Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO CITY
ILOILO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
M.H. Del Pilar Street, Molo, Iloilo City

THIRD QUARTER EXAM

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer from the following questions and write your answers on your answer sheets.
1. Which part of the female reproductive system is responsible for the production of the female hormones, estrogen and
progesterone?
a. Cervix b. Oviducts c. ovaries d. uterus
2. Which part of the male reproductive system serves as storage and maturation site of sperm cells?
a. Cowper’s Gland b. epididymis c. prostate gland d. vas deferens
3. Where does fertilization take place?
a. cervix b. oviduct c. ovaries d. uterus
4. What happens to the corpus luteum if pregnancy does not occur?
a. It develops into a new secondary oocyte.
b. It continues to secrete progesterone and estrogen.
c. It degenerates.
d. It thickens in the uterus.
5. Which of the following is the correct order of the menstrual cycle?
a. Ovulation, luteal phase, follicular phase, menstruation
b. Follicular phase, luteal phase, ovulation, menstruation
c. Follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase, menstruation
d. Luteal phase, ovulation, follicular phase, menstruation
6. The menstrual cycle is initiated by which of the following hormones?
a. Estrogen b. FSH c. LH d. progesterone
7. When does ovulation occur?
a. A day before menstruation
b. Immediately after menstruation
c. No definite time
d. A day after a sharp increase in the luteinizing hormone
8. At which point in the menstrual cycle is a woman most fertile?
a. Days 1-5 b. Days 9-16 c. Days 17-21 d. Days 22-28
9. Which of the following are effects of increased levels of estrogen in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle?
a. Hair thinning c. Thickening of cervical mucus
b. Thinning of cervical mucous d. Thickening of the endometrium
10. At which stage of the uterine cycle does the menstrual phase occur?
a. Days 1-5 b. Days 5-14 c. Days 14-28
11. Where are hormones estrogen and progesterone produced?
a. Anterior Pituitary b. Ovary c. Adrenal Glands d. Hypothalamus
12. A grade 5 pupil named Myra has a blood stain on her skirt due to menstruation. If you were her friend, what will you do?
a. Ignore and just leave.
b. Let others see her bloodstain.
c. Laugh at her for not being cautious.
d. Call her in private to change her pad and skirt.
13. Among the choices below, which of the following is a process in which DNA is copied?
a. Transcription B. Translation C. Replication D. Reverse transcription
14. Who discovered the DNA?
a. James Watson and Francis Crick C. Galileo Galilei
b. Robert Hooke D. Charles Darwin
15. All of the following are true of RNA EXCEPT ___________________.
a. RNA can leave the nucleus c. RNA contain uracil in place of thymine
b. RNA is a single strand d. RNA and DNA have the same 5-C sugar
16. If the sequence of bases along one side of a DNA molecule is AAGCT, the complementary sequence of bases on the other
side of the DNA molecule is _____________________.
a. AAGCT B. UUCGA C. GGTAC D. TTCGA
17. The three nitrogenous bases carried by tRNA is called _____________________.
a. codon B. anticodon C. code D. genes
18. What term is used to describe the process by which DNA is copied to produce two daughter DNA molecules?
a. reproduction C. replication
b. translation D. transcription
19. Which of the following is NOT a kind of RNA?
a. tRNA B. mRNA C. rRNA D. fRNA
20. What will happen to the mRNA molecule after transcription?
a. It will go to the cytoplasm to undergo translation.
b. It will stay at the nucleus and undergo replication.
 c. It will transfer to the cytoplasm where it will stay there.
d. None of the above

For nos. 21-25. Identify whether the description describes the DNA, the RNA or both. Use the choices below.

A. DNA B. RNA C. BOTH

21. Single stranded
22. Bases are C,G, A & U
23. Deoxyribose sugar
24. Can’t self-replicate
25. Contains a sugar, phosphate, and a base
26. In transcription, the nucleotide sequence CAT in DNA would specify ____________ in mRNA.
a. TAC B. GUA C. GTU D. GAU
27. In the process of transcription ________________________.
a. the base sequence of DNA is copied into tRNA
b. a polypeptide is formed as specified by the genes in a chromosomes
c. rRNA is specified by the genes in a chromosomes
d. a strand of mRNA is formed with base sequences complementary to those of DNA
28. The direct result of transcription is ______________________.
a. a duplicate DNA molecule C. nRNA
b. a protein D. mRNA
29. The direct result of translation is ________________________.
a. a duplicate DNA molecule C. nRNA
b. a protein D. mRNA
30. On which of the following molecules would you find a codon?
a. messenger RNA C. ribosomal RNA
b. transfer RNA D. small nuclear RNA

II. Identify the parts of the female and male reproductive organs. Write your answers on the space provided after each number
on the right of the diagram.

III.
ANATOMY DIAGRAM for Poster or Transparency, for ACTIVITY 2.2
ANATOMY DIAGRAM for Poster or Transparency, for ACTIVITY 2.2

IV.
Female
Female Inside
Inside Male
Male Inside
Inside
V.
Produce
Produce
Eggs
Eggs&&
Female
Female
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Hormones
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Make

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Make

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for
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Semen

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Grows
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Urine & Semen
Leave Body

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for
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Sperm

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Hormones

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Copyright © 2006, 2007 by Janet P. Realini, M.D., M.P.H.

Copyright © 2006-2008 by Janet P. Realini, M.D., M.P.H.

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the correct sequence of DNA/RNA given the DNA strand. Write your answers on
your answer sheet.
1.

DNA coding strand ATG AAA TCG GCT TTC TGA

DNA template strand

mRNA

Peptide chain