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a. biosphere
c. bioassay
b. biome
d. biomass
12. Which body organ is responsible for the removal of waste from the blood
and body fluids?
a. liver
b. pancreas
c. kidney
d. large intestine
15. All living things have a tendency to maintain uniformity or stability in their
internal environment called:
a. anabolism
b. metabolism
c. epigenesist
d. homeostasis
16. What is an ecosystem?
a. A basic unit that shows interaction between living things and their
environment.
b. A recognizable unit which shows plant and animal distribution as
influenced primarily by climate.
c. A fundamental unit that shows various types of relationship among
organism.
d. A distinct unit that shows how physical factor can affect other abiotic
components in the environment.
17. Which plant structure transports organic nutrients both up and down the
stem and roots?
a. xylem
b. vascular bundle
c. parenchyma
d. phloem
18. Under what condition does a living organism live best or has the greatest
chance of survival?
a. maximal
b. minimal
c. optimum
d. standard
19. Which traps light energy from the sun for use in the photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide
b. water
c. chlorophyll
d. oxygen
20. Smoking cigarettes:
a. causes ulcer
b. decreases the vital capacity of the stomach
c. leads to emphysema and lung cancer
d. leads to abnormal life
21. Blood cells and plasma factors are important:
a. immune defense
b. invaders
c. external defenses
d. internal defenses
a. breathing
22. A spinal nerve is:
a. motor nerve
c. neuron
b. sensory nerve
d. mixed nerve
b. consciousness
d. homeostasis
b. blinking
c. walking
d. sleeping
32. In an ecosystem:
a. only energy is recycled
c. both materials and energy are recycled
b. only materials are recycled
d. neither materials nor energy is recycled
33. Distribution of plants is affected by:
a. type of soil
b. amount of light
c. amount of rainfall d. A, B, and C are correct
26. The fact that many insects are now immune to DDT is an example of:
a. natural selection
b. genetic drift
c. geographical isolation
d. translocation
b. ionization
d. hydration
38. What do you call the practical or industrial application based on scientific
principles?
a. scientific method
b. technology
c. theory
d. experimentation
39. What is the principal cause of earthquakes?
a. faulting
b. landslides
c. nuclear explosions
d. volcanic eruptions