Department of Education

DepEd Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

DIVISION OF EASTERN SAMAR
PEDRO E. CANDIDO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

THIRD QUARTER TEST in SCIENCE 10

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer. Write the letter of
your choice on your answer sheet.

1. Which part of the male reproductive system produces sperm cells?

A. penis
B. scrotum
C. testis
D. vas deferens
2. Which part of the female reproductive system produces egg cells?
A. ovary
B. oviduct
C. uterus
D. vagina
3. Which body system coordinates activities of body parts by releasing hormones into the
body?
A. Nervous System
B. Digestive System
C. Endocrine System
D. Reproductive System
4. When you are running to stay away from danger, what gland is being stimulated?
A. adrenal
B. pineal
C. pituitary
D. thyroid
5. It refers to the body's 'master gland' because it controls the activity of most other
hormone-secreting glands.
A. adrenal
B. parathyroid
C. pituitary
D. thyroid
6.A couple is facing fertility challenges. In the context of hormonal factors, what is the most
common cause of male infertility?
A. elevated estrogen levels
B. insufficient testosterone production
C. overactive luteinizing hormone (LH)
D. reduced follicle-stimulating hormone
7. The ability to reproduce begins at _____.
A. adolescence
B. adulthood
C. childhood
D. infancy
8. Menstruation is a sign that a girl is _____.
A. already menopausal.
B. already pregnant.
C. capable of producing offspring.
D. not capable of reproduction.
9. What is considered as the ovulation day for regular menstrual cycle?
A. 1st day
B. 14th day
C. 20th day
D. 28th day
10. Which of the following produces ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone?
A. hypothalamus
B. ovary
C. pituitary
D. uterus
11. Physiological processes are commonly moderated via two distinct feedback mechanisms
–positive and negative feedback. Which of the pairs of events and feedback regulation is
incorrect?
A. Childbirth: positive feedback.
B. Lactation: positive feedback.
C. Menstruation: negative feedback.
D. Ovulation: negative feedback.
12. If a male and female abstain from sex, there's no possibility of pregnancy. What is this
simplest form of birth control?
A. abortion
B. abstinence
C. calendar
D. withdrawal
13. What is nervous system?
A. It is part of the human body.
B. It is the body’s control center.
C. It regulates body hormones.
D. It transports blood throughout the body.
14. This serves as a channel for signals between the brain and the rest of body?
A. brain
B. body
C. neurons
D. spinal cord
15. What are the main parts of the nervous system?
A. arteries, veins, and capillaries
B. brain, spinal cord, and nerves
C. hands, feet, and tongue
D. nose, toes, and tongues
16. You felt hungry because you haven’t eaten your food for lunch trying to finish home
works. Which of the following is the best response to the given stimulus?
A. Eat.
B. Continue work.
C. Shout out loud.
D. Ignore the situation.
17.Which of the following is TRUE about synapse?
I. A connection between a neuron and another neuron
II. The site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between neurons
III. An automatic response to a stimulus
IV. It is considered as the control system of the body
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I, II and III
D. I, II, III, and IV
18. Which of the following summarizes the flow of transcription?
A. DNA is converted into protein.
B. Information in DNA is copied into mRNA.
C. mRNA is read and translated into protein.
D. DNA is replicated to produce two molecules of DNA.
19. Which of the following summarizes the flow of translation?
A. DNA is converted into protein.
B. Information in DNA is copied into mRNA.
C. mRNA is read and translated into protein.
D. DNA is replicated to produce two molecules of DNA.
20. If the DNA template reads “ATA”, which of the following would be the corresponding
mRNA codon?
A. ATA
B. TUT
C. UAU
D. UCU
21. Which of the following is a similarity between DNA and messenger RNA molecules?
They both contain
A. uracil
B. phosphates
C. the same sugar
D. double-stranded polymers
22. Events that take place during the synthesis of a specific protein are listed below.
I. Messenger RNA attaches to a ribosome.
II. DNA serves as a template for the production of RNA.
III. Transfer RNA bonds to a specific codon
IV. Amino acids are bonded together.
V. RNA exits from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
The correct order of these events is
A. II-V-I-III-IV
B. IV-I-V-III-II
C. II-III-V-IV-I
D. III-II-I-V-IV
23. What do you call the change or error in the gene?
A. genetic engineering
B. mutagen
C. mutant
D. mutation
24. How do mutations lead to genetic variation?
A. by changing the organism's behavior
B. by changing the organism's appearance
C. by changing the way that the organism reproduces
D.by producing random changes in an organism's genetic code
25. A piece of each chromosome has broken off and been reattached to the other
chromosome, resulting in an exchange. The process that occurs when a section of a
chromosome breaks off and reattaches to another chromosome is known as_______.
A. deletion
B. inversion
C. nondisjunction
D. translocation
26. If a segment of a chromosome is present several times more than normal due to
unequal crossing-over, it is called ________.
A. a deletion
B. a duplication
C. an inversion
D. a translocation
27. What type of mutation is being shown below: Normal gene: ABCDEFGH Mutated gene:
ABCDCEFGH
A. an insertion
B. an inversion
C. a deletion
D. a duplication
28. All of these are true about fossils EXCEPT?
