Second Periodical Examination

Department of Education
Schools Divison of Cotabato City

Cotabato City
SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN GRADE 7

Name: _______________________________
Grade & Level:________________________
DIRECTION: Read each statement carefully.Choose the letter of the correct answer and
write it on the space provided for.
_______1. Cell, is the basic unit of life, can be divided into two groups, prokaryotic and
eukaryotic, based on a fundamental differences in their organization and size. As a cell
increase in size, _______.
a. Its volume increases more rapidly than its surface area.
b. Its surface area increases more rapidly than its volume.
c. Its volume increases at the same rate as its surface area.
d. The relationship between the rate of increase in its volume and that of its surface area
can’t be determined.
_______2. Plant cells but not animal cells have_____________.

a. Mitochondria b. nucleoli c. ribosomes d. cell walls
_______ 3. Which organism causes “red tide”?

a. Red alga b. green alga c. clubmoss d. dinoflagellate
_______4.Which parts of the flower are involved in sexual reproduction?
a. Pistil and stamen b. stamen and sepals c. petals and pistil d. petals and pollen
grains
_______5.What does the study of an ecosystem consist of?
a. Interactions among the living organisms
b. Relationship among the nonliving components
c. Functions that the different groups of organisms perform
d. Interaction between the living organisms and the physical environment.
_______6. It regulates the amount of light that reaches the specimen.
a. Coarse adjustment knob b. revolving nosepiece c. diaphragm d. fine adjustment
knob
_______7.Why are decomposers useful to the living world?
a. They are composed mainly of bacteria, fungi and other organisms.
b. These non-green organisms do not compete with the producers for light energy.
c. They break down complex substances in decaying/dead organisms into simpler
materials and return them to the environment.
d. They do not compete with other consumers because they prefer to feed on
decaying/dead organisms.
_______8. As the bee sips nectar, it transfers pollen from flower to flower to help each
reproduce. This is an example of___.
a. Predation b. mutualism c. commensalism d. competition
_______9. What type of cell has three characteristics: contains DNA but no nucleus,
contains flagella, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane.
a. Plant b. fungi c. animal d. bacteria
_______10. What is the common feature of cells of many protists, plants, and fungi, which
is NOT found in animal cells?
a. Mitochondrion b. plasma membrane c. ribosome d. cell wall
_______11. A food chain derived from this food web could be_____.
a. Field mouse-ladybird-snake-chicken-man
b. Ladybird-caterpillar- chicken- snake- vulture
c. Corn plant-caterpillar- chicken- aphids-vulture
d. Corn plant-chicken-field mouse- snake-vulture
_______12. Which organism causes athlete’s foot?
a. Bacterium b. slime mold c. fungus d. virus
_______13. What is the smallest, most basic unit of life?
a. Cell b. system c. tissue d. element
_______14. Holds the objective lenses and can be rotated.
a. Draw tube b. arm c. base d. revolving nosepiece
_______15. Exact copies of DNA as a result of asexual reproduction are.

a. Clones b. splices c. complimentary bases d. recombinant sequences
_______16. What will happen when an animal cell is placed in distilled water?
a. It will shrink b. it will swell c. its size will not change d. both a and b
_______17.What kind of symbiosis exists between two organisms when both species benefit
and neither one suffers?
a. Commensalism b. mutualism c. amensalism d. competition
_______18. This group has the following characteristics: (1) microscopic; (2) disease-
producing and (c) has to get into a living cell to be “alive”. What is its group
classification?
a. bacteria b. viruses c. slime molds d. fungi
_______19. Which of the following organism occupies the highest feeding level?
a. Consumer b. decomposer c. herbivore d. producer
_______20. An organelle is a structure within a cell that takes part in carrying out the cell’s life
functions. Which of the following is not an organelle within cells?
a. Nucleus b. chloroplast c. metabolite d. mitochondrion
For numbers 21 to 23, refer to Figure below, food web.

Man Chicken Garden snake vulture
Corn plant
Field rat
caterpillarcate
rpillar
caterpillar
ladybird aphid
caterpillar
_______21.The caterpillar is an example of a ____.

a. Carnivore b. herbivore c. omnivore d. producer
_______22.The omnivores in this example are the_____.
a. Man and field mouse c. field mouse and aphids
b. b. ladybird and aphids d. garden snake and vultures
_______23. Which animals are both a predator and a prey?
a. Vulture and ladybird c. garden snake and vulture
b. Ladybird and field mouse d. field mouse and garden snake
_______24. What could be the possible result of a sudden decrease in the population of
garden snakes?
a. The population of vultures will increase.
b. The population of vultures will decrease.
c. The population of chicken will decrease.
d. The population of field mice will decrease.
_______25. Holds the glass slides in place.

