Life Science 7

Unit Test 1
S.Y. 2023 - 2024

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A. Multiple choice. Circle the best answer. (1 point each)

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living organism?

a. All organisms are made of cells.
b. All organisms contain similar chemicals and use energy.
c. All organisms respond to their surroundings.
d. All organisms grow, develop but do not reproduce.

2. Which refers to the basic unit of structure and function in living things?
a. Cells
b. Stimuli
c. Response
d. Organism

3. What is the most common chemical found in cells which is essential for all life?
a. Carbon Dioxide
b. Protein
c. Water
d. Oxygen

4. Which is true about growth and development of living organisms?

a. All organisms can grow but die easily.
b. All organisms do not undergo maturity.
c. As organisms grow and develop, they use energy.
d. Only animals can grow and develop.

5. Which refers to any change or signal in the environment that can make organisms react in some
way?
a. Stimulus
b. Response
c. Organism
d. Cell

6. How living organisms reproduce?

a. All organisms reproduce only through sexual reproduction
b. All organisms reproduce only through asexual reproduction
c. All organisms reproduce by laying eggs.
d. Some organisms reproduce asexually and other organisms, like mammals, reproduce sexually.

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7. In eukaryotic cells, DNA is found where?
a. cytoplasm b. nucleus c. mitochondrion d. chloroplast

8. Which refers to the maintenance of stable internal conditions or living organisms?

a. Homeostasis
b. Stimulus
c. Organism
d. Unicellular

9. Which refers to an organism that can make their own food by getting energy from the sunlight?
a. Multicellular organism
b. Unicellular organism
c. Autotrophs
d. Heterotrophs

10. Which refers to an organism that gets energy by eating another organism or other living thing?
a. Producer
b. Autotrophs
c. Heterotrophs
d. Unicellular organism

11. Which refers to the green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and
some bacteria?
a. Chlorine
b. Chloroplast
c. Chlorophyll
d. Chlorocarbon

12. Which is NOT a product of photosynthesis?

a. Glucose
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Both A and B

13. Which refers to the process in which oxygen and glucose undergo a complex series of chemical
reactions inside cells, releasing energy?
a. Cell division
b. Cell cycle
c. Cellular respiration
d. Cell transport

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14. This refers to the release of energy from food without using oxygen.
a. Breathing
b. Fermentation
c. Cellular respiration
d. Cell cycle

15. Which is NOT a product of cellular respiration?

a. Carbon dioxide
b. Water
c. Energy
d. Oxygen

16. The process of mitosis usually involves

a. The division of the nuclear and cytoplasmic contents.
b. The division of the golgi apparatus and lysosomes content.
c. The replication of mitochondria and other organelles.
d. The replication of chloroplast and other organelles in the cell.

17. The cell in the diagram below illustrates a stage of mitosis. Letter B indicates the
a. paired chromosomes
b. centrioles
c. cytoplasm
d. endoplasmic reticulum

18. The diagram shows an experiment to investigate the balance between photosynthesis and
respiration. In which tube, are photosynthesis and respiration taking place at the same time?

a. A b. B c. C d. D

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 19. In stage 2 of photosynthesis, cells produce ______.
a. sugar b. carbon dioxide c. hydrogen d. water

20. Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?

a. It takes place in the lysosome and ribosome.
b. It takes place in the nucleus and in the vacuole.
c. It takes place in the cytoplasm and in the mitochondrion.
d. It takes place in the mitochondrion and in the cell membrane.

B. Modified True or False: Read each statement below. If the statement is true, write true in the
space provided. If the statement is false, correct the underlined word to make the statement true.
(1 point each)

____________________21. All living things are made of cells.

____________________22. All new cells are produced from existing cells.

____________________23. Microsoft is an instrument used to observe organisms that cannot be

seen by the naked eye.

____________________24. Both plant cells and animal cells have cell walls.

____________________25. The first stage of cell cycle is interphase.

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 C. Identification: Fill in the blank space with the proper vocabulary word. (1 point each)

cytoplasm nucleus mitochondria vacuole chloroplast

cell membrane endoplasmic reticulum ribosomes cell wall lysosomes

____________________26. An organelle that directs the cell's activities.

____________________27. The rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cell of plants and some other
organisms.

____________________28. The thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass
into and out of a cell.

____________________29. The gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus.

____________________30. The rod-shaped structure that converts energy stored in food to energy the cell
can use to live and function.

____________________31. An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy
from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food.

____________________32. An organelle in the cell which contains substances that break down large food
and old cell. The “recycling center of the cell”.

____________________33. The sac-like structure floats in the cytoplasm that stores water, food, or other
materials needed by the cell and also stores waste products until the wastes are removed.

____________________34. Produce proteins needed by cells.

____________________35. Helps make proteins and other substances.

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 D. Choose the correct from the box. (1 point each)

Interphase Anaphase Metaphase Telophase Prophase Cytokinesis

36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

____________________42. In this stage, the chromosomes line up along the center of the cell.

____________________43. DNA condenses into separate chromosomes and the nuclear membrane that
surrounds it begins to break apart.

____________________44. Fibers connected to the centrioles pull the chromatids apart into each side of the
cell.

____________________45. The cell grows, makes a copy of its DNA, and prepares to divide into two cells.

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 D. Answer the following questions. (2 points each)

46. “Plants can survive on their own, because they make their own food. Animals can’t survive on their own
but need plants for survival.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Provide reasons for your answer.

47. Cells consist of many organelles, yet we do not call any of these organelles as structural and functional
units of living organisms. Explain why.

48. Imagine you are a scientist examining an unknown substance. Describe the features you would analyze
to determine if it is a living cell or not, based on principles of cell theory.

49. Compare lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation.

50. How does chlorophyll help the functioning of chloroplasts?

[Total Points: 55]

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