Actual September LET 2023

Science Specialization
1. What is the unit of heredity?
A. Gamete
B. Gene
C. Sperm
D. Cell

2. What is the full name of GPS?

A. Geo-positioning system
B. Global positioning system
C. Geo-positioning satellite
D. Global positioning satellite

3. The process of physical division in eukaryotic cell which enables growth and production of
worn-out cell is known as?
A. Eukaryotic
B. Prokaryotic
C. Meiosis
D. Cytokinesis

4. Fatty acids whether saturated or unsaturated is classified as?

A. Amino acids
B. Lipids
C. Enzymes
D. Carbohydrates

5. Arrange the following from smallest to largest?

A. Molecule-Atom-Tissue-Cell
B. Atom-Molecule-Cell-Tissue
C. Cell-Tissue-Atom-Molecule
D. Tissue-Cell-Molecule-Atom

6. Environmental scientist 200 ago who predicted that climate change will occur?
A. Joseph Fourier
B. Al Gore
C. Eugene Odom
D. Alexander Von Humboldt

Alexander Von Humboldt - The Prussian naturalist predicted climate change back
in the early 119th century. “He is the forgotten father of environmentalism” says
historian Andrea Wulf.
7. The chemical name for water as a compound which consists of two atoms of Hydrogen and
one atom of Oxygen is______?
A. Dihydrogen monoxide
B. Hydrogen monoxide
C. Hydrogen dioxide
D. Hydrogen monosulfide

8. The study of features and characteristics of metals and minerals is called_____?

A. Biochemistry
B. Inorganic Chemistry
C. Organic Chemistry
D. Nuclear Chemistry

9. Recent DNA shows that the domesticated dogs from different home, the wolf from the
forest and the Chihuahua from Mexico demonstrate the occurrence of similarities but
belongs to different____?
A. Phylum
B. Family
C. Species
D. Order

10. If the speed of the object is doubled, what quantity of other must also be doubled?
A. Force
B. Kinetic
C. Acceleration
D. Momentum

11. What is one of the few molecules that can pass through a cell membrane through
diffusion?
A. Soil
B. Heat
C. Water
D. Blood

12. Which is the most abundant element in the body comprising of 65%?
A. Carbon
B. Hydrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Nitrogen

13. Cell, the basic unit of life was discovered by____?

A. Darwin
B. Watson
C. Mendel
 D. Hooke

14. Considering the following statement when an elevator rising at constant speed
I. The upward cable forces is at constant.
II. The kinetic energy of the elevator is constant.
III. The acceleration of the elevator is zero.
IV. The mechanical energy of the Earth-elevator system is constant.
A. I and II
B. III and IV
C. I, II, and III
D. II, III, and IV

15. Which does not belong to the group?

A. Worm
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Virus

16. Who proposed a widely used five-kingdom classification system for living organisms in
the 20th century?
A. Carl Linnaeus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Robert Hooke
D. Robert Whittaker

17. What do you call the reaction between sodium and chloride to form salt?
A. Acidification
B. Alkalization
C. Ionization
D. Neutralization

18. A test that determines to which there are three or more independent samples/variables?
A. Regression test
B. ANOVA
C. T-test
D. Z-test

19. What describes objects that occupy space and have mass?
A. Volume
B. Density
C. Matter
D. Weight

20. Vaccination for small pox vaccine is to Edward Jenner, as vaccines for anthrax and
rabies are to___.
 A. Leeuwenhoek
B. Curie
C. Pasteur
D. Fleming

21. He is the scientist who named/identified many elements like carbon, oxygen, and
hydrogen?
A. Friedrich Wohler
B. Antoine Lavoisier
C. John Dalton
D. Avogadro

22. The observable characteristics such as skin color and facial features is to “phenotype”
while behavior and temperament is to ____?
A. Mutagen
B. Genotype
C. Mutation
D. Genomics

23. The radiation that comes from the sun is called____.

A. Isobar
B. Insolation
C. Ray
D. Ozone

24. In homeostatic, receptor is to skin and effector is to ______?

A. Eyes
B. Nerves
C. Nose
D. Glands

25. Phenotype concerns about physical attributes of organism such as ____?

A. Physical features
B. Temperament
C. Habit
D. Behavior

26. Result of polymerization of smaller compounds?

A. Monomer
B. Synthesis
C. Macromolecule
D. Compound

27. The least harmful energy in the atmosphere because it does not emit pollution is_____?
 A. Slash and burn
B. Fossil fuel
C. Nuclear Energy
D. Dry Cell energy

