PART 1: PRACTICE TEST IN

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

7. Studying the characteristic structure and

functions of all kinds of cells entails investigations
in _____________.

1. Which type of cytoskeletal structure is involved

in flagella formation?

a. cytology

a. Microtrabecule
b. Intermediate filament
c. Microfilament
d. Microtubule
2. Compounds with the same chemical formula but
with different structural formula are called
_____________.
a. polymer
b. double stranded
c. isomer

b. morphology
c. embryology
d. histology
8. How many ATP molecules are produced via
oxidative phosphorylation when one (1) mole of
glucose is degraded into carbon dioxide and water?
a. 4
b. 24
c. 34
d. 6

d. helices

9. Which of the following exemplifies phagocytic

feeding?

3. Which are small, irregularlyshaped cells without

nuclei but are rich in ATP?

a. Red blood cells

a. Leukocyte
b. Thrombocytes
c. Lymphocytes
d. Erythrocytes
4. Why can an eightyseven percent (87%) salt
solution keep a frog tissue alive for observation?
Because its osmotic pressure is
a. less than that of the cell
b. equal to that of the cell
c. varied
d. greater than that of the cell
5. What type of muscle tissue lines hollow
structures like ducts and blood vessels that
contracts involuntarily?
a. Skeletal
b. Cardiac
c. Striated
d. Smooth
6. Which characteristic of cancer cells differentiates
them from normal cells?
a. Cancer cells continue to divide even when they
are tightly packed
b. Cancer cells are unable to synthesize DNA
c. Cancer cells undergo indirect cell division
d. The cell cycle of cancer cells is arrested in the S
phase

b. Virus
c. Platelets
d. White blood cells
10. Which tissue in all vascular plants has food
transport as its main function?
a. Sclerenchyma
b. Palisade
c. Phloem
d. Xylem
11. Which is the 3carbon sugar formed during the
dark reaction phase of photosynthesis?
a. PGAL
b. ADP
c. ATP
d. NADPH
12. A leaf could be identified either as dicot or
monocot by _____________.
a. pressing whether soft or hard
b. looking at the shape and size
c. examining venation
d. looking at the stomata
13. Which hormone stimulates the growth of lateral
buds and sprouts on branches of trees?
a. Cytokinin
b. Auxin
c. Abscissic acid

d. Gibberelin
14. Leaf fall which regularly occurs during winter
months, resulting in the separation of layers near
the base of the petiole is a condition called
_____________.

20. What type of root system is found among grass

and other lower plants?
a. Primary
b. Tap

a. annual sheds

c. Fibrous

b. senescence

d. Branched

c. abscission

21. Which biome grows tropical grassland with

scattered individual trees and large

d. dormancy
15. Which part of a seed appears as a scar which
marks the entry of the pollen tube during
fertilization?
a. Epicotyl
b. Tegmen
c. Testa
d. Hilum
16. Which of the following is a part of the process
of chemiosmosis?
a. Build up of hydrogen ion concentration
b. Absorption of light energy by chloroplasts
c. Movement of electrons through membranes

herbivores?
a. Tundra
b. Desert
c. Taiga
d. Savanna
22. Which are correctly paired according to their
functions?
a. Xylem and cambium
b. Root hair and meristem
c. Lenticel and stomata
d. Phloem and vascular ray

d. Splitting of water molecules

23. The stems/trunks of dicotyledonous plants grow

wide in diameter due to the presence of the
_____________________.

17. During the lightreaction phase of

photosynthesis, the addition of the phosphate
group

a. dermal layer

with the aid of sunlight is called _____________.

a. photophosphorylation
b. carbohydrate synthesis
c. ribulose formation

b. sclerenchyma
c. mesophyll
d. cambium layer
24. What are the usual reactions of leaves and
roots of plants to conditions in the environment?

d. electron transfer

1Phototropism : 2Thigmotropism : 3Geotropism : 4Chemotropism

18. Common shrubs like gumamela and

bougainvilleas reproduce asexually by

a. 2 and 4

_____________.

b. 1 and 3

a. spore formation

c. 2 and 3

b. fission

d. 1 and 4

c. fertilization

25. Who experimented on the gas released during

photosynthesis and what gas did he find out?

