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WorksheetsScience and Technology Drills For LET
Total questions: 150
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A living organism thrives best in its ______.
geography
colony
habitat
settlement
Modern taxonomy is to Karol Linnaeus, as ancient taxonomy is to ______.
Plato
Socrates
Sophocles
Aristotle
The 2 waste products of the citric acid cycle are ______.
hydrogen and nitrogen
water and carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
water and nitrogen
Sound will travel fastest in ______.
water
air
solid
plastic
The Philippines lies in a place where there are many volcanoes which make it prone to ______.
typhoon
drought
flooding
earthquake
Since most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant or consume both, the transfer of matter and energy intertwine into the ______.
Food consumer
Food web
Food producer
Food chain
Conduction is to solids, as radiation is to ______.
Gas
Plasma
Liquid
Serum
Conduction, convention and radiation are ways of transferring or transforming energy through the use of ______.
Heat
Force
Waves
Electricity
The abbreviations sin, tan, sec for sine, tangent and secant are to Albert Gerard, as using common logarithms in measuring the intensity of earthquakes is to ______.
Alexander Bell
George Dantzig
Johann Kepler
Charles Richter
The least harmful energy to the atmosphere to the atmosphere because it does not emit pollution is ______.
Fossil fuels
Slash-and-burn agriculture
Dry cell energy
Nuclear energy
The practical application of scientific knowledge on daily human activities is ______.
Technology
Innovation
Invention
Discovery
A food chain is illustrated by the following link line ______.
Bacteria-grass-goat-human
Human-goat-human-grass
Grass-goat-human-bacteria
Goat-human-bacteria-grass
The major concern about global warming arises from increased concentrations of ______.
Nitrogen oxides
Greenhouse gases
Sulfur oxides
Photochemical smog
The laws of heredity were the results of the study of ______.
Alexander Fleming
Charles Darwin
Gregor Johann Mendel
Marie Curie
An orchid attached to a coconut tree is example of ______.
osmosis
commensalism
parasitism
predation
The best reliable source of scientific knowledge is ______.
educated guess
empirical study
interview result
personal experience
After an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude of earthquake in 1990, the ______ erupted.
Mt. Pinatubo
Mt. Mayon
Mt. Apo
Taal Volcano
The following are energy and food decomposers EXCEPT ______.
Earthworm
fungi
Termite
plant
Medicine is benefited by scientific development of ______.
Access to information
control of diseases
Information dissemination
research capability
Why are dams thicker at their bottoms than at their tops?
Water is denser at the bottom
The temperature is higher at the bottom
Water weighs more at the bottom
Water pressure is higher at the bottom
Energy transferred illustrated by connecting a powerbank to an active cellphone is ______ energy.
potential
chemical
kinetic
nuclear
Sahara is to dessert biome as the Arctic is to the _____ biome.
Tundra
mountain
Forest
grassland
Symbiotic relationship between orchid on the trunk of a tree; bird with nest on tree’s branches, clownfish and sea anemone refers to relationship which is ______.
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
Reciprocity
All of the following contribute to environmental conservation EXCEPT ______.
carburetor exhaust
energy conservation
waste segregation
reforestation
Zebra, horse and donkey have similar characteristics because they belong to the same ______.
taxonomy
rank
species
genus
Which sector of the economy consumes the most energy?
residential
transportation
electric utilities
industry
Salinity, temperature, waves currents that affects the Ocean Ecosystem are described as ______.
Biotic
behavioral
Abiotic
community
Regulating hunting is ensuring the preservation of endangered ______.
Animals
forests
Trees
plants
Conserved wetlands and forests, invisible chemical cycles that redistribute water, oxygen, and carbon through the world’s living and non-living systems are the basic characteristics of an ecosystem that is ______.
Diverse
biotic
Sustainable
balanced
The highest category in the classification of plants and animals is ______.
Genus
Phylum
Species
Domain
What will happen to a cell in hypertonic solution?
