SECOND WRITTEN TEST IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

QUARTER 2, SY 2021-2022

Instructions: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer in a
separate sheet of paper, or in the answer sheet provided to you. Do not write anything
on this test questionnaire.

1. Which of the following terms refers to the biological process of producing offspring
that are biologically or genetically similar to the parents?
A. evolution
B. fertilization
C. development
D. reproduction

2. What term refers to the process of producing new organism by combining the
genetic information of two individuals having different sexes?
A. external fertilization
B. internal fertilization
C. sexual reproduction
D. asexual reproduction

3. Which of the following animals fertilized its gametes internally and develop its
embryo by receiving all the nutrients from the yolk content of the egg sacs?
A. birds
B. turtles
C. sharks
D. dolphins

4. Animals develop its fertilized eggs differently. Which of the following is TRUE
about the development of an animal embryo?
A. Animals that lay eggs are ovoviviparous.
B. Animals that give birth to offspring are viviparous.
C. Animals that lay eggs and develop the eggs inside the mother’s body are
ovoviparous.
D. Animals that lay eggs and develop its embryo outside the mother’s body
are oviparous.

5. Chicken laid their eggs outside their body wherein these eggs developed by
receiving nourishment from its yolk. Which of the following BEST describe the
fertilization of chickens?
A. Chickens are oviparous that fertilized its eggs internally.
B. Chickens are viviparous that fertilized its eggs externally.
C. Chickens are oviviparous that fertilized its eggs externally.
D. Chickens are ovoviviparous that fertilized its eggs internally.

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6. Which of the following statements correctly differentiate sexual reproduction from
asexual reproduction?
A. Sexual reproduction is faster than asexual reproduction.
B. Sexual reproduction requires one parent while asexual requires two.
C. Sexual reproduction requires two parents while asexual requires one.
D. Sexual reproduction produces identical offspring while asexual produces
offspring from two parents.

7. Hydra, coral, starfish and goldfish are aquatic animals that reproduces its
offspring in different methods. Which offspring will be MOST different from its
parent?
A. coral
B. goldfish
C. hydra
D. starfish

8. In a laboratory experiment, your teacher instructed you to cut starfish into pieces.
Several weeks later, you observed that each piece develops into a new starfish.
Which type of asexual reproduction is being described from the situation?
A. fission
B. budding
C. fragmentation
D. parthenogenesis

9. The chances of survival among animals are greatly affected by its type of
reproduction and animal embryo development. Which of the following animals
have more chances of survival?
A. Philippine frog
B. Philippine duck
C. Philippine flying lemur
D. Philippine wild chicken

10. Humans, like other animals, undergo a process in reproducing its offspring. The
following are the process involved in the formation and development of human
embryo.
I. fertilization
II. blastocyst development
III. blastocyst implantation
IV. embryo development
V. fetal development
What is the correct order in the formation of human fetus?

A. I, III, II, IV, V

B. I, II, III, V, IV
C. I, II, III, IV, V
D. I, IV, III, II, V

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11. Which of the following is TRUE about the advantages of asexual reproduction?
A. Fission in corals produces clones that does not allow genetic variation.
B. Colonies of hydra produced through budding have no improvement in their
characteristics.
C. Regeneration in starfish helps them survive when they encounter a greater
number of predators.
D. Parthenogenesis in bees produces no movement of genes from one
population to another enabling them not to adapt to unstable
environments.

12. The following animals exhibit different types of reproduction processes. Which
of the following animals reproduce its offspring asexually?
A. A chicken egg that is fertilized by a rooster.
B. A frog releases its sperm and egg in water.
C. A starfish that reproduces by breaking off and generating parts of its body.
D. A red-tailed green rat snake develops its eggs inside the mother’s body but
its embryo obtains nourishment from egg yolk.

13. Evaluate the sets of animals with its corresponding reproduction process given
below. Which of the following has an incorrect combination?
A. Sponge-regeneration
B. lizard-parthenogenesis
C. catfish-external fertilization
D. guppy-viviparous internal fertilization

14. Your family visit a beach where varied species of animals are found like starfishes
and different kinds of fish. Your younger sister asked you why starfishes looked
the same while the other fishes looked uniquely different from each other. Which
of the following is the BEST explanation you can give to your sister’s question?
A. Both the starfishes and other fishes reproduced sexually.
B. Both the starfishes and other fishes reproduced asexually.
C. The starfishes reproduced asexually while the other fishes reproduced
sexually.
D. The starfishes reproduced sexually while the other fishes reproduced
asexually.

15. Your mother is one month pregnant and you noticed that she is still smoking.
You tried to remind her and explained to her that the life of your younger sibling
is at risk. After learning the process of reproduction and its importance, how will
you explain to your mom the risks she could get when she ingests toxins such as
nicotine and alcohol?
A. These toxins can enter the embryo when it eats.
B. These toxins can enter her uterus through her navel.
C. These toxins can diffuse from her blood to the embryo’s blood within the
placenta.
D. These toxins transfer to the embryo since her blood normally mixes with
the embryo’s blood in the placenta.
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16. What term refers to the group of techniques used to cut up and join together
genetic material, especially DNA from different biological species?
A. cloning
B. gene therapy
C. genetic engineering
D. DNA fingerprinting

17. Which of the following is NOT correct about recombinant DNA technology?
A. Plasmids and bacteriophages are examples of commonly used vectors.
B. Recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology helps produce better breeds of plants
and animals.
C. The rDNA technology could also help in identifying criminals by studying a
sample from a specific person.
D. The rDNA technology can be considered successful even if the foreign DNA
inserted into the vector DNA is not expressing the desired trait in the host
cells.

