SCIENCE REVIEWER

1. Where do transcription and translation take place?

A. Both take place in the nucleus.
B. Both take place in the cytoplasm.
C. Transcription takes place in the nucleus and translation takes place in the cytoplasm.
D. Translation takes place in the nucleus and transcription takes place in the cytoplasm.
2. Which amino acid corresponds to the codon AUG?

A. Valine B. Arginine C. Methionine D. Serine

3. Which is the anti-codon for the mRNA codon GUC?

A. CAG B. CUG C. CTG D. GAC

4. The chromosomal mutation shown in the image is

A. Deletion B. Inversion C. Duplication D. Translocation

5. When can a mutation be passed on to o spring?

A. only when the mutation is present during or occurs during meiosis.

B. only when the mutation is present during or occurs during mitosis.

C. when the mutation occurs during mitosis or meiosis.

D. when the mutation occurs in somatic cells.

6. Which of the following causes high risk of extinction today?

A. Human activities B. temperature C. Natural calamities D. Sunlight

7. Which of the following in NOT a cause of extinction?

A. Human population growth C. Overharvesting

B. Sustainable development D. Global warming

8. Species that are in danger of becoming extinct in the near future are known as

A. endangered species C. Exotic species

B. Keystone species D. Threatened species

9. What are biodiversity hotspots?

A. Protected areas on Earth

B. Places with very high temperature

C. Cold areas on Earth first a ected by global warming.

D. Areas with high species richness but lost seventy percent of its vegetation

10. Cocolisap infestation outbreak has been declared in some parts of the Philippines. The cocolisap feeds on the
sap of the nut tree and injects enzymes resulting in discolored leaves and deformed plant tissues that retard its
growth of coconut tree. This is in a decrease in the survival rate of coconut trees. Which of the following factors
limit the population of coconut tree?

A. Diseases and parasites B. emigration C. predation

11. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. The central nervous system integrates and processes information sent by nerves.

B. The autonomic system controls glandular secretions and the functioning of smooth and cardiac
muscles.

C. The somatic system consists of sensory receptors nerves that carry sensory information to the central
nervous system.

D. The peripheral nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
12. The following are endocrine glands except one. Which one is it?

A. Pituitary B. Thyroid C. Liver D. Pancreas

13. What hormone enables the body to produce certain antibodies?

A. Thyroxin B. Thymosin C. Oxytocin D. Insulin

14. What does the hormone insulin do to our body?

A. It regulates the body metabolism C. It regulates our blood sugar level

B. It controls the calcium level in our body D. It prepares our body for action

15. Which of the following hormones is released by the adrenal gland?

A. Thymosin B. Oxytocin C. Thyroxin D. Adrenaline

16. Why do organisms with close biochemical similarities show stronger evolutionary relationships?

A. They have varied and di erent ancestry.

B. They have similar patterns during their early stages of development.

C. They have common ancestor and have the same kind of protein.

D. They possess same vestigial structure that made their evolutionary relationship closer.

17. Which of the following statements best explains the theory of natural selection?

A. Organs that are not used may disappear, while organs that are constantly used develop.

B. In nature, the organism with desirable characteristics may survive, while those with weaker
traits may not.

C. Organisms develop desirable structures to survive in a given environment.

D. Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to o spring.

18. Which of the following statements explains Lamarck's Theory of Use and Disuse?

A. Body structures develop because they are used extensively.

B. Body structures develop because they are not in use.

C. Body structures develop because of competition.

D. Body structures develop because of mutation.

19. Your arm is homologous with

A. A seal flipper B. An octopus tentacles C. Vestigial Structure D. Equivalent Structure

20. Which of the following is the most e ective way to preserve biodiversity?

A. Captive breeding B. Habitat destruction C. Habitat preservation D. Habitat fragmentation

21. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A. Heart B. Brain C. Spinal Cord D. Nerve cell

22. The tiny space between neurons or a neuron and its target muscle is the

A. Dendrite B. Axon C. Synapse D. Neurotransmitter

23. Nerve impulses are picked up by a neuron's (nerve cell)

A. Dendrites B. Neuron cell body C. Axon D. Synapse

24. The part of the brain that controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood
pressure ssure is the

A. cerebrum B. brain stem C. cerebellum D. cranial nerves

25. Which part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) carry motor and sensory signal between the spinal cord and
the body?

A. Brain cell B. Spinal nerves C. Cranial nerves D. Brain stem

26. The person who studies fossils.

A. Plaeontologist B. Antropologist C. Geologist

27. Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe evolution?

A. Evolution is continuous

B. Evolution refers to change

C. The world is stable and unchanging

D. If there is mutation, there is evolution

28. One of the major sources of evidence for evolution is in the comparative anatomy of organisms. Features that
have a similar look, bit di erent structural origin are called

A. Homologous structure B. Vestigial Structure C. Analogous Structure D. Equivalent Structure

29. Which pair of animals shows a correct example of homologous structures?

A. Wings of butterfly and wings of bat

B. Flipper of whales and forelimbs of cat

C. Fingers of human and arm of starfish

D. Tongue of frig and proboscis of mosquito

30. Based on the number of di erences in amino acids sequence, which pair of organisms is least related to each
other?

A. Fruit fly-Wheat B. Human-Horse C. Fruit fly-Pigeon D. Human-Wheat

31. What is the cellular process in which a new copy of DNA is created?

A. Dehydration synthesis B. DNA Synthesis C. Protein Synthesis D. RNA Replication

32. Which is NOT TRUE about DNA and RNA?

A. DNA is double stranded while RNA is single stranded.

B. The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while that in RNA is ribose.

C. The nitrogen bases in DNA are adenine (A) guanine (G) thymine (T) and cytosine (C).In RNA are
adenine, guanine cytosine and uracil.

D. The DNA is located in the cytoplasm while RNA is in the nucleus.

For questions number 33-35, refer to the situation below.

The following is the sequence on one strand of a DNA molecule:

AATGCCAGTGGT

33. If this is replicated, which of the following is the complementary strand that is produced?

A. TCGTCCGTCTAG B. TTACGGTCACCA C. AGCAGGCAGGGT D. UCGUCCUCUAGA

34. If transcribed into mRNA, what would be the resulting strand?

A. UUACGGUCACCA B. AGCAGGCAGAUC C. AGCAGGAGATC D. TCGTCCGTCTA

35. During translation, the tRNA sequence of nucleotides arranged linearly is

A. TCGTCCGTCTAG B. AGCAGGCAGAUC C. AAUGCCAGUGGU D. UCGUCCGUCUAG