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GE Science 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Philippines lies in the ____________, an area where many volcanoes are active.

a)

Archipelagic fault line

b)

Wheel of fire

c)

Ring of fire

d)

Volcanic rim

2.

The first step in the scientific method is ______.

a)

testing a hypothesis

b)

making observations

c)

forming a hypothesis

d)

analyzing data

3.

Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism?

a)

Plasmodium falciparum

b)

Influenza sp.

c)

Probiotics such as bifidobacteria

d)

Yersinia pestis

4.

Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides are types of ________.

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Carbohydrates

5.

Air like food and water is an essential element in human existence. Carried by the wind, polluted air called ______ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.

a)

El Niño

b)

La Niña

c)

Greenhouse rain

d)

Acid rain

6.

What are the components of a fungal cell wall?

a)

Chitin, proteins and sugar

b)

Lipids, proteins and sugars

c)

Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars

d)

Cellulose and proteins

7.

What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

ATP

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Oxygen

8.

What will happen to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?

a)

The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall.

b)

The plant cell will shrivel.

c)

No effect on the plant cell.

d)

The plant cell will swell.

9.

An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a competing ant colony and steals larvae and use them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how this species copes with everyday life?

a)

Ecological defeat

b)

Environmental habitation

c)

Ecological success

d)

Ecological niche

10.

How many bones does an adult human being have?

a)

206

b)

216

c)

226

d)

246

11.

A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to _________________.

a)

Surface tension

b)

Atmospheric pressure

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Viscosity

12.

In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame?

a)

Bright green

b)

Brick red

c)

Gold

d)

Lilac

13.

Which is true of metalloids?

a)

Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metals.

b)

Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.

c)

Conduct heat better than metals.

d)

Have properties of both metals and non-metals.

14.

What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting auxiliary bud growth and apical dominance?

a)

Auxins and Gibberellins

b)

Auxins and abscisate

c)

Cytokinins and Gibberellins

d)

Cytokinins and auxins

15.

Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF₃?

a)

Manganese fluoride (III)

b)

Manganese (III) fluoride

c)

Manganese (I) fluoride (III)

d)

Manganese (III) fluoride (III)

16.

Which of the following is a heterotroph?

a)

Algae

b)

Fern

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Moss

17.

Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides, and nucleic acids are classified as _______.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Acids and bases

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Macromolecular

18.

Which of the following is a measure of pressure, defined as one newton per square meter?

a)

Pascal

b)

Atomic Units

c)

Milliliter

d)

Poise

19.

Who discovered penicillin?

a)

Fleming

b)

Mendel

c)

Curie

d)

Darwin

20.

Kingdom Plantae includes which organisms?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Fungi

c)

Magnoliidae

d)

Protozoa

21.

Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of scientific assertion?

a)

Logic and validity

b)

Conformity with actual observation

c)

Empirical support

d)

Hearsay

22.

Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders.

a)

Mutation

b)

Embryology

c)

Pathology

d)

Speciation

23.

What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?

a)

Crocodile

b)

Turtle

c)

Walrus

d)

Maya Bird

24.

How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?

a)

They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence of objects.

b)

They are able to fluoresce in the dark.

c)

They have supersonic eyesight.

d)

They can disappear.

25.

This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.

a)

Nutrition cycles

b)

Fossil cycle

c)

Biochemical pathways

d)

Food web

26.

One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is ____________.

a)

Euthanasia

b)

Capital punishment

c)

Salvaging

d)

Suicide

27.

A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the area, a group of fish was separated and populated a new pond. They then developed differing characteristics and became a distinct species. Which of the following concepts explains this speciation?

a)

Geographical isolation

b)

Episodic isolation

c)

Chronotropic isolation

d)

Behavioral isolation

28.

The protein shell of a virus is called ____________.

a)

Capsid

b)

Virions

c)

Lambda bacteriophage

d)

Capsomeres

29.

Air, flood, and water are essential elements in human existence. Carried by the wind, polluted air called ________________ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.

a)

La Niña

b)

Greenhouse rain

c)

El Niño

d)

Acid rain

30.

In the Pacific area, a storm is called _____________.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Typhoon

c)

El Niño

d)

La Niña

31.

When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer, and when the sun shines all the time both day and night, what is this called?

a)

Twilight sun

b)

Summer light

c)

Northern Light

d)

Midnight Sun

32.

The Kyoto Protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is a practice that advocates ________.

a)

Environmental protection

b)

Ecological destruction

c)

Sustainable potential

d)

Forest demolition

33.

Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological environments in a certain plain. Among desert ecosystems, the world’s largest ecosystem is ______________.

a)

Sahara

b)

Sonoran

c)

Tian Shan

d)

Namib

34.

Which is known as "blood sugar”?

a)

Sucrose

b)

Lactose

c)

Fructose

d)

Glucose

35.

Which among the following vitamins is soluble in water?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B1

c)

Vitamin B12

d)

Vitamin C

36.

Complete the reaction: Water + CO₂ → Sugar + ______.

a)

Ethanol

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

37.

What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?

a)

Frog

b)

Turtle

c)

Rice bird

d)

Walrus

38.

Which is the universal blood donor?

a)

Blood type A

b)

Blood type B

c)

Blood type AB

d)

Blood type O

39.

Which shows pairing of analogous structures?

a)

Hands of man: Hands of frog

b)

Wings of birds: Wings of fly

c)

Legs of apes: Legs of monkeys

d)

Flippers of whales: Flippers of dolphins

40.

Which taxonomic sequence indicates general to specific?

a)

Genus – species – order – class – family

b)

Species – genus – family – order – family

c)

Kingdom – phylum – family – class – order

d)

Class – order – family – genus – species