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Science 9_Biology_1stQ_Reviewer

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which are the organs of the respiratory system?

a)

Lungs, heart, and blood.

b)

Rib cage, diaphragm, and lungs.

c)

Nose, lungs, heart, and diaphragm

d)

Lungs, throat, and passageways that lead to lungs

2.

What happens in the diaphragm when we exhale (breathe out)?

a)

The diaphragm relaxes and moves upwards.

b)

The diaphragm contracts and moves upwards.

c)

The diaphragm relaxes and moves downwards.

d)

The diaphragm contracts and moves downwards.

3.

What will happen if the epiglottis does not close the entrance of airways?

a)

The larynx will be blocked with food particles.

b)

The pharynx will have difficulty in swallowing.

c)

The food particles will block the opening of the trachea and a person will have difficulty in breathing.

d)

The food particles will block the bronchioles thus making it difficult to breathe in and breathe out.

4.

What important activity takes place in the lungs?

a)

Food is digested.

b)

Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.

c)

The trachea is exchanged for the larynx.

d)

Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.

5.

Which is taking place in this figure?

a)

Exhalation; the rib cage is expanding.

b)

Exhalation; the diaphragm is relaxing.

c)

Inhalation; the chest cavity is reduced.

d)

Inhalation; the diaphragm is contracting.

6.

Which statement is true about the human circulatory system?

a)

It makes blood cells.

b)

It transports oxygen and nutrients.

c)

It breaks down food and releases nutrients.

d)

It is the first line of defense against bacteria.

7.

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

Artery

b)

Blood vessel

c)

Capillary

d)

Vein

8.

Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

a)

Deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells.

b)

Break down carbohydrates into glucose.

c)

Transport other materials through body.

d)

Remove carbon dioxide and wastes from cells.

9.

If a rupture occurs in the pulmonary artery, which passageway is affected?

a)

The passageway of blood going to aorta.

b)

The passageway of blood going to lungs.

c)

The passageway of blood going to vena cava.

d)

The passageway of blood going to right atrium.

10.

Which path in the figure does the blood flow through the heart as it returns from the head and body?

a)

1→2

b)

2→1

c)

3→4

d)

4→3

11.

In which chamber does the blood flow while transporting fresh oxygen?

a)

1→2

b)

2→1

c)

3→4

d)

4→3

12.

What type of circulation carries oxygenated blood to the rest of the body excluding the lungs.?

a)

Heart Circulation

b)

Pulmonary Circulation

c)

Coronary Circulation

d)

Systemic Circulation

13.

For the body to maintain homeostasis, the intake of oxygen into the lungs must be followed by which process?

a)

A decrease in blood flow.

b)

An increase in blood pressure.

c)

A decrease in gas exchange.

d)

The exhalation of carbon dioxide.

14.

How do the respiratory and circulatory systems work together?

a)

They supply the body's cells with oxygen.

b)

They are responsible for the movement of the body.

c)

They break down food into energy and eliminate waste.

d)

They send chemical signals throughout the body via hormones.

15.

The circulatory and respiratory systems work together to provide cells with oxygen and nutrients and remove wastes such as carbon dioxide. When the body needs more oxygen, how does the circulatory system respond?

a)

The heart beats faster to match the increase in breathing rate.

b)

More blood is sent to the lungs and less to the rest of the body.

c)

The blood vessels in the arms and legs constrict to conserve oxygen.

d)

Blood moves more slowly through the organs to carry away more wastes.

16.

When one characteristic is more strongly inherited than another characteristic, it is said to be.

a)

Dihybrid

b)

Dominant

c)

Recessive

d)

Monohybrid

17.

Which genotypes consists of two identical genes for a given character?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

18.

The human sex chromosome for male is ______________________.

a)

XX

b)

YY

c)

XY

d)

XZ

19.

Which of the following is a physical feature or trait of an organism?

a)

Allele

b)

linkage

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

20.

The chromosome number of normal human gametes is ___________________.

a)

12

b)

23

c)

46

d)

Higher for eggs and sperm

21.

Which is NOT an example of incomplete dominance?

a)

A pink flower produced from red and white flowers

b)

A flower that is both red and white produced from red and white flowers

c)

Curly-haired and straight-haired individuals producing wavy-haired offspring

d)

A highly spotted dog and a non-spotted dog producing puppies with a few spots

22.

