DON ENRIQUE BUSTAMANTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bago Gallera, Talomo, Davao City

THIRD QUARTER EXAM
SCIENCE 10
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I.

Multiple Choice. Read the statements carefully. Each statement has four choices to choose on.
Select your best answer by writing the letter only on your Answer Sheet.
For questions 1-3. The following is the base sequence on one strand of a DNA molecule:
AAT GCC AGT GGT
1.

If this strand is replicated, which of the following is the complementary strand that is produced?

A. AGC AGG CAG GGT

2.

B. TCG TCC GTC TAG

D. TTA CGG TCA CCA

If transcribed into an mRNA, what would be the resulting strand?

A. AGC AGG AGA TCA

3.

C. UCG UCC UCU AGA

B. UUA CGG UCA CCA

C. TCG TCC GTC TAG

D. AGC AGG CAG AUC

During translation, the tRNA sequence of nucleotides arranged linearly is ______________.

A. TCG TCC GTC TAG

B. UCG UCC GUC UAG C. AAU GCC AGU GGU D. AGC AGG CAG AUC

4. A dendrite conducts nerve impulses ________ the cell body.

A. away from

B. toward

C. around, bypassing

D. both toward and away from

5. An axon conducts nerve impulses _________ the cell body.

A. away from

B. toward

C. around, bypassing

D. both toward and away from

6. What are the main divisions of the nervous system?

A. the sensory system and the motor system C. the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system
B. the dendritic and the axonal systems
D. the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
7. The peripheral nervous system includes the nerves, which are neurons with cell bodies that occur in the ________.
A. sympathetic nervous system
B. motor system

C. brain, spinal cord, or in ganglia

D. autonomic system

8. A sensory neuron of the peripheral nervous system take nerve impulses from sensory receptors to the ________ .
A. motor neurons

B. interneurons

C. autonomic nervous system

D. central nervous system

9. Which of the following is not an effect of a mutation?

A. prevents a protein from forming
B. adds a function to a protein

C. lowers the amount of a protein

D. any of the above can occur

10. Two healthy people have a child expressing a genetic condition caused by a dominant allele. What can you
conclude about this situation?
A. infidelity- one parent had to contribute the disease allele
B. the parents are not free from the disorder- one must be affected
C. the mutation arose spontaneously in the child
D. the child is not the biological child of the couple described
11. What is a point mutation that changes a codon specifying an amino acid into a stop codon?
A. missense mutation

B. nonsense mutation

C. frameshift mutation

D. deletion mutation.

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin

12. What kind of mutation will occur upon changing the codon AGC to AGA?
A. missense mutation
B. nonsense mutation C. frameshift mutation D. deletion mutation.
13. Why do organisms with close biochemical similarities show stronger evolutionary relationships?
A.
B.
C.
D.

They have varied and different ancestry.

They possess same vestigial structure that made their evolutionary relationship closer.
They have a common ancestor and have the same kind of proteins.
They have similar patterns during their early stages of development.

14. Which of the following statements best explains the Theory of Natural Selection?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Organs that are not used may disappear while organs that are constantly used may develop.
In nature, the organisms with desirable characteristics may survive while those with weaker traits may not.
Organisms develop desirable structures to survive in a given environment.
Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to offsprings.
15. Which of the following statement explains Lamarcks Theory of Use and Disuse?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Body structures develop because they are used extensively.

Body structures develop because they are not in use.
Body structures develop because of competition.
Body structures develop because of mutation.
16. Which is a more definite characteristics to show relatedness of two organisms?
A. Similarity in development
B. Similarity in genomic DNA

C. Similarity in structure
D. Similarity in courting behavior

17. Which pairs of animals show a correct example of homologous structures?

A. Wings of butterfly and bat
B. Fingers of human and arm of starfish

C. Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat

D. Tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito

18. Which of the following statements DOES NOT show the process of adaptation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Dying out of dinosaurs during Cretaceous period.

Certain group of birds eating different kinds of food.
The finches in Galapagos with different beaks.
A child learning to walk on his own.

19. Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe evolution?