d. vegetative propagation
19. In vascular plants, which type of tissue is
responsible for the secondary growth in stems and
roots?
a. Cytomembrane
b. Cambium

a. Robert Mayer, nitrogen

b. Jan Helmont, oxygen
c. Joseph Priestly, oxygen
d. Jean Senebier, hydrogen

c. Palisade layer

26. By what type of process does a severed portion

of a starfish grow into a full starfish?

d. Dermal layer

a. through sex cells

b. bud formation

33. Which animal belongs to the order PRIMATES?

c. vegetative propagation

a. Porpoise

d. regeneration

b. Ape

27. What is the common reaction of protozoans to

an acidic substance like vinegar?

c. Whale

a. Slight
b. Positive
c. No reaction
d. Negative
28. The diverticulum of the esophagus is for
temporary storage of food as in a birds ___.

d. Bat
34. A mother bird partially digests the food and
places an amount into the youngs beak. This
process is called __________.
a. external digestion
b. regurgitation
c. feeding dependence

a. crop

d. redigestion

b. gizzard

35. The photoreceptor units found in the compound

eyes of insects are called ________.

c. cecum
d. palate
29. How can we differentiate an arthropod from
annelids?
a. An arthropod has a segmented body an annelid
has non segmented body.
b. Some arthropods have wings an annelid has
legs.
c. An arthropod has exoskeleton an annelid has
endoskeleton.
d. An arthropod has jointed legs an annelid has
none.
30. What do we call the ability of young ducklings
to imitate the way their mother duck walks?
a. Disguising
b. Imprinting
c. Mimicking
d. Adapting
31. Birds shed off feathers at least once a year
through the process called _________.
a. skinning
b. molting
c. furrowing
d. migrating

a. ommatidia
b. visual nerve
c. sclera
d. visual stimulators
36. According to the geologic history of life on
earth, during which era did mammals appear?
a. Mesozoic
b. Cenozoic
c. Paleozoic
d. Triassic
37. Which of the following is NOT thought to be an
ancestor of humans?
a. Fish
b. Bird
c. Snake
d. Monkey
38. What organ assists the fish to float in their
habitat?
a. Air sacs
b. Air bladder
c. Gall bladder
d. Dorsal aerators

32. Which of the following feature of echinoderms

like the starfish consists of a system of internal
canals extending to the surface?

39. What chemical controls metamorphosis among

insects?

a. Wall perforations

a. Pheromones

b. Hydrostatic system

b. Estradiol

c. Tube feet system

c. Enzymes

d. Watervascular system

d. Hormones

40. Mammals experience a very minimal change in

their body temperature as they move from a warm
location to an extremely cold place because they
are ___________.

a. E
b. D
c. K
d. B

a. cryptophilic
b. poikolothermic

46. Damaged blood vessels are repaired by

__________.

c. thermophilic

a. thrombocytes

d. homeothermic

b. erythrocytes

41. What emergency hormone increases the supply

of sugar and oxygen in the blood for more energy?

c. leukocytes

a. Insulin
b. Pituitrin
c. Thyroxine
d. Adrenalin
42. If bone has osteocytes, skin has _____________.
a. chondrocytes
b. fibrocytes

d. phagocytes
47. Which muscle disorder accounts for skeletal
muscle tissue degeneration that causes a person to
experience progressive weakness?
a. Atrophy
b. Dystrophy
c. Cramps
d. Hypertrophy

c. melanocytes

48. Which of the following vitamins is needed for

erythrocytes production?

d. osteoblasts

a. B12

43. What is the recent technology being used now

in the surgery of the retina?

b. D

a. CT scan
b. Laser
c. Grafts
d. Xray
44. What may happen with the carbon dioxide
concentration in the blood if you hold your breath
for half a minute? The carbon dioxide
concentrations will ____________.
a. fluctuate
b. decrease
c. remains the same
d. increase
45. Which of the following vitamins is needed for
the clotting factor synthesis?

c. E
d. A
49. When erythrocytes are found in the urine, the
condition is diagnosed as ________.
a. hematuria
b. cystitis
c. glomerulonephritis
d. hemophilia
50. Which part of our body serves as a lever, a kind
of simple machine?
a. Ligament
b. Spinal Cord
c. Bone
d. Tendon