A man heterozygous for blood type A marries a woman heterozygous for blood type B. What is the chance that their first child will have type O blood?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

23.

Which best describes the genetic material a person receives from his or her father?

a)

22 autosomes and an X or Y chromosome

b)

22 haploid cells and an X or Y chromosome

c)

23 diploid cells and an X and Y chromosome

d)

pair of homologous chromosomes and an X and Y chromosome

24.

Which of the following represents an individual who is heterozygous for two genes?

a)

Aabb

b)

AAbb

c)

AaBb

d)

AABb

25.

A couple has a colorblind son, but all their daughters have normal vision. What are the genotypes of this couple?

a)

XX and XY

b)

XX and XCY

c)

XXC and XY

d)

XCXC and XCY

26.

If an organism has two alleles for a gene that are the same and usually masked by another type of allele, the organism is said to be __________?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Generally defective

c)

Homozygous recessive

d)

Homozygous dominant

27.

Baldness is an example of __________________.

a)

Polygene

b)

X-linked gene

c)

Holandric gene

d)

Sex-influenced trait

28.

What inheritance is most likely involved when both parental phenotypes are expressed in the F1 generation?

a)

Codominance

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Polygenic inheritance

d)

Incomplete dominance

29.

A polygenic trait is also called _____________________.

a)

X-linked gene

b)

Multiple alleles

c)

Holandric gene

d)

Continuous trait

30.

What information can be obtained from a Punnett square?

a)

Genotype of offspring

b)

Phenotype of offspring

c)

Phenotypic ratio of offspring

d)

All the above information

31.

Which is NOT an example of an endangered species?

a)

Tarsier

b)

Dugong

c)

Maya bird

d)

Monkey-eating eagle

32.

Which do you think is the biggest problem faced by endangered species?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Climate change

d)

Human activities

33.

What is the best example of limiting factors?

a)

waste, animals, and ecosystem

b)

unit area, density, and population

c)

environment, green plants, and land

d)

food, water, and light.

34.

Which could be a probable cause of increase in the population of preys in an environment?

a)

destruction of prey habitats

b)

lower birth rate than death rate of preys

c)

calamities and rampant spread of diseases

d)

increase in the population of their predators

35.

How does habitat degradation cause extinction of species?

a)

It kills acid intolerant species.

b)

It leads to spread of diseases that exterminate species.

c)

It leads to diminishing resources which increases competition among species.

d)

It leads to existence of shallow gene pools that promote massive inbreeding.

36.

What do woolly mammoth, Dodo, and Great Auk have in common?

a)

They are all extinct.

b)

They are all mammals.

c)

They are all threatened species.

d)

They are all endangered species.

37.

Which statements are TRUE?
            I. Introducing a new species in an ecosystem affects the food chain.
            II. Extinction is a natural process that has occurred since the beginning of time.
            III. Human intervention is the most leading cause of animal extinctions in this time.

a)

I and II only

b)

II and III only

c)

I and III only

d)

I, II and III

38.

Refer to the table below: Species composition of two fields.

How will you compare Field A with Field B in terms of every flower species population?   

a)

Cattleya have larger population than yellow bell

b)

Yellow bell in Field A is less than in Field B

c)

Gumamela is already extinct in Field A

d)

Field A have more species than Field B

39.

Consider three communities. Each made up of a total of 100 organisms, drawn from combinations of ten species, A to J.
Based on the table above, which statements are correct?
            I. Community 3 has higher species richness than community 1 and community 2.
            II. Community 2 has the same species richness but has a lower diversity than community 1.
            III. Community 1 has the highest diversity because it has the highest species richness and each

species has a similar relative abundance.

a)

I and II only

b)

II and III only

c)

I and III only

d)

I, II and III

40.

Which could you infer about an ecosystem with high species diversity?

a)

Its food webs are relatively simple.

b)

It has a greater number of successful species and a more stable ecosystem.

c)

The change in the environment would probably have quite serious effects on it.

d)

The environment is quite stressful with relatively few ecological niches and only a few organisms are really well adapted to that ecosystem.

41.