A. Evolution is continuous.
B. Evolution refers to change.

C. If there is mutation, there is evolution.

D. The world is stable and unchanging

20. Which of the following statements supports the idea that extinction is necessary?
A. To know who is the fittest.
B. To let other organisms evolve & progress

C. To give way for other organisms to develop.

D. All of these

21. Which of the following causes a decreasing wildlife population in most of the places in our country?
A. Loss of limiting factor
C. loss of habitat
B. Loss of natural disturbances
D. loss of carrying capacity
22. Which of the two protists is better adapted to competition?
A. P. aurelia
B. both of them
C. P. caudatum

D. none of them

23. A person breeds guinea pigs in a cage. After a few generation, the breeder observes that the guinea pigs are more
aggressive towards each other, the young are less healthy and more young guinea pigs die. What do you think will
happen to the population of the guinea pigs?
A. The population will remain the same.
C. The population will decrease.
B. The population will increase.
D. The population is not affected.
24. Davao is known for its wide variety of fruits and other plant species that makes it more attractive to tourists. Which
of the following classification of value of biodiversity is described?
A. Direct economic value B. Indirect economic value
C. Ethical/cultural
D. Both a and c
25.
II. Matching Type. Match each gland in Column A with its corresponding function in Column B.

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin

1. Thymus

A. Stimulates growth, and controls the function of other gland

2. Pancreas

B. Controls the calcium levels in your body, and

3. Thyroid

C. Regulates body metabolism, and causes storage of calcium in bones

4. Testis

D. Enables the body to produce certain antibodies

5. Adrenal

E. Prepares the body for action, and controls the heart rate and breathing in

6. Parathyroid

normalizes bone growth

times of emergency

7. Pineal

F. Controls maturation and male characteristics

8. Hypothalamus

G. Regulates blood sugar levels

9. Ovaries

H. Influence female traits and support reproductive function

10.Pituitary

I. Produces melatonin, which helps maintain circadian rhythm and

regulate reproductive hormone
J. Link the nervous system to the endocrine system

III. Sequencing. Give the sequence of the following steps involving DNA Replication, Transcription, Translation and
Protein Synthesis. Use numbers to indicate the sequencing of events in a given process.

DNA Replication
_____1. The bases attached to each strand then pair up with the free nucleotides found in the cytoplasm.
_____2. An enzyme called helicase breaks the bond between nitrogenous bases. The two strands of DNA splits.
_____3. Two new DNA molecules, each with a parent strand and each with a new strand are formed.
_____4. The complementary nucleotides are added to each strand by DNA polymerase to form new strands.

Transcription
_____1. As the DNA molecule opens, the RNA polymerase slides along the DNA strand and links free RNA
nucleotides that pair with the nitrogenous bases of the complementary DNA strand.
_____2. When the process of base-pairing is completed, the RNA molecule breaks away as the DNA strands rejoin.
The RNA leaves the nucleus and goes to the cytoplasm.
_____3. Ribonucleic Acid polymerase enzyme binds and opens the DNA molecule that will be transcribed.

Translation
_____1. When the first and second amino acids are in place, an enzyme joins them by forming a peptide bond
between them.
_____2. A new tRNA molecule carrying an amino acid pairs with the second mRNA codon.
_____3. As the process continues, a chain of amino acids is formed until the ribosome reaches a stop codon on the
mRNA strand. The polypeptide chain is released.
_____4. The mRNA binds to a ribosome. Then, tRNA molecules, each carrying a specific amino acid, approach the
ribosome.
_____5. The tRNA anticodon pairs with the first mRNA (start) codon, to form the initiation complex. The two molecules
temporarily join together.
_____6. Usually, the first codon on mRNA is AUG, which codes for the amino acid which signals the start of protein
synthesis.

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin

_____7. Then, the ribosome slides along the mRNA to the next codon.

Protein Synthesis
_____1. Transcription
_____2. tRNA amino acid units link to mRNA
_____3. Amino acid separate from tRNA
_____4. Stop codon encountered in mRNA
_____5. Polypeptide chain assembled
_____6. mRNA links to ribosome

IV. Given the list of amino acids, determine the sequence of bases in the codon of the mRNA that codes for these
amino acids. Use the Genetic Code table below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Methionine
Arginine
Leucine
Valine
Glycine
Asparagine
Threonine
Glutamic Acid
Cysteine
Histidine

The Genetic Code Table

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin