Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur

SOLOTSOLOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

300081

4th Summative Test

EARTH & LIFE SCIENCE
2nd Quarter

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the best answer of each questions. STRICTLY NO ERASURES.

1. Who was the BEST known for making the thought of evolution acceptable for scientist in the 19th
century?
A. Alfred Wallace C. James Hutton
B. Charles Darwin D. All the above
2.Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
A. Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace
B. Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin
C. Charles Lyell and James Hutton
D. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck
3. Which phrase BEST defines evolution by natural selection?
A. Changes during a species because it becomes more perfect
B. A sudden replacement of one population by another
C. An adaptation of a species to its environment
D. A process of change in species over time
4. Which of the following BEST describes a phylogenetic tree that is ʺrootedʺ?
A. It indicates our uncertainty about the evolutionary relationships of the taxa depicted on the tree.
B. At whose base is found the common ancestor of all taxa depicted thereon tree.
C. It illustrates the rampant gene swapping that occurred early in life’s history
D. It extends back to the origin of life on Earth.
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of physical adaptations traits by natural selection?
A. Color B. Camouflage C. Migration D. Mimicry
6. Which of the following pair is BEST example of homologous structures?
A. bat forelimb and bird wing C. owl wing and hornet wing
B. bat wing and human hand D. porcupine quill and cactus spine
7. Which of the following pair is an example of analogous structure?
A. front flippers of whales and forelegs of dog
B. grasshopper leg and the sea star arm
C. tail of monkeys and cats
D. bat and bird wings
8. When using a cladistic approach to systematics, which of the following is considered MOST important for
classification?
A. analogous primitive characters
B. the number of homoplasies
C. shared primitive characters
D. shared derived characters
9. Which pair is an example of homologous structure?
A. front flippers of whales and forelegs of dog
B. grasshopper leg and the sea star arm
C. dragon fly wing and butterfly wing
D. bird and bat wing
10. Which of the following result to change of DNA sequence?
A. genetic drift B. migration C. mutation D. natural selection
11. What do you call to the diagram depicts evolutionary relationships among animals?
A. analogous B. cladogram C. homologous D. phylogeny
12.What did Chares Darwin and Alfred Wallace developed?
A. cladogram C. natural selection
B. genetic history D. phylogeny
13. What do you call to the process of descent modification?
A. biological changes C. migration
B. evolution D. mutation
14. What will happen eventually when populations of brown beetles joined with green beetles?
A. genetic drift B. migration C. mutation D. natural selection
15. Which of the following is an example of physical adaptations traits by natural selection?
A. Analogous B. Mimicry C. Migration D. Mutation
16. Which of the following are examples of homologous structures?
A. bat wing and human hand C. owl wing and hornet wing
B. porcupine quill and cactus spine D. bat forelimb and bird wing
17. Evolution is a long-term change.
A. False B. Maybe C. True D. Undetermined
18. What would likely to happen if population of grasshopper experience scarcity of food?
A. genetic drift B. migration C. mutation D. natural selection
19. Who is responsible in sorting organisms into clades?
A. ancestors B. cladistics C. historians D. all the above
20. Which of the following situation shows genetic drift?
A. Several green beetles were killed when someone stepped on them and had no offspring.
B. Bright green coloration to have offspring with a gene for brown coloration.
C. Population of brown beetles have joined a population of green beetles.
D. Brown beetles are more common than in the previous generation.

21. What refers to the rate at which life forms reproduce when they have perfect conditions that would
advance fruitful reproduction?
A. limiting factor B. biotic potential C. carrying capacity D. environmental resistance