18. Which of the following is involved in the construction of recombinant DNA?

A. cleaving and rejoining DNA segments with ligase
B. cleaving and joining of DNA segments with endonuclease
C. cleaving DNA segments with endonuclease and rejoining with ligase
D. cleaving DNA segments with ligase and rejoining with endonuclease

19. Analyze the different steps below which involved genetic engineering or
recombinant DNA technology. What is the correct arrangement of steps in genetic
engineering?
I. Selection of Transformed Host Cells
II. Selection of Suitable Cloning Vector
III. Selection and Isolation of DNA Insert
IV. Expression and Multiplication of DNA Insert in the Host
V. Introduction of Recombinant DNA Molecule to a Suitable Host
VI. Introduction of DNA-insert into Vector to form rDNA Molecule

A. II, I, III, V, VI, IV

B. II, III, I, VI, V, IV
C. III, II, VI, V, I, IV
D. III, II, I, VI, V, IV

20. Enzymes are one of the tools used in rDNA technology. The statement: “enzymes
are proteins that recognizes a specific, short nucleotide sequence and cuts the
RNA only at specific site”, is false. What makes the statement incorrect?
A. Enzymes are fats that cut DNA only at specific site.
B. Enzymes are proteins that cut RNA only at specific site.
C. Enzymes are proteins that cut DNA only at specific site.
D. Enzymes are carbohydrates that cut RNA only at specific site.

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21. Your aunt is diagnosed of having Type I diabetes, a condition in which the body
does not make insulin and cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood. What
rDNA technology could help your aunt solve her condition?
A. production of vaccines
B. production of hormones
C. production of antibiotics
D. biosynthesis of interferon

22. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-

CoV-2 virus that affects the lives of everybody around the world. What rDNA
technology could help solve our problem about COVID-19?
A. production of vaccines
B. production of hormones
C. production of antibiotics
D. biosynthesis of interferon

23. Given the situation: “John is suspecting that Jose was his long-lost father. He
wants to verify if they were blood related and is thinking of rDNA technology in
proving his suspicion”. If you are to give suggestion to John of rDNA technology
application, what would it be?
A. Apply biosynthesis of interferon.
B. Use DNA fingerprinting and compare your DNA profile.
C. Apply gene therapy and ensure the restoration of normal cellular activity.
D. Use the production of hormones and compare if you have the same number
of hormones.

24. Which of the following crop is not genetically modified?

A. Bt corn
B. golden rice
C. BT eggplant
D. conventional rice

25. Which of the following is considered a risk of GM food to people’s health?

A. GM food enhanced pathogenicity.
B. GM food production cost is reduced.
C. GM food increased weed or pest burden.
D. GM food contains higher amounts of vitamins and minerals.

26. Rice is a common staple food that can fight hunger but lack many
micronutrients. Genetically engineered rice which is rich in micronutrients was
developed to provide staple food for everybody. Which do you think benefits
you MOST in consuming genetically engineered rice?
A. The need for pesticides and insecticides were reduced because of genetically
engineered rice.
B. There is a greater food security and medical benefits because of genetically
engineered rice.

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 C. Genetically engineered rice contains more Vitamin A which can help reduce
the number of people going blind.
D. Genetically engineered rice matures faster, tolerate environmental
stressors, and grows in the place where they are not used to flourish.

27. Consider the statement: “GM foods are good for human consumption since it
has a potential to develop allergens and toxicity”. How will you classify the
statement?
A. The statement is correct but we should not consume GM foods.
B. The statement is correct, hence, there is no problem in consuming GM
foods.
C. The statement is incorrect; thus, we need to stop consuming GM foods
especially that GM foods are not good to our health.
D. The statement is incorrect, hence, there is a need to support with recent
findings and studies the benefits and risks of consuming GM foods.

28. Which of the following is TRUE about the benefits of genetically modified crops?
A. Genetically modified crops are more nutritious than conventional crops.
B. Genetically modified crops are a known health risk than conventional
crops.
C. Genetically modified crops offer substantial health advantages than
conventional crops.
D. Genetically modified crops are neither better now worse than foods from
conventional crops.

29. Golden rice is one of the examples of a genetically modified crop which contains
more Vitamin A than conventional rice. What conclusion could you formulate
about the benefits we can get from golden rice?
A. Golden rice has more Vitamin A but could not solve night blindness.
B. Because of golden rice number of people going blind had increased.
C. Golden rice consumption is safe which can solve Vitamin A deficiency.
D. Golden rice consumption doesn’t solve our problem with Vitamin A
deficiency.

30. An expert farmer visits your community introducing the benefits of Bt corn. He
gives free Bt corn plants and advised the group of farmers in your community
including your father to plant Bt corn in your farm or land. Since you have
learned the benefits and risks of GMOs in your science class, what best advise
could you suggest to your father?
A. Bt corn is toxic especially to the monarch caterpillar.
B. Planting Bt corn is not good especially that it is harmful to some pestiferous
insects.
C. Planting Bt corn in your land can enhanced the ability of microorganisms
to cause damage to its host.
D. Bt corn is rich in protein which means reduction in the amount of
insecticide to be applied in crops.

Test Developer: Mary Grace P. dela Cruz DepEd-Caraga

School: Agusan del Sur National High School Sukdanan
Email Address: [email protected] Standardized Assessment