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CETR- ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If cats and lions belong to the same class, then, they must also belong to the same:

a)

Family

b)

Genus

c)

Order

d)

Phylum

2.

At the sea floor of the Marianas Trench, a marine biologist was able to dredge an unknown animal species. Which among the following characteristics should he consider?

a)

Colonial

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Presence of cell walls and chloroplasts

d)

Unicellular

3.

Vertebrates are animals with vertebral column. They comprise around 5% of all animals on earth. Which of the following animals is NOT a vertebrate?

a)

Sea gull

b)

Sea cow

c)

Sea horse

d)

Sea lily

4.

Which among the following plants do not produce reproductive spores?

a)

Pines

b)

Ferns

c)

Horsetails

d)

Mosses

5.

Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the flower. What type of pollination happens when the pollen of one flower pollinates the stigma of another flower coming from the same plant?

a)

Cross pollination

b)

Hybridization

c)

Self pollination

d)

Self-fertilization

6.

The efficiency of water absorption in young roots is boosted by the presence of microscopic structures along the epidermal cells of the maturation region. What do you call these epidermal extensions along the maturation region?

a)

Lenticels

b)

Root hairs

c)

Stomata

d)

Trichomes

7.

In the conduction of water and minerals in plants, there are vessels or tissues where water and minerals pass through, what do you call these tissues?

a)

Casparian strip

b)

Endodermis

c)

Phloem

d)

Xylem

8.

Some parasites need more than one host. Examples of these are the tapeworms and liver fluke. What do you call the host where the adult form of the parasite lives?

a)

Primary host

b)

Secondary host

c)

Tertiary host

d)

Quaternary host

9.

What role do cohesion and adhesion play in xylem transport?

a)

makes water continuous and keeps water column in place

b)

pulls the water column upward from the roots to leaves

c)

pushes the xylem sap upward

d)

forces water to enter the endodermal cells

10.

An opening in the leaf that allows gas and water exchange is called _________________?

a)

mesophyll

b)

cuticle

c)

stomata

d)

thylakoid

11.

Ko Mun Yeong places 25 pea seeds in a large pot and allow the seeds to germinate in total darkness. Which of these growth or movement activities would the seedlings exhibit?

a)

geotropism, as the roots grow down and the shoots grow up

b)

phototropism, as the shoots search for light

c)

thigmotropism, as the tendrils coil around other seedlings

d)

chemotropism, as the roots search for fertilizers

12.

Plant hormone responsible for the ripening of green fruits is the ______________________.

a)

auxin

b)

cytokinin

c)

abscissic acid

d)

ethylene

13.

Which of these pairs is mismatched?

a)

clams - gills

b)

grasshopper - book lungs

c)

polychaetes-parapodia

d)

chelicerates- pedipalps

14.

Which phylum is pair incorrectly with a terrestrial representative organism?

a)

molluska- snail

b)

platyhelminth- tapeworm

c)

arthropoda- spider

d)

annelida- millipede

15.

All of the following are the characteristics of cartilaginous fishes and bony fishes EXCEPT

a)

both have paired fins

b)

both have a keen sense of smell

c)

both have an operculum

d)

both have a complete skeleton

16.

When animals developed a body cavity derived from mesoderm they are called coelomates. A coelom cushions the internal organs and protects them from injury. Which of the following phylum exhibits this characteristics?

a)

annelida

b)

porifera

c)

coelenterata

d)

nematoda

17.

Which of these is an incorrect difference between reptiles and birds?

a)

shelled egg- partial internal development

b)

scales- feathers

c)

tetrapods-wings/bipedal

d)

ectothermy-endothermy

18.

All of the following describe the characteristics of mammals EXCEPT:

a)

All mammals are viviparous.

b)

All mammals have hair and mammary gland.

c)

All mammals are warm blooded.

d)

All mammals have differentiated teeth

19.

The fertilized ovule gives rise to the ____________.

a)

fruit

b)

seed

c)

endosperm

d)

flower

20.

Which of the following traits characterizes gymnosperms?

a)

Reproductive structures are located in the flower.

b)

After fertilization, the ovary thickens and forms a fruit.

c)

The plants carry exposed seeds on modified leaves

d)

The gametophyte is longest phase of the life cycle.