Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
Binalonan
STO. DOMINGO NATIONAL HIGH
San Manuel, Pangasinan
3RD PERIODICAL EXAM
SCIENCE 10
January 9 - 10, 2020

NAME: __________________________ RATING: ___________

GRADE: ________________________ SECTION: __________

I. Direction: Shade the letter of the correct answer.

1. It connects all your body parts and transmits signals from one part to another.
OA. Endocrine System OC. Nervous System
OB. Respiratory System OD. None of these

2. This serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system.
OA. Cerebrum OC. Central Nervous System (CNS)
OB. Peripheral Nervous System OD. Spinal Cord

3. The hormone that aids in follicle maturation is _______.

OA. Estrogen OC. Progesterone
OB. Luteinizing hormone OD. semen

4. The levels of hormones vary during the menstrual cycle in women. Each hormone reaches its
maximum level at a different time in the cycle. In what sequence do the hormones reach their
maximum level if the cycle begins at the start of menstruation?
OA. LH, progesterone, FSH, estrogen OC. LH, estrogen, FSH, progesterone
OB. FSH, progesterone, LH, estrogen OD. FSH, estrogen, LH, progesterone

5. In the menstrual cycle in humans, which hormone causes the wall of the follicle to develop after
ovulation and to secrete more progesterone?
OA. Estrogen OB. FSH OC. LH OD. Oxytocin

6. Which controls the “fight-or-flight” response that we experience during a stressful situation?
OA. central nervous system OC. somatic nervous system
OB. parasympathetic division OD. sympathetic division

7. The genetic information in DNA is transferred to RNA strand during __________.

OA. multiplication OC. translation
OB. transcription OD. replication

8. Transcription process takes place in the __________.

OA. cytoplasm OC. nucleus
OB. endoplasmic reticulum OD. vacuole

9. Which type of chromosome structure mutation results in an excess pair of chromosomes?

OA. deletion OC. inversion
OB. duplication OD. translocation

10. A geneticist found that a particular mutation had no effect on the polypeptide encoded by the
gene. This mutation probably involved __________.
OA. a deletion of a nucleotide OC. an alteration of a start codon
OB. insertion of one nucleotide OD. substitution of one nucleotide
11. Which of the following is not used as evidence of evolution?
OA. DNA OC. homologous structure
OB. fossils OD. niches

12. Survival of the fittest is also known as __________.

OA. isolation OC. natural selection
OB. mutation OD. overproduction

13. The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment is __________.
OA. acquired traits OC. evolution
OB. adaptation OD. fitness

14. What happens to population size in an exponentially growing population?

OA. decreases OC. remains steady
OB. increases OD. depends on the environment

15. Which term refers to the various effects of crowding, such as limited food supply, increased
competition, and emigration?
OA. biotic potential OC. environmental resistance
OB. carrying capacity OD. predation

16. An organ is classified as part of the endocrine system if it __________.

OA. produces cholesterol
OB. can convert amino acids into hormones
OC. has intercellular receptors for hormones
OD. secretes hormones into the circulatory system

17. The part of the female reproductive system where normal implantation of the zygote takes place
is the __________.
OA. cervix OC. uterus
OB. fallopian tube OD. vagina

18. Which of the following is an example of positive feedback?

OA. decrease in blood glucose due to insulin
OB. increase in blood glucose due to glucagon
OC. decrease in calcium level in the blood due to calcitonin
OD. increased contraction of the uterine wall during childbirth

19. If you skip a meal, which of the following conditions would prevail?
OA. Insulin levels would rise.
OB. Glucagon levels would rise.
OC. Insulin levels would rise, and glucose would be converted to glycogen.
OD. Glucagon levels would rise, and glycogen would be converted to glucose.

20. A base sequence of one strand AATTCG has the complementary base strand of __________.
OA. AATTCG OB. TTAACG OC. TTAAGC OD. TTGGAC

21. How does the Geologic Time Scale help you understand about life in the geologic past?
OA. It provides a fossil record of organisms that dominated each period of time.
OB. It corresponds to various organisms that evolved geometrically over time.
OC. It gives information about the evolution of selected animals.
OD. It gives the age of older rock layers on earth.