The plant cell will have edema
The plant cell will rupture
No effect on the cell
The plant cell will shrink
Which of the following organism feeds on necrotic and decaying matter?
Vulture
Algae
Parakeet
Yeast
Who is known as the Father of Modern Taxonomy and is responsible for coining Homo sapiens in humans?
A.H. Coplan
Charlton
Aristotle
Linnaeus
The hierarchy of biology taxonomy has how many levels?
10
5
6
8
Kingdom Plantae includes which organisms?
Prokaryotes
Magnoliidae
Fungi
Protozoa
Organisms that decompose substances into products that can be useful are called ___.
Herbivores
Saproilites
Carnivores
Saprophytes
Which of the following is a heterotroph?
Algae
Grasshopper
Fern
Moss
What organism would most likely be in an arctic environment?
Crocodile
Walrus
Turtle
Maya Bird
Predation is a relationship exemplified by a _______.
hunter shooting a duck in the forest and having it for dinner
a clownfish living within a sea anemone
a tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract of a toddler
A mango tree is planted beside a sampaguita plant in a garden. They demonstrate ______.
mutualism
competition
predation
commensalism
The following are homologous organs, EXCEPT:
seal's flipper
bat's wing
human arm
fish tail
Which of the following is a segmented worm that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation?
Bloodworms
Earthworms
Maggots
Leeches
Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of ______.
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleotides
Carbohydrates
If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic compounds, lipids are ______ organic compounds.
Simple
Polypeptide
Hydrophobic
Biomolecules
Oxygen is the waste product of the process of ______.
Carburetor exhaust
Oxidation
Photosynthesis
Conversion
What is the process used by plants to convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
Diffusion
Photochemical conversion
Cytolysis
Which of the following convert the energy from sunlight into chemical energy?
plants
animals
virus
mammals
Carbon dioxide is produced by plants in the ______.
Evening
Afternoon
Noon
Morning
What are the hormones responsible for plant growth, promoting auxillary bud growth and apical dominance?
Auxins and Gibberellins
Cytokinins and Gibberellins
Auxins and abscisic acid
Cytokinins and auxins
An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a competing ant colony and steals larvae and uses them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how this species copes with everyday life?
ecological defeat
ecological habitation
ecological niche
ecological success
Eutrophication which causes the depletion of dissolved oxygen in water results into?
decrease in aquatic plants
abundant sea harvest
decrease in dissolved nutrients
diminished sea harvest
A forest suffered from wildfires and destroys the existing vegetation. However, the soil remained viable. Five years later, trees and bushes are seen flourishing in the forest again. This phenomenon is called ______.
primary ecological succession
secondary ecological succession
tertiary ecological succession
quaternary ecological succession
An example of asexual reproduction is ______.
Pollination
Conception
Fertilization
Grafting
What type of asexual reproduction occurs when a new organism develops from an outgrowth as exemplified by corals?
Fission
Fertilization
Sexual reproduction
Budding
The molecules that contain an organism’s genetic make-up is called ______.
Genetic Membrane
Nucleolus
Nucleic Acid
Allele
These are small hair-like structures that serve as sensory function in eukaryotic cells.
Cilia
Actin Filaments
Centromere
Plasma
What are the thin structures essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement and changes in cell shape?
Myosin filaments
Monofilaments
Pseudo filaments
Microfilaments
A human arm, a bat's wing and a seal's flipper are examples of:
Analogous Organs
Homologous Organs
Embryonic Organs
Vestigial Organs
Which organism is an example of fungi?
Algae
Euglenoids
Yeast
Entamoeba
Which organism is classified under Kingdom Fungi?
Red algae
Microsporidia
Diatoms
Streptococcus
What is the unique feature of fungi?
They have combined chitins and glucans in their cell wall.
Some are capable of bioluminescence.
They contain mitochondria.
They contain genetic material.