28. Cordillera: Mountain Biome; Indigenous: ________ biome?

A. Ocean
B. Aquatic
C. Grasslands
D. Forest

29. CBC is to blood chemistry test, as COVID-19 is to ______test?

A. Aspirate Culture Sensitivity
B. Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
C. CSF culture and sensitivity
D. Saliva culture and sensitivity

30. In some cases of bacterial infections, medicine that kills bacteria or preventing it from
producing or spreading is the_____?
A. Anthelmintic
B. Diuretic
C. Antibiotic
D. Vaccine

31. Eutrophication which causes the depletion of dissolved oxygen in water results in______?
A. Decrease in dissolved nutrients
B. Abundance in aquatic plants
C. Decreased sea harvest
D. Abundant sea harvest

32. The following steps are the steps in conducting scientific research; arrange them in
chronological order:
I. Formulate hypothesis IV. Data gathering
II. Conclusion and Recommendation V. Search for Related Literature
III. Identification of the problem VI. Analysis and Interpretation of data
A. V, III, IV, I, II, VI
B. III, V, IV, I, VI, II
C. I, II, III, IV, V, VI
D. III, V, I, IV, VI, II

33. A type of physical combination in which all substances are evenly distributed throughout
the mixture is as referred to as _______?
A. Element
B. Homogeneous
C. Heterogeneous
 D. Compound

34. A type of chemical process within and in relation to living organism_____?

A. Bio-techniques
B. Biochemistry
C. Biology
D. Microbiology

35. What is true about the white lighting hitting a polarized plate or what happens when
light passes through a polaroid plate?
A. 90% pass
B. Half of the light
C. blocked/ 0
D. Equal

36. What virus can’t be detected by RT-PCR test?

A. Pneumonia
B. COVID 19
C. Smallpox
D. Flu

37. What is the shape of the Andromeda Galaxy which has a nuclear bulge that has outward
parts?
A. Elliptical
B. Irregular
C. Normal Spiral
D. Barred Spiral

38. What sphere on Earth that life exist?

A. Stratosphere
B. Biosphere
C. Lithosphere
D. Atmosphere

39. Having complex organelles and outbound nucleus and an example of this is Fungi. What
is it called?
A. Protist
B. Eukaryote
C. Prokaryote
D. Plant

40. Sex or reproductive cells are referred to as?

A. Proton
B. Gamete
C. Molecule
 D. Nucleus

41. All of the following are examples of conduction, except?

A. Ironing of clothes
B. Heating a pan on stove
C. Snow or rain
D. Melting of ice in your hand

42. Arrange from most dangerous to least dangerous: Pollution, Climate Change, Alien
Species, Loss of Habitat
A. Climate change -Pollution - Loss of Habitat - Alien Species
B. Pollution - Climate Change - Alien Species - Loss of Habitat
C. Alien species - Climate change – Pollution - Loss of Habitat
D. Pollution - Loss of Habitat - Climate Change - Alien Species

43. Orangutan, chimpanzee, and gorilla are classified:

A. Primates
B. Predator
C. Monkey
D. Chordates

44. Who is the father of modern microbiology?

A. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
B. Edward Jenner
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Gregor Mendel

45. Which of the following has a low melting point, insolubility in water, but soluble in ether
are characteristics of compound called_____?
A. Carboxylic
B. Organometallic
C. Triglycerol
D. Sulfuric

46. What is a possible consequence of eutrophication?

A. Water that is colorless and color-free
B. Significantly diminished sea harvest by fishermen
C. Decreased toxicity of bodies of water
D. Less turbidity of water

47. What is the meaning of the abbreviation RT-PCR?

A. Randomized Trial Polymerase Chain Reaction
B. Rapid Testing Polymerase Chain Reaction
C. Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
D. Rapid Trial Polymerase Chain Reaction
48. A laboratory device that is used for the separation of fluids, gas, or liquid, based on
density. Separation is achieved by spinning a vessel containing material at high speed; the
centrifugal force pushes heavier materials to the outside of the vessel.
A. Spectrophotometer
B. Centrifuge
C. Chromatograph
D. Autoclave