Assume two habitats have the same number of species of birds. The first habitat is predominantly one species of bird, with just a few birds of the other species. The second habitat has equal number of all the different bird species found in habitat 1. Will they have the same biodiversity index? If yes, why? If not, which will have the higher biodiversity index, and why?

a)

Yes, because they have equal species richness and species evenness.

b)

Yes, they will have the same biodiversity index because they have the same number of species.

c)

No, habitat 1 has a higher diversity because it is predominantly one species of bird. Diversity index depends on the greatest number of counts of one species of the organisms found in a community.

d)

No, habitat 2 has a higher diversity because, aside from having the same number of species of birds as habitat 1, it also has equal numbers of each species. Species richness and species evenness are both measures of biodiversity.

42.

Which one is the major cause of deforestation?

a)

global warming

b)

muro-ami

c)

illegal logging

d)

overharvesting

43.

When can we say that extinction occurs in species?

a)

when new species evolve.

b)

when species threatened another species

c)

when the last member of that species dies.

d)

when population become larger

44.

How does deforestation, building of dams, conversion of forest to agricultural lands and urban development could cause species to decrease in number which, eventually, could lead to extinction?

a)

They pollute the environment causing species to die.

b)

They cause widespread of diseases which may lead to mass extinction.

c)

They trigger calamities to occur which may cause mass extinction of species.

d)

They destroy the habitat where species live, depriving them the chance to thrive and survive.

45.

Which are considered driving forces of extinction?

a)

climate change

b)

Over hunting

c)

Carbon emissions

d)

All of the above

46.

The following are consequences of water pollution EXCEPT

a)

infectious diseases

b)

oversupply of plant nutrients

c)

accumulation of toxic chemicals

d)

increased dissolved oxygen for marine life

47.

Abiotic factors are non-living things which determine the survival of an organism. Which of the following items is an abiotic factor?

a)

habitat

b)

temperature

c)

food

d)

organism

48.

Where do all water pollutants eventually end up?

a)

rivers

b)

lakes

c)

streams

d)

oceans

49.

Biodiversity can affect the ________ of ecosystems and the _________ of populations.

a)

sustainability; stability

b)

life ; existence

c)

stability ; sustainability

d)

existence ; life

50.

How is the forest ecosystem affected when trees are cut down?

a)

Nutrients are lost in the soil.

b)

Oxygen will no longer be available.

c)

Animals will lose their shelter and food.

d)

There will be available space for building

51.

The environmental conditions that keep a population from increasing in size and help balance ecosystems is called ________.

a)

limiting factor

b)

biotic factor

c)

abiotic factor

d)

environmental factor

52.

What does eutrophication mean?

a)

Forests are cleared to make the land available for other purposes.

b)

People collect, capture, or harvest marine organisms such as coral reefs, fish, sea turtles, and others in a large quantity.

c)

The weakening or death of trees caused by Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Sulfur dioxide (SO2) that reacts with water, oxygen, and other chemicals in the atmosphere.

d)

An increase of organic nutrients brought about by the chemicals and garbage thrown into the bodies of water which stimulates the growth of algae and in turn, lessens the available oxygen for other aquatic animals.

53.

Biodiversity is a short term for ____________

a)

biological diversified

b)

biological diversity

c)

biological diverse

d)

bio diversified

54.

Biodiversity and the survival of ecosystems has a direct proportional relationship. This means that if biodiversity will increase, the chance of survival will also _______.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

increase then decreases

d)

cannot be determined

55.

The main source/s of oceanic pollution is/are

a)

oil, ozone, methane.

b)

petroleum, oil, detergent.

c)

detergent, volcanic ashes, oil.

d)

ozone, volcanic ashes, nitric oxide.

56.

Which of the following is the major cause of wildlife depletion?

a)

carbon emissions

b)

deforestation

c)

overfishing

d)

eutrophication

57.

Environments always have both living and _________.

a)

non-living factors

b)

nutrients

c)

biogeochemical cycles

d)

ecosystem

58.

How may conservation be achieved?

a)

by using fine nets

b)

by collecting corals and shells

c)

by using appropriate size of nets

d)

by using cyanide for collecting coral fish

59.

Trees in the forest compete for limited resources like space, sunlight and soil nutrients. Some small plants like grasses and shrubs can't grow well therefore, population decreases. Which limiting factor greatly affects the population of grasses and shrubs in the forest ecosystem?

a)

space

b)

sunlight

c)

temperature

d)

altitude

60.

The ocean is the __________ ecosystem in the world.

a)

shortest

b)

smallest

c)

largest

d)

longest