Which of the following is an example of a useful function for bacteria?
can clean up an oil spill by digesting hydrocarbons
may be used as vectors to introduce proteins
can synthesize new forms of heavy metals
may be pathogenic and cause human disease
Which protist can cause dysentery?
Gorilla beringei
Entamoeba uvax
Streptococcus
Entamoeba histolytica
Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by an organism classified under which phylum?
Arthropoda
Echinodermata
Mollusca
Cnidaria
What diagnostic test allows microorganism to multiply in a medium under controlled laboratory condition in order to determine the cause of an infectious disease?
Microbial culture
Chest x-ray
Urinalysis
Complete blood count
Which of the following process involves chloroplast?
Conversion of light energy to chemical energy
Formation of reproductive cells
Cell division
Protein synthesis
What is the most likely reason for a desert plant to have a few or no leaves?
To increase photosynthesis.
To decrease transpiration.
To decrease photosynthesis.
To increase transpiration.
What is the term for slowing-down response by the frog’s circulatory system during the cold season?
Cold-blood reaction
Hibernation
Temperature response
Estivation
Of the following, which is an example of physiological adaptation that allows survival among plants or animals?
Frog's powerful hind legs to jump away from predators.
Bright colors of insects pollinated flowers.
Chameleon's ability to change color with its environment.
Walking sticks' unique shape and color.
This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.
biochemical pathway
nutrition cycle
food web
fossil cycle
What is the most significant cause of dwindling biodiversity?
Large plant consumption
Destruction of Habitat
Global warming
Depletion of ozone layer
Which of the following process best explains the evolution of life forms or gradual transformation of species?
Isolation
Natural selection
Genetic drift
New of combination of genes
Which technology can lead to the formation of a new genetic trait?
asexual reproduction
tissue culture
embryo transplant
exposure to radiation
What is the main organ for respiration?
Esophagus
Lungs
Nose
Fallopian Tube
Which of the following is a vitamin?
Insulin
Niacin
Pepsin
Trypsin
In humans, the correct sequence of embryological development is ______.
Fertilization, zygote, gametes, cleavage, embryo
Gametes, fertilization, zygote, cleavage, embryo
Embryo, zygote, fertilization, gametes, cleavage
Zygote, cleavage, fertilization, embryo, gametes
The main source of energy of our body is ______, derived from carbohydrates like bread and rice.
glucose
amino acid
nucleic acid
glycerol
A substance that speeds up or retards a chemical reaction without itself undergoing a chemical change.
Enhancer
Catalyst
Electrolytes
Ionizer
The main difference between animal and plant cells is that ______.
Plant cells lack rigid cell wall
Animal cells lack rigid cell wall
Plant cells possess small vacuoles
Animal cells possess large vacuoles
Which of the following refers to the increase in earth’s temperature due to a buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere?
global warming
desertification
eutrophication
acid rain
The correct sequence of the stages of mitosis
Prophase-Metaphase-Anaphase-Telophase
Anaphase-Metaphase-Prophase-Telophase
Telophase-Prophase-Metaphase-Anaphase
Metaphase-Telophase-Anaphase-Prophase
Rickets, which is characterized by soft and fragile bones in children, results from severe deficiency of ______.
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the level of organization from lowest to highest?
Tissues-system-organs-cells
Systems-organs-tissues-cells
Cells-tissues-organs-system
Cells-organs-tissues-system
What are the breathing organs of plants that are located in the stems and trunks?
Lamella
Stoma
Lenticles
Cortex
A severed portion of a starfish grows into a full starfish through asexual reproduction by the process called ______.
Biotic
Regeneration
Migration
Population
The feeding procedure wherein the mother bird partially digests the food and places an amount into the young’s beak is termed ______.
regurgitation
guttation
hibernation
estivation
The average blood in the circulatory system of an average person.
4 liters
5 liters
6 liters
9 liters
Studies show that there are parts of the body that have lost their usefulness and which may later disappear. What are these organs called?
Residual
Extinct
Fossilized
Vestigial
Is the hierarchical series of organism wherein each is dependent on the next as a source of food.