49. The process of physical division in Eukaryotic cell which enables growth and production
of worn-out cell is known as?
A. Eukaryotic
B. Prokaryotic
C. Meiosis
D. Cytokinesis
50. What virus cannot be detected by RT-PCR test?
A. Retrovirus
B. COVID 19
C. Small pox
D. Ebola Virus

51. A statistical tool that is used to compare two individual groups?

A. Regression Analysis
B. T-Test
C. Correlation Coefficient
D. ANOVA
52. Mean. Median, Mode, and Standard deviation is what kind of statistics?
A. Inferential Statistics
B. Predictive Statistics
C. Descriptive Statistics
D. Analytical Statistics

53. Who is the father of organic chemistry?

A. Dmitri Mendeleev
B. Robert Boyle
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Friedrich Wohler
54. Who is the Father of Inorganic Chemistry?
A. Alfred Werner
B. Dmitri Mendeleev
C. Robert Boyle
D. Joseph Priestly

55. Who is the father of Ecology?

A. Alexander von Humboldt
 B. Gregor Mendel
C. Rachel Carson
D. Ernst Haeckel

56. A woman holds a makeup mirror with a radius of curvature of 120cm a distance of 20 cm
from her face. What is the magnification of the observed image?
A. 1.5
B. -2
C. -1.5
D. -2.5

57. It I the science that studies the origin and evolution of the universe?
A. Cosmology
B. Astrology
C. Astrophysics
D. Geology

58. Crystalline substance that is insoluble in water but soluble in solvent?

A. Carbohydrates
B. Lipids
C. Nucleotides
D. Amino acid

59. Budding, Fragmentation, Fission, and regeneration are examples of ______?

A. Sexual Reproduction
B. Hybrid Reproduction
C. External Reproduction
D. Asexual Reproduction

60. Organisms such vulture and bacteria that get their food from decaying plants and dead
animals are described as?
A. Holozoic
B. Autotroph
C. Parasitic
D. Saprophyte

61. Society determines which scientific and technological projects its resources should spent
and vice versa. Science and technology provide modern product and process to society.
Such relationships is described as?
A. Distinction
B. Reversible
C. Reciprocal
D. Co-optation

62. Which of the following appliances consumes the most electricity?

 A. Refrigerator
B. TV
C. Aircon
D. Washing machine

63. If a lion and a tiger are both the same, they differ because they came from different___?
A. Genus
B. Species
C. Order
D. Habitats

64. What is true of all combinations of resistors arranged in parallel?

I. Current splits down each leg of the combination
II. Voltage is constant across each leg of the combination
III. Resistance is the same for each leg of the combination
A. II and III
B. I, II, and III
C. I and III
D. I and II

65. When a wave encounters a slit, it is ___.

A. Diffracted
B. Refracted
C. Reflected
D. Polarized

66. The transformation or building of mountains is best explained by the ____?

A. Gradual accretion of material from the upper mantle
B. Theory of plate tectonics
C. Cooling and contracting of Earth’s surface
D. Gradual accretion of material in the lower mantle.

67. What is the radius in nm of the electron orbit of a hydrogen atom for n=3?
A. 0.356
B. 0.477
C. 0.377
D. 0.456

68. The process which is NOT a type of mechanical disintegration is___?

A. Frost wedging
B. Oxidation
C. Abrasion
D. Roof penetration
69. Only about 50% of the solar directed toward the Earth penetrated directly to the surface.
What happens to the rest of the radiation?
A. It loses energy travelling through space
B. It is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere
C. It loses energy overcoming the Sun’s gravity
D. It is reflected off the moon and back into the space

70. The active component in a vaccine which generates immune response that warns the
body of the presence of a harmful element is called?
A. Stem cell
B. antigen
C. antibody
D. cell wall

71. Dialysis is to medical biochemistry, as diet therapy is to____?

A. Nutritional Biochemistry
B. Industrial biochemistry
C. Pharmaceutical biochemistry
D. Agricultural biochemistry

72. Which group has 2 same species and the other is different?
A. cat, cheetah, and leopard
B. dog, fox, and wolf
C. whales, sharks, and dolphins
D. moose, elk, and deer

73. A fungi is called?

A. Protist
B. Eukaryote
C. Prokaryote
D. Plant/Nucleus

74. The successful sequencing of all genes in human body was the first recognize?
A. GMO Project
B. Cooperation Biotechnology
C. Partnership Cooperative
D. International Biotechnology