22. A paleontologist conducted relative dating to a fossil. What possible information will be obtain
from this procedure?
OA. relative age of the fossil OC. time scale
OB. half-life OD. chemical component

23. The process of Natural Selection causes evolution. What is changing over time?
OA. The inherited traits of a population. OC. The acquired traits of a population.
OB. The inherited traits of individuals OD. The acquired traits of individuals
24. Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't
OA. nature OB. humans OC. animals OD. years

25. Which of the following describes carrying capacity?

OA. the various aspects of crowding
OB. the minimum amount of energy that the environment can support
OC. the maximum number of pollutants that the environment can tolerate
OD. the maximum number of individuals that a habitat and its resources to support

26. What is the mechanism that regulates the amount of a hormone in the blood?
OA. adaptation OC. negative feedback
OB. diffusion OD. secreation

27. RNA makes protein through __________.

OA. repair OC. transcription
OB. replication OD. translation

28. Which of the following disorders results from a base substitiution?

OA. Down syndrome OC. sickle-cell anemia
OB. monosomy OD. Turner syndrome

29. What causes mutations?

OA. Mistakes in replication or environmental substances
OB. The amino acids
OC. Passed down by genetics
OD. It’s how your born

30. How would you describe this evolution?

OA. Homologous structure

OB. Analogous structure
OC. Structural adaption
OD. Functional adaption

31. Which of the following causes a decreasing wildlife population in most of the places in our
country?
OA. loss of limiting factor OC. loss of habitat
OB. loss of natural disturbances OD. loss of carrying capacity

32. Which of the following has the highest growth rate? A population with __________.
OA. low biodiversity OC. high biotic potential
OB. low biotic potential OD. low environmental resistance

33. When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the
population?

OA. Continues to grow

OB. The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
OC. The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
OD. The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

34. If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:

OA. Stays the same

OB. Increases
OC. Decreases
OD. Fluctuates
35. How can people reduce the amount of natural resources they use?

OA. make more landfills and garbage dumps

OB. buy products with lots of packaging
OC. use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass
OD. Think only about what you need right now and don’t worry about the future

36. What type of chromosomal mutation is this?

OA. Translocation
OB. Inversion
OC. Deletion
OD. Duplication

37. What type of chromosomal mutation is this?

OA. Inversion
OB. Translocation
OC. Deletion
OD. Duplication

38. Which of the following is true of variation?

OA. It is necessary for natural selection.

OB. It exists in almost all populations.
OC. It is caused by mutations and sexual reproduction.
OD. All of the choices are correct.

39. Individuals in a population that have a variation which gives them an advantage in their
environment are more likely to
OA. survive and reproduce
OB. die and not reproduce
OC. move to a different environment
OD. change their characteristics to fit the environment

40. If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the carrying capacity of the
prey?

OA. Will Increase

OB. Will Decrease
OC. Will stay the same
OD. Will fluctuate

41. Which organ secretes FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)?

OA. Ovary OB. Testis OC. Pituitary gland OD. Placenta
The following is the base sequence on one strand of a DNA molecule: A A T G C C A G T G G T

42. If this strand is replicated, which of the following is the complementary strand that is produced?
OA. T C G T C C G T C T A G OC. T T A C G G T C A C C A
OB. A G C A G G A G A T C OD. U C G U C C U C U A G A

43. Which of the following statements does not show the process of adaptation?
OA. Dying out of dinosaurs during Cretaceous period.
OB. Certain group of birds eating different kinds of food.
OC. The finches in Galapagos with different beaks.
OD. A child learning to walk on his own.

44. Which of the following statements best explains the Theory of Natural Selection?
OA. Organs that are not used may disappear, while organs that are constantly used may
develop.
OB. In nature, the organism with desirable characteristics may survive, while those with
weaker traits may not.
OC. Organisms develop desirable structures to survive in a given environment.
OD. Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to offsprings.

45. Cocolisap infestation outbreak has been declared in some parts of the Philippines. The
cocolisap feeds on the sap of the coconut tree and injects toxic enzymes, resulting in discolored
leaves and deformed plant tissues that retard its growth of coconut tree. This, results in a
decrease of the survival rate of coconut trees. Which of the following factors limit the population
of coconut trees?
OA. Deceases and Parasites OC. Predation
OB. Emigration OD. Competition for resources

46. It connects all your body parts and transmits signals from one part to another.
OA. Endocrine System OC. Nervous System
OB. Respiratory System OD. None of these

47. What is the body's response when the body temperature rises above the set point?
OA. Sweat OB. Salivate OC. Shiver OD. Death

48. This is a carbon ring structure that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen. In DNA, there
are four of them: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C) and guanine (G).
OA. Deoxyribose OC. Phosphate Group
OB. Nitrogen Bases OD. Amino Acid

49. Individuals in a population that have a variation which gives them an advantage in their
environment are more likely to ...
OA. survive and reproduce.
OB. die and not reproduce.
OC. move to a different environment.
OD. change their characteristics to fit the environment.

50. One way that humans could have a positive impact on local environments is to:
OA. generate waste products as a result of technological advances
OB. use resources that are renewable
OC. increase planting large areas of one crop
OD. increase the use of pesticides

“ If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”

--- Latin proverb

Prepared by : Checked by:

MARVIN G. OBRA ROBERTO P. RESUELLO, JR.

Subject Teacher Principal II

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