Ecosystem
Ecology
Food chain
Food system
The protein shell of a virus is called ______.
Nucleolus
Capsid
Nucleus
Nucleic Acid
What technology technique is employed during breeding in captivity in order to restore the populations of endangered and threatened species to safe levels?
Artificial insemination
Cobalt radiation
Cross pollination
Genetic engineering
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 explain this speciation?
Geographical isolation
Episodic isolation
Chronotropic isolation
Behavioral isolation
Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are classified as ______.
Acids and bases
Macromolecules
Phospholipids
Carbohydrates
What will happen to the plant cell in a hypotonic solution?
The plant cell will shrink.
The plant cell will have thickened wall.
The plant cell will swell.
Nothing happens to the plant cell.
Which of the following activities is NOT directly involved in the study of biology?
Classifying wild plants living in a forest.
Studying the physical structure of the soil.
Determining which plants grow best in a type of soil.
What term is used to describe the ability to maintain a constant internal environment?
Homeostasis
Metastasis
Metabolism
Thermoregulation
Which of the following is an example of behavioral adaption?
Thick green stems of the cactus.
Thick fur of the bear.
Shedding leaves during summer.
Presence of cuticle on the upper surface of the leaves.
The cell wall of plant is made of?
Lipids
Cellulose
Glycocalyx
Chitin
Which causes our bones to turn brittle and easily break?
Turning into muscle tissue.
Increase in flexibility.
Turbidity decrease.
Removal of collagen.
Dan is 30 years old. According to human structure how many bones he has?
281
217
206
106
What do you call the finger-like folds on the inner linings of the small intestine?
Appendix
Rugae
Villi
Cecum
What do you call a food in a semi liquid form, partially digested and mixed with hydrochloric acid?
Chyme
Mucosa
Gastric fluid
Gastric secretion
The Brundtland Commission defines it as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Uncompromising
Sustainable development
Ecological
Environmental development
Which of the environment law requires industries to install anti-pollution devices and ban the use of incinerators?
Clean Air Act
Environmental Security Act
Greenpeace Act
Anti-Act
Which protist causes malaria and carried by Anopheles mosquitoes?
Euglena
Plasmodium
Fungi
HIV
The process by which water molecules move from higher to lower areas of concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.
Carrier Molecule
Exocytosis
Osmosis
Cell Membrane
Vibrio cholerae is ______ bacteria.
Comma-shaped
Rod-shaped
Sperical shaped
Spirally-shaped
The technology that uses plants to breakdown or concentrate toxic waste in the soil is called as;
Bioaccumulation
Bioremediation
Genetic engineering
Phytoremediation
Which of the following pertains to slight quantifiable evolutionary modifications within a population from generation to generation?
Microevolution
Artificial selection
Generational selection
Evolutionary upheaval
Chemical change in matter usually happens when ______.
The change in substance keeps its chemical identity.
New substances are formed from the original substance.
Nuclear composition of an atom increases or decreases.
An atom has same atomic mass but different atomic number.
When walking, you push against the ground; the ground pushes back to you is an application of the ______.
Law of Interaction
Law of Inertia
Law of Acceleration
Law of Thermodynamics
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the earth’s surface?
stratosphere
exosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
The history of the Earth has been divided by scientists into eras. Which of the following shows the arrangement of these eras into proper sequence from the oldest to the most recent?
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
Because it will adversely affect the populations' food supplies, the most disadvantageous source of energy is ______.
Wind
Geothermal
Sun
Plants
The world's largest ecosystem of deserts is
Antarctica
Sahara
Kalahari
Gobi
Which of the following is measure of pressure, defined as one newton per square meter?
Lightyears
Milliliter
Joule
Pascal
Perfumes contain organic compounds called:
Alcohol
Ethers
Acids
Esters
Milk is classified as ______.
Colloid
Acid
Metalloid
Soda
How many phases of the moon are there in one month?
