FIRST QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST in Science 9

Name: ___________________________________________________ Score:____________

Gr. And Section: 9-PRUDENCE Date:____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the best answer and Write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet in
CAPITAL LETTERS. STRICTLY NO ALTERATIONS OR AND ERASURES. PLEASE USE BALLPEN ONLY

1. What do you call the pumping chambers of the heart?

A. Atrium B. Ventricle C. Aorta D. Septum
2. What do you call the receiving chambers of the heart?
A. Atrium B. Ventricle C. Aorta D. Septum
3. What chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body?
A. Right Atrium B. Left Atrium C. Right Ventricle D. Left Ventricle
4. What chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body?
A. Right Atrium B. Left Atrium C. Right Ventricle D. Left Ventricle
5. What do you call the sheet of smooth muscle located below the lungs that works during the
breathing process?
A. Alveoli B. Bronchi C. Trachea D. Diaphragm
6. _____________ functions as the passageway for air going in and out the lungs?
A. Alveoli B. Bronchi C. Trachea D. Diaphragm
7. _____________refers to the movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the
heart.
A. Systemic Circulation C. Coronary Circulation
B. Pulmonary Circulation D. Lymphatic Circulation
8. _____________refers to the movement of blood to tissues of the heart.
A. Systemic Circulation C. Coronary Circulation
B. Pulmonary Circulation D. Lymphatic Circulation
9. _____________refers to movement of blood from the heart to the rest of the body, excluding
the lungs.
A. Systemic Circulation C. Coronary Circulation
B. Pulmonary Circulation D. Lymphatic Circulation
10. What type of blood vessel usually carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells,
tissues and organs of the body?
A. Artery B. Vein C. Capillaries D. Vena Cava
11. Where do cells get their food?
A. Blood B. Oxygen C. Other cells D. carbon dioxide
12. If the bottom chamber of the heart is ventricle, the top chamber of the heart is __________.
A. Artery B. Alveoli C. Atrium D. Aorta
13. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Valve B. Atrium C. Bicuspid D. tricuspid
14. The following statement is TRUE about how blood flows to the except for _________.
A. All of the muscle tissues of the heart contract at the same time.
B. Different parts of the heart contract at different times.
C. When the top portion contracts, the bottom part relaxes.
D. When the bottom contracts, the top relaxes.
15. If during inhalation diaphragm is flat in position, during exhalation the diaphragm goes
back to its ____ shape position.
A. Upward B. Downward C. Circular D. Dome
16. Which of the following shows the correct flow of blood within lungs and heart?
A. oxygen rich bloodvena cava  left atrium left ventriclepulmonary arterylungs
B. oxygen poor blood  vena cava  right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery lungs
C. oxygen rich blood  lungs pulmonary vein left ventricle  left atrium  aorta
D. oxygen poor blood  lungs right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery aorta
17.When the blood is pumped from the right ventricle, which part of the heart will it flow?
A. Pulmonary Valve to Pulmonary Artery C. Tricuspid Valve to Pulmonary Vein
B. Tricuspid Valve to Pulmonary Artery D. Inferior Vena Cava to Aorta
18. The movement of blood in this type of circulation is from the heart, to the lungs, and back
to the heart. Which of the following circulation describes the statement?
A.Cardiovascular Circulation C. Pulmonary Circulation
B. Coronary Circulation D. Systemic circulation
19.____________ occurs when the phenotype of the offspring is somewhere in between the
phenotypes of both parents; a completely dominant allele does not occur.
A. Incomplete dominance B. Codominance C. Multiple Allele D. Sex-linked traits
20.___________ occurs when more than two alleles control the inheritance of a character.
A. Incomplete dominance B. Codominance C. Multiple Allele D. Sex-linked traits
21.Genes are found …
A. in the chromosomes in the cell C. on the cytoplasm of the cell
B. all over the cell D. in the nucleus of the cell
22. What do you call the specific location of the genes along the entire length of the
chromosome?
A. Allele B. Chromatid C. Gene D. Loci
23.__________ contains the information needed to form and control the physical make-up and
chemical processes of an organism.
A. deoxyribose B. ribose C. deoxyribonucleic acid D. ribonucleic acid
24. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about genes?
A. A gene is a piece of DNA molecule C. Genes is found only in body cells
B. Genes is found in the nucleus D. Genes contain a pair of allele
25. If adenine is paired with __________ then the cytosine is paired with __________.
A. thymine, adenine B. guanine, thymine C. cytosine, thymine D. thymine, guanine
26. Which among the following is the correct component of DNA molecule? Refer to the figure
below shows the DNA molecule. 1
A. 1.) base 2.) ribose 3.) phosphate 2
B. 1.) base 2.) deoxyribose 3.) pentose sugar