a. Stage b. stage clips c. arm d. concave mirror
_______26.Which of the following animals is classified as a “flagship species”/
a. Philippine cockatoo b. tamaraw c. Philippine Eagle d. tarsier
_______27. What is the major role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
a. Recycle nutrients b. make the soil fertile c. clean the environment d. act as
pollutants
_______28.Suppose that planktons are small autotrophs that absorb energy from the sun.
The shrimp eats the plankton. The tuna eats the shrimp. The shark eats the tuna.
Which of these is the primary consumer?
a. plankton c. shrimp
b. shark d. tuna
_______29. All of the following are abiotic factors EXCEPT:
a. air c. soil
b. animals d. sunlight
_______30. Bacteria are the oldest and most abundant organisms on earth. The maintenance
of life depends on them, since they play a vital role both in productivity and in cycling
the substances essential to all other life forms. The only organisms capable of fixing
atmospheric nitrogen are bacteria. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Bacteria are always single-celled
b. All bacteria reproduce asexually by binary fission.
c. Certain bacteria are capable of living in an environment containing H2 rather than O2
d. Bacteria are much less diverse metabolically than eukaryotes and hence can survive
inly in very limited range of habitats under very special circumstances.
_______31. Seeds are mature____ and fruits are mature______.

a. ovaries; ovules b. ovules; stamens c. ovules; ovaries d. stamens; ovaries
_______32. Which of the following can produce asexually?

a. Humans b. yeasts c. dogs d. rabbits
_______33. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristics of plant cell?

a. A large central vacuole develops at maturity
b. Chloroplasts are present
c. It is surrounded by a cell wall.
d. The cytoplasm is bound by a plasma membrane.
_______34. Which of the following wastes maybe used as substances for microbial culture in
nata-making?
a. Waste pineapple juice b. rice washings c. both a and b d. neither a or b
_______35. What microorganism turns alcohol to acetic acid in vinegar production?

a. Aspergillus sp. b. Acetobacter sp. c. Lactobacillus sp. d. yeast
_______36. The fungi are a distinct kingdom of eukaryotic organisms characterized by

filamentous growth form, lack of chlorophyll and motile cells, chitin- rich cell walls, and external
digestion of food by the secretion of enzymes. Together with bacteria, they are the
decomposers of the biosphere. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Every fungus possesses flagella at some part of its life cycle.

b. Fungi reproduce only sexually.
c. Yeast possesses the ability to break down glucose to produce ethanol and carbon
dioxide.
d. The cell walls of fungi are made of cellulose.
_______ 37. Refers to organisms sharing common traits.

a. Population b. species c. producers d. consumers
_______ 38. Which group represents an “in-between” of the living and the nonliving?
a. Cyanobacteria b. viruses c. Euglena and its relatives d. horsetails
_______ 39.A type of consumers that feed on detritus or decaying organic matter is called___.
a. Omnivores b. detritivores c. autotrophs d. heterotrophs
_______ 40. Which group constitutes a natural ecosystem?
a. Prawn farm, oyster farm
b. Rice field, cornfield
c. Ocean, rainforest, swamp
d. Abaca plantation, rubber plantation, coconut plantation
_______ 41. Which form of pollution is caused by too much nitrates or phosphates in a body of
water?
a. Algal bloom b. biological magnification c. red tide d. water pollution
_______ 42. Holds the upper parts of the microscope.

a. Arm b. base c. draw tube d. fine adjustment knob
_______ 43. Which is a product of burning fossil fuels?

a. Carbon monoxide b. nitrogen c. carbon dioxide d. oxygen
_______ 44. A plant bears a cone with seeds on the surface. What is the classification of this
plant?
a. Alga b. liverwort c. moss d. fern
_______ 45. Allows the up or down movement of the body tube for focusing.
a. Fine adjustment knob b. coarse adjustment knob c. eyepiece d. stage
_______ 46. What characteristics is shared by both reptiles and birds?

a. They lay eggs.
b. They are cold-blooded animals
c. They are warm-blooded animals
d. They fly.
_______ 47. What is the classification of the “green scum” you usually see floating in canals?
a. Alga b. fern c. moss d. liverwort
_______ 48. What is the classification of Streptococcus, the organism which causes sore
throat and other respiratory infections?
a. Bacterium b. fungus c. slime mold d. virus
_______ 49. Which does not possess an external skeleton?

a. Insect b. mollusk c. roundworm d. shrimp
_______ 50. Which organ enable the plant to produce its own food?
a. Flower b. leaf c. root d. stem

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SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN GRADE 7

_______2. Plant cells but not animal cells have_____________.

_______ 3. Which organism causes “red tide”?

_______15. Exact copies of DNA as a result of asexual reproduction are.

For numbers 21 to 23, refer to Figure below, food web.

_______21.The caterpillar is an example of a ____.

_______25. Holds the glass slides in place.

_______31. Seeds are mature____ and fruits are mature______.

_______32. Which of the following can produce asexually?

_______33. Which of the following is NOT a unique characteristics of plant cell?

_______35. What microorganism turns alcohol to acetic acid in vinegar production?

_______36. The fungi are a distinct kingdom of eukaryotic organisms characterized by

a. Every fungus possesses flagella at some part of its life cycle.

_______ 37. Refers to organisms sharing common traits.

_______ 42. Holds the upper parts of the microscope.

_______ 43. Which is a product of burning fossil fuels?

_______ 46. What characteristics is shared by both reptiles and birds?

_______ 49. Which does not possess an external skeleton?

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