain or a burning sensation when urinating.
d. Persistent abdominal discomfort, such as cramps, gas or pain.

____ 13. Which is NOT a healthful practice that affects the digestive system?
a. Eat on schedule c. Take excessive caffeine
b. Eat a high-fiber diet d. Limit foods that are high in fat

____ 14.How does a high fiber diet help you?

a. It leads to quicker rise of the blood sugar
b. It elevates the cholesterol level in the blood.
c. It increases the risk of having digestive diseases.
d. It increases the weight and size of your stool and softens it.

____ 15. Which is a source of carbohydrates?

a. Beans c. Eggs
b. Corn d. Fish

____ 16. Which disease is marked by soft and weak bones that can lead to skeletal deformities such
as bowed legs?
a. Constipation c. Rickets
b. Hypoglycemia d. Scurvy

____ 17. What is the importance of having a meal plan?

a. To become fat c. To have a balanced diet
b. To eat delicious food d. For recreational purposes

____ 18. Which is NOT a protein rich food?

a. Coffee beans c. Poultry products
b. Nuts and beans d. Swine and cattle

____ 19. Which of the following refers to the identical copies formed by the replication of a
chromosome?
a. Twin chromatid c. Parent Chromatid
b. Sister chromatid d. Daughter Chromatid

____ 20. How many chromosomes does a normal human body has?
a. 22 c. 23
b. 46 d. 47

____ 21. What chromosomes attached to the spindle fiber at metaphase of the first meiotic division?
a. Double chromatids c. A tetrad of chromatids
b. Non-homologous pair d. Single chromatid strand

____ 22. How many daughter cells are produced by mitosis and meiosis respectively?
a. mitosis-1; meiosis-2 c. mitosis-2; meiosis-4
b. mitosis-2; meiosis-2 d. mitosis-1; meiosis-4

____ 23. The two identical chromosomes that result from DNA replication are referred to as sister
chromatids. At what region of the chromosome are they held together?
a. Centromere c. Centriole
b. Centrosome d. Cell plate
____ 24. What will happen to a person who receives three copies of chromosome 21?
a. They will have red eyes. c. They will exhibit polygenic traits.
b. They will have Down Syndrome d. They will display heightened intelligence.

____ 25. Which of the following refers to an individual’s phenotype?

a. Actual physical appearance c. Recessive allele
b. Genetic make up d. Dominant Trait

____ 26. Which is a female gamete?

a. Ovary c. Sperm
b. Ovum d. Zygote

____ 27. What is the role of meiosis in the chromosome number?

a. Maintains the normal number
b. Triples the chromosomes number
c. Produce a number of diploid cells
d. Duplicates the chromosome number

____ 28. Which is NOT a chromosomal abnormality?

a. Cri-du-chat c. Meningitis
b. Down Syndrome d. Turner’s Syndrome

____ 29. Which describes the incorrect distribution of chromosome?

a. Abnormal c. Nondisjunction
b. Malfunction d. Nonfunctioning

____ 30. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of
chromosome 21. What type of chromosomal abnormality is Down syndrome?
a. autonomy c. Monosomy
b. Disomy d. Trisomy

____ 31. What chromosomal abnormality was derived from the French words means "cry of the cat,"
that refers to the distinctive cry of children with this disorder?
a. Down syndrome c. Klinefelter’s syndrome
b. Turner’s syndrome d. Cri-du-chat Syndrome

____ 32. What is the type of inheritance pattern where more than 2 varieties exist in a trait?
a. CoDominance c. Law of Dominance
b. Incomplete Dominance d. Multiple Alleles

____ 33. Which is the blending phenotype of an incomplete dominance when you cross red and a
white flower?
a. Red flower c. Yellow flower
b. Pink flower d. Orange flower

____ 34. Which of the following is a result of a CoDominance?

a. Blue whale
b. Black Panther
c. Green Sea Turtle
d. Black and white Spotted cow

____ 35. Which is a sex-linked disorder?

a. Hemophilia c. Klinefelter’s syndrome
b. Turner’s syndrome d. Cri-du-chat syndrome

____ 36. Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired?

a. Oogenesis- Ovum
b. X chromosome- Hemophilia
c. Spermatogenesis – sperm cell
d. Y chromosome – Colorblindness

____ 37. Curly hair is a dominant trait. A woman who is homozygous for curly hair marries a
homozygous straight-haired man. What percent (%) of their children will have curly hair?
a. 10% curly hair c. 75% curly hair
b. 25% curly hair d. 100% curly hair
_____ 38. If the mother’s blood type is B and the child’s blood type is AB. What do you think is the
probable blood type of the father?
a. Type A c. Type C
b. Type B d. Type O

_____ 39. Assuming that both parent plants in the diagram below are homozygous, why would all of
the f1 generation have yellow phenotypes?

a. Because yellow is dominant over green.

b. Because the f1 genotypes are homozygous.
c. Because both parents passed on yellow alleles.
d. None of the above

____ 40. What does the picture describe?

a. Species diversity
b. Genetic diversity
c. Ecosystem diversity
d. Animals in zoo

____ 41. Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired?

a. Ocean – fishes
b. Desert – Cactus
c. Rainforest – Monkey
d. Grassland – Shark

____ 42. Which does NOT belong to biodiversity level?

a. Ecosystem diversity
b. Culture Diversity
c. Genetic diversity
d. Species diversity

II. True or False: Write T if the statement is true, F if the statement is False.

____ 43. Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a
species.
____ 44. Species diversity is the variation in the ecosystems found in a region or the variation in
ecosystems over the whole planet.
____ 45. Food, health and shelter are the basic human needs that biodiversity could support.
____ 46. Combination of tropical rainforest, grasslands, tundra and desert is an example of an
ecosystem diversity found in a geographical location.
____ 47. There are 10 hierarchical levels in naming and classifying organisms.
____ 48. The six-kingdom classification are namely: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protist, Fungi,
Plant, and Animal kingdoms.
____ 49. Every scientist and other people from different places would use the same name for the
same organism by scientific names.
____ 50. All fungal species are not harmful to other organisms and humans.
____ 51. Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all
have an important role to play.
____ 52.High biodiversity means that a region supports a wide variety of species, while low
biodiversity implies that an area supports only a few.
____ 53. In a food chain, monkey-eating eagle is the primary producer.
____ 54. When the water moves out through the leaf pores and adds water vapor to the atmosphere
it is called transpiration.
III. Essay

55-56. Give two (2) healthful practices that could affect the digestive system.

57-58. Describe the chromosomal abnormality shown in the karyotype below. (Rubrics: 1 sentence
= 1 point, 2 sentences = 2 points)

59-60. Suggest two (2) ways to lessen environmental damage brought by human activities.

End of Examination

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