A. They specify that life has a history.
B. They are evidence of the ancient life.
C. The older fossils may look like less than the modern day species.
D. They look precisely like modern-day species, regardless of their age.
29. What structure is shared by related species and has been inherited from a common
ancestor?
A. Analogous structures
B. Embryological structures
C. Homologous structures
D. Vestigial structures
30. Which period DOES NOT belong to the Paleozoic Era?
A. Jurassic
B. Mississippian
C. Ordovician
D. Permian
31. Where can most of the fossils be found?
A. Black soil
B. Granite rock
C. Pyroclastic flows
D. Sedimentary rock
32. How will you determine that the organisms are related?
A. completely different DNA sequence
B. exactly same DNA sequences
C. no proteins in common
D. very similar DNA sequence
33.What are fossils?
A. They are part of an organism.
B. They are remnants of organisms from the past.
C. They lived in the present with various features.
D. They are invertebrates that no longer be found even then and now.
34. Which of the following statements best describes the Theory of Natural Selection?
A. Developed characteristics of parents can be passed on to offspring.
B. Organisms develop necessary structures to survive in a given environment.
C. Organs that are not used may fade, while organs that are constantly utilized may
develop.
D. In nature, the organism with necessary characteristics may survive, while those
with weaker traits may not.
35. Which idea best describes the theory of evolution?
A. Earth is comparatively young.
B. Each organism is specially shaped
C. Species are related by common ancestry.
D. A mix of fossils indicates that a local catastrophe occurred.
36. Which of the following is NOT a factor which affects the natural select ion process?
A. Competition
B. Fossils
C. Overpopulation
D. Variations
37. What is the contribution of Jean Baptiste de Lamarck to evolution?
A. He was known as the father of modern taxonomy.
B. He proposed the theory of evolution based on Natural Selection.
C. He developed a concept of the unity of type, a precursor of comparative anatomy.
D. He was an early proponent of the idea that biological evolution occurred and
proceeded in accordance with natural laws.
38. Who is known as the “father of modern taxonomy’?
A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Charles Darwin
C. Carolus Linnaeus
D. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
39. When a change occurs in the environment, what will organisms do?
A. adapt
B. adapt, migrate or die
C. die
D. migrate or die
40. Which of the following is an ecosystem?
A. rice field
B. sunlight
C. temperature
D. thunderstorm
41. A person breeds rabbits in a cage. After a few generations, the breeder observes that the
rabbits are more aggressive towards each other, the young are less healthy and more
young rabbits die. What do you think will happen to the population of the rabbits?
A. The population will not be affected.
C. The population will increase.
B. The population will decrease.
D. The population will remain the same.
42. Cocolisap infestation outbreak has been declared in some parts of the Philippines. The
cocolisap feeds on the sap of the coconut tree and injects toxic enzymes, resulting in
discolored leaves and deformed plant tissues that retard the growth of coconut tree.
This results in a decrease of the survival rate of coconut trees. Which of the following
factors limit the population of coconut trees?
A. competition for resources
B. diseases and parasites
C. emigration
D. predation
43. If animals cannot adapt to changes in their environment, what is likely to happen?
A. They will die.
B. They will hibernate.
C. They will migrate
D. Both A and C are correct.
44. What do you think might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the
ecosystem?
A. The number of plants will increase.
B. The number of secondary consumers will decrease.
C. The number of secondary consumers will increase.
D. There will be more food for secondary consumers.
45. As the population size increases, what will happen to the demand for resources in a
community?
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. unpredictable
46. The Philippines is tagged as a global center for marine biodiversity, which the country
struggles to protect against illegal activities like dynamite fishing. Which of the
following is the result of dynamite fishing?
A. coral mining
C. source of livelihood
B. destruction of coral reefs
D. constructs fragile coral colonies
47. What will happen to the growth of the population, if the number of births is equal to the
number of deaths in a population?
A. it will increase
B. it will decrease
C. it will fluctuate
D. it will stay the same
48. COVID -19 may spread more rapidly in crowded areas. What type of limiting factor is
presented by this?
A. density-dependent
B. density-independent
C. population crasher
D. population enhancer
49. Which human activity would be most destructive to the Philippine biodiversity?
A. The planting of trees in forest.
B. The burning of wood in urban areas.
C. The release of species of freshwater fish in lakes.
D. The removal of plants from the food webs they are part of.
50. Above 1 million marine animals (comprising mammals, fish, sharks, turtles, and birds)
are killed each year due to plastic wastes in the ocean. Why is plastic dangerous for
marine life?
A. It makes them grow faster.
B. It makes reproduction easier.
C. They mistake it for food and cannot digest it.
D. It’s not dangerous because they use plastic waste for habitats.

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