4
8
6
10
Which of the following travels fastest in air?
Moonbeam
Light
Thunder
Current
Light travel fastest in ______.
Water
Air
Liquid
Vacuum
Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?
1/2 sheet of pad paper
1/4 sheet of pad paper
1/8 sheet of pad paper
1/3 sheet of pad paper
Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the compound MnF3?
Manganese fluoride (III)
Manganese (I) fluoride (III)
Manganese (III) fluoride
Manganese (III) fluoride (III)
Which of the following statements best explain why copper is the metal most widely used in electrical wiring?
It is the best conductor of electricity.
It is cheaper than aluminum.
It is a better conductor than aluminum and cheaper than silver.
It has high resistance to electricity.
When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you tend to hold your free hand away from your body in order to ______.
change the weight of your body and load.
change the mass of your body.
be ready to grab something in case you fall.
change the center of gravity of your body and load.
Which explains why work is done when blowing a balloon?
The balloon moves outward as the blowing force is exerted on it.
The force of gravity on the balloon increases.
The balloon has potential energy which is changed to kinetic energy.
The balloon is filled with air which has weight and occupies space.
Apparently, the loss of weight of objects immersed in a fluid is due to ______.
Archimedes principle
Newton's theory
Specific gravity
Buoyant force
Which process occurs when dry ice CO2(s) is changed into CO2(g)?
evaporation
sublimation
condensation
decomposition
How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?
They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence of objects.
They are able to fluoresce in the dark.
They have supersonic eyesight.
They can disappear.
The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed with the contents of a septic tank, this is called
Water condensation
Hypertrophication
Estivation
none of the above
Which element has Ca as its symbol?
Calcium
Cadmium
Carbon
Californium
Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere?
Using large banks of solar cells for energy production.
Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations.
Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans.
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.
El Niño
La Niña
Greenhouse rain
Acid rain
The Kyoto protocol which requires countries to reduce greenhouse emission is a practice that advocates ______.
Sustainable potential
Ecological destruction
Forest demolition
Environmental protection
Besides solids, liquids, and gas, what is the fourth form of matter?
Gel
Colloid
Foam
Plasma
Which of these characterizes organic compounds?
They are compounds of any element.
They cannot be broken down to simpler substances.
They always require electrical means to separate.
They are compounds containing hydrocarbon.
Which type of reaction does the general equation (AB + energy → A + B) shows?
Endothermic synthesis
Exothermic decomposition
Exothermic synthesis
Endothermic decomposition
Which element has Te as its symbol?
Terbium
Tellurium
Titanium
Technetium
What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a p orbital?
6
10
18
14
A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to ______.
surface tension
buoyancy
viscosity
atmospheric pressure
Which of the following statement is TRUE of nuclear fission?
The energy process is identical to that which occurs in the sun.
Energy is obtained by getting nucleus of the atoms to break up to split.
After the lighter atoms are changed into energy.
Scientists can combine lighter atoms to form heavier atoms.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about textbook laid on the table?
No force is acting on it.
The textbook undergoes acceleration.
The sum of the forces acting upon it is zero.
The textbook undergoes deceleration.
Which of the following causes the seasons?
The rotation of the sun about the earth.
The distance of the earth from the sun.
The rotation of the earth about the sun.
The tilting of the earth on its axis.
Which is true of metalloids?
Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metal.
Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.
Conduct heat better than metals.
Have properties of both metals and non-metals.
In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame?
Bright green
Gold
Brick red
Lilac
A metric carat is a unit of mass for measuring gemstones. It is equivalent to ______.
1,000 mg
2 kg
200 mg
100 mg
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?
Twilight sun
Northern Light
Summer light
Midnight Sun
What is the most common protic solvent?
water
acetone
ethyl acetate
crown ethers
Which of the following processes includes all the others?
Osmosis
Diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Passive transport
What is the process by which the water molecules move from an area of higher concentration to areas of lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane?
Osmosis
Diffusion
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