22. These factors that can restrain the expansion of a population, for example, predators, competitors, lack
of food and water, diseases and reasonable living space are called _____________________.
A. limiting factor B. biotic potential C. carrying capacity D. environmental resistance
23. What is the maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can support?
A. limiting factor B. biotic potential C. carrying capacity D. environmental resistance
24. Which of the following is an example of environmental resistance?
A. Predators struggle for a similar prey.
B. Adequate food and water supply for the people
C. The health condition of the organisms is stable
D. Suitable habitat increases the growth of producers.
25. Which of the following is NOT an environmental resistance?
A. diseases
B. predators
C. competitors
D. reproduction
26. Which of the following constitute an ecosystem?
A. Living things
B. Non-living things
C. Living things and non-living things
D. Producers, consumers and predators
27. What would happen if living organism failed to reproduce?
A. The population confines its growth.
B. There will be increase in population.
C. There will be decrease in population growth.
D. It has no effect on the population of living organism.
28. Biotic and abiotic factors that prevent the persistent development of a population like food, water and
space is called _____________________.
A. limiting factor B. biotic potential C. carrying capacity D. environmental resistance
29. Living organisms have the ability to reproduce? In which of the following condition will NOT lead to
reproduction?
A. Disease B. Adequate food C. Suitable habitat D. No competitors
30. Which of the following examples refers to an abiotic factor for environmental resistance?
A. Fishes eat algae in ponds.
B. A certain prey has various predators
C. Trees are dependent on sunlight and water in an ecosystem
D. Corona virus disease killed many people around the world
31. What do you call a group of organisms that are of similar species that live in a similar zone?
A. Habitat B. Population C. Ecosystem D. Community
32. What BEST portray an ecosystem?
A. It refers to an interacting group of organisms.
B. It is the integration of plants, animals and microorganisms.
C. Different species of living organisms that interact with each other.
D. The area in which living things interact with one another and with their environment.
33. Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?
A. goat B. temperature C. Coronavirus D. Coconut trees
34. Elmo was bitten by a mosquito. Mosquitoes, tapeworms, hookworms and leeches are examples of
_____________________.
A. Prey B. Parasites C. Predators D. Producers
35. Which of the following is an essential factor that determine biotic potential?
A. Diseases B. Predators C. Competition D. Number of offspring

36. What biotic relationship occurs in organism where one species is benefited while the other is harmed?
A. predation B. mutualism C. parasitism D. commensalism
37. Which of the following is an example of environmental resistance?
A. various predators may compete for a similar prey
B. suitable habitat restrains the growth of producers
C. change in seasons can influence conduct of living beings
D. desert biological systems have restricted life forms because of outrageous parched conditions
38. What are the two important relationships in an ecosystem?
A. symbiosis and predation C. interaction and interdependence
B. mutualism and parasitism D. biotic potential and environmental resistance
39. Which of the following condition does NOT show abiotic factors in an ecosystem?
A. cactus growing in hot, dry regions C. polar bears living in a very cold environment
B. earthworm burrowing for habitation D. A young woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy
40. The carrying capacity is the maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can support. What
influence the carrying capacity?
1. limiting factor 2. biotic potential 3. biotic factor 4. Abiotic factor
5. environmental resistance 6. predation 7. competition
A. 1 and 2 B. 3 and 4 C. 2 and 5 D. 6 and 7
41. What factors control the increase in population growth?
1. disease 2. unsuitable habitat 3. adequate food 4. competitors
5. predation 6. water 7. sunlight 8. temperature
A. 2,4,5,7 B. 1,3,5,8 C. 1,3,4,5 D. 1,2,4,5,

42. The biotic and abiotic factors that prevent the growth of a population like food, water and space is called
_____________________.
A. limiting factor B. biotic potential C. carrying capacity D. environmental resistance
43. The symbiotic relationship in which both organisms are benefited?
A. predation B. parasitism C. mutualism D. commensalism
44. Which of the following essential factors determine biotic potential?
A. diseases B. lack of food C. number of offspring D. lack of suitable habitat
45. What do you call the area in which the living things interact with one another and with their
environment?
A. habitat B. population C. ecosystem D. community
46. What is the connection between biotic potential and environmental resistance?
A. Biotic potential increases the population whereas environmental resistance confines its growth.
B. Biotic potential increases the population while environmental resistance decreases its growth.
C. Biotic potential and environmental resistance are the two factors that increase the population
growth.
D. Biotic potential and environmental resistance are the two factors that limit the population
explosion.
47. Which of the accompanying reasons does explain why various life forms have diverse biotic potentials?
A. Offspring have distinctive survival rates.
B. Life forms have diverse multiplication rates.
C. Different life forms will have diverse reproductive life expectancies.
D. Organisms that abide in a similar situation will have similar potentials.
48. What is the symbiotic relationship in an ecosystem when one organism benefits and the other are
unaffected?
A. Predation B. Parasitism C. Mutualism D. Commensalism
49. What is the type of interaction when the two species use the same limited resources and struggle with
one another to survive?
A. Predation B. Symbiosis C. Mutualism D. Competition
50. What is the role of predator in the ecosystem?
A. Remove vulnerable prey
B. Increase the number of prey
C. Have no effect in the ecosystem
‘;;D. Decrease the number of predator

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