3
C. 1.) phosphate 2.) pentose sugar 3.) base
D. 1.) phosphate 2.) base 3.) ribose
27. __________is a result of air pollution mostly from factories and motor vehicles.
A. Deforestation B. Wildlife Depletion C. Acid Rain precipitation D. Air Pollution
28. The major cause of ____________is the loss of habitat.
A. Deforestation B. Wildlife Depletion C. Acid Rain precipitation D. Air Pollution
29. The removing or clearing of a forest to include the cutting of all trees, mostly for
agricultural or urban use is called ___________.
A. Deforestation B. Wildlife Depletion C. Acid Rain precipitation D. Air Pollution
30. What do you call the group of organisms of the same species living in a certain place.
A. population B. biodiversity C. species D. ecosystem
31. What happens when specie cannot adapt to the changing environment?
A. The specie will become old C. The specie will be adapted
B. It will be most likely to become extinct D. It will be changed
32. What happens when specie can adapt to its changing environment?
A. The specie will imitate C. The specie will survive
B. The specie will die D. The specie will migrate
33. What can you do to fight deforestation?
A. Leave forests standing and plant more trees
B. Reduce the use of products made from wood fiber including paper and cardboard
C. Demand forest products from sustainable sources and deforestation free supply chains
D. All of the above
34. If the principal cause of deforestation is illegal logging, ______________ is dynamite
fishing.
A. deforestation C. acid rain precipitation
B. wildlife depletion D. destruction of coastal resources
35. Which of the following is NOT an endangered species in the Philippines?
A. tamarraw B. tarsier C. maya- maya bird D. dugong
36. Which of the following is NOT a problem caused by deforestation?
A. Loss of biodiversity C. The harming of many indigenous peoples
B. Hurting the economy D. They are all problems caused by deforestation
37. Which among the choices describe the anteater’s long, sticky tongue?
A. It is an example of adaptation C. It is an example of a population
B. It shows species D. It shows imitation
 38. Why would a polar bear have sharp claws?
A. To clean its teeth B. To migrate C. To walk over ice and snow D. To hibernate
39. Plants are considered as food makers. In which of the following cell organelles does
photosynthesis occur?
A. mitochondria B. ribosomes C. chloroplasts D. nucleus
40. What is the function of stomata?
A. Trap light energy from the sun. C. Prevent water loss from the leaf
B. Carry water and mineral nutrients. D. Allow the entry and exit of gases and water vapor.
41. What is the final electron acceptor in the Electron Transport Chain?
A. oxygen B. water C. hydrogen D. NADH
42. In what structure of the mitochondria, does Kreb cycle occur?
A. intermediate space B. matrix C. outer membrane D. cristae
43. Plants make sugars in the presence of sunlight in a process called photosynthesis. What
form of carbon do the plants take in this process?
A. Glucose molecule B. Carbon dioxide C. Single carbon atoms D. Complex organic compounds
44. Photosynthesis is a process where plants manufacture their food; what are the by-
products of this process?
A. Sugar only B. Water and ATP C. Sugar and Oxygen D. Carbon dioxide and water
45. Respiration is the breaking down of carbohydrates or sugar. What are the by-products of
this process?
A. Sugar only B. Water and ATP C. Sugar and Oxygen D. Carbon dioxide and water
46. A vegetable farmer wants to increase his harvest. Which of the following conditions
should the farmer consider?
A. The kind of soil only C. The location of the plots only
B. The amount of water only D. All of the above
47. The light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis must come first before the light-
independent reaction because its products are important to the fixation of carbon dioxide.
Which of the following is/are the product/s of the light-dependent reaction?
A. ADP only B. NADPH only C. ATP only D. NADPH and ATP
48. How important are the raw materials used in photosynthesis to plants?
A. Plants will die without these materials.
B. They need these materials to produce fruits.
C. They need these materials to make plant cells work.
D. The plants absorb these materials to make themselves grow.
49. Which of the following best describes photosynthesis?
A. Photosynthesis is the respiration of plants.
B. Photosynthesis is the chemical process of making glucose.
C. Photosynthesis is the chemical process to obtain energy.
D. Photosynthesis is a gaseous exchange process which CO2 is taken and O2 is given off.
50. In which way are photosynthesis and respiration different?
A. Respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
B. Respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
C. Photosynthesis releases energy, while respiration stores energy.
D. Photosynthesis used carbon dioxide, while respiration produces carbon dioxide.

“ It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent. But the one most responsive to change”- Charles Darwin
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