75. What government agencies that monitor earthquake?

A. PHILVOLCS
B. DICT
C. DOST
D. PAGASA
76. Reasons why other places have longer daylight hours except.
A. Latitude
B. Date
C. Sea Level
D. Moon’s Phase

77. What type of evolution in which an organism from a common ancestor gradually
develops into a new species to adapt into its new habitat?
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Homogenous
D. Parallel

78. For Science progress, it should include both knowledge and process to develop this which
is referred to scientific____?
A. Form and Format
B. Attitude and Practice
C. Content and Methods
D. Source and Purpose

79. Cows are primary consumers and humans are secondary consumers. What are humans?
A. Carnivores
B. Omnivores
C. Herbivores
D. Parasites

80. To separate a 0.25-C charge from another charge, 30J of work is done. What is the
electric potential energy of the charge?
A. 120J
B. 30J
C. 15J
D. 7.5J

81. Which is healthy for the brain, and don’t increase blood sugar?
A. Saturated fats
B. Carbohydrates
C. Proteins
D. Vitamins

82. The union of an ovum and a sperm inside a test tube is called____ fertilization?
A. in vivo
B. asexual
C. in vitro
D. sexual
83. Zebra and horse are similar just as lion and jaguar are also similar, but the two pairs
have different characteristics because they belong to different___?
A. Species
B. Genus
C. Order
D. Family

84. A mango tree is planted beside a Sampaguita plant in a garden. They demonstrate the
following relationship______.
A. Commensalism
B. Mutualism
C. Parasitism
D. Competition

85. A special type of cell division of germ cells in sexually producing organisms that is used
to produce eggs and sperm is called___?
A. Reaction
B. Meiosis
C. Reproduction
D. Mitosis

86. The process in which a molecule decomposed of different molecules inside a cell and
release energy in a process is referred to as?
A. Single displacement
B. Allergic reaction
C. Double displacement
D. Biochemical reaction

87. Acknowledge as the Father of Microbiology, he discovered germs as the cause of disease,
fermentation is caused by microorganism and ways of destroying microbes in the liquid,
and he is ____?
A. Edward Jenner
B. Louise Pasteur
C. Robert Jenner
D. Alexander Fleming
88. The care and protection of historical structures is to heritage conservation and moderate
consumption is ____?
A. Forest conservation
B. Nature conservation
C. Energy conservation
D. food conservation

89. The combination of two or more substance in which the identities of the individual
substance are retained is called?
 A. Pairing
B. Bond
C. Union
D. Mixture

90. Native people of Cordillera live in mountain biome, indigenous people in cordillera live in
___biome?
A. aquatic
B. Grassland
C. Forest
D. Ocean

91. What matter is formed by particles made up of atoms, molecules, and/or ions which are
well-separated and without regular arrangement?
A. Plasma
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Solid

92. Which is/are (an) advantage/s of the coming of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)?
I. Improved resistance of plants to diseases, pests, and herbicide
II. Increased maturation time of fruits
III. Enhanced taste and quality
A. II and III
B. I and III
C. I and II
D. I only

93. Which is one advantage of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

A. Potential human health impact like allergens
B. reduced maturation time
C. fast food production
D. high cost of GMO food items

94. Who is the father of modern ecology?

A. Charles Darwin
B. Ernst Haeckel
C. Rachel Carson
D. Eugene Odum

95. In the complicated food chain, humans act as primary consumers and plants as___?
A. Secondary consumers
B. Producers
C. Decomposers
 D. Tertiary Consumers

96. The following are deficiency in chromosomes except:

A. Hearing impairment
B. Paralysis
C. Leukemia
D. Diabetes

97. What causes ADHD?

A. Genetic Factors
B. Environmental Toxins
C. Excessive Screen time
D. Dietary habits

98. What is the process in which smaller molecules combine to form larger molecules, and
these monomers release water molecules as by-product?
A. Polymerization
B. Hydrolysis
C. Dehydration synthesis
D. Monomerization

99. Which chemical process uses water to break down polymers into monomers?
A. Hydrolysis
B. Polymerization
C. Condensation
D. Dehydration synthesis

100. Which unit is a polymerase?

A. Enzyme
B. Nucleotide
C. Protein
D. Monomer

101. The process of physical division in eukaryotic cell which enables growth and production
of worn-out cell is known as _______.
A. Meiosis
B. Cytokinesis
C. Mitosis
D. Prokaryotic