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DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Science 7
S.Y. 2024-2025
Name: Date:
Grade & Section: Teacher: Rey B. Callo

ANSWER HONESTLY!
A. Multiple Choice
Read and analyze the questions. Choose the letter of the best answer.
______1. What is a scientific model?

A. a detailed and fully accurate copy of reality

B. a simplified representation of reality to help us understand complex concepts.

C. a complex mathematical equation only used by scientists

D. an artistic interpretation of scientific theories

______2. Why do scientists use models?

A. to make their work look more appealing B. to predict the weather only C. to explain, predict, and understand
phenomena in the world D. to create exact replicas of biological organisms

_____3. Which of the following is not a pure substance?

A. water B. salt C. air D. gold

_____4. Why air is an example of homogenous mixture?

A. because it is mainly composed of nitrogen and oxygen B. because It is mainly composed of water and gas

C. because it is mainly composed of carbon and iron D. because it is mainly composed of boron and water

_____5. If you are given data on how quickly different liquids freeze, what might you infer about the particle
arrangement in those liquids?

A. All liquids have the same type of particles. B. Liquids with faster freezing times have particles that arrange quicker.

C. The color of the liquids determines freezing speed. D. The taste of the liquid affects how particles arrange.

____6. A class experiment shows that a balloon expands more in the school's cafeteria than in the freezer. What could
be the reason behind this observation?

A. The freezer has a magic spell that stops balloons from expanding.

B. The balloon material behaves differently in the cafeteria.

C. Air particles inside the balloon move faster and spread out more in warmer conditions.

D. The cafeteria's air is different from the freezer's air.

____7. Given two balloons, one filled with air and the other with helium, the helium balloon floats upward. What does
this phenomenon primarily demonstrate about the properties of helium gas compared to air?

A. Helium gas is more compressible. B. Helium gas is denser.

C. Helium gas is less dense. C. Helium gas particles are larger.

A. There may be a third factor, like hotter weather, that affects both. B. Eating ice cream causes sunburn.

C. Sunburn leads to a higher craving for ice cream. D. The chart is incorrect.

____9. During a science experiment, you need to ensure a solution is not too acidic before adding it to a fish tank. What
should you use?

A. thermometer B. pH meter C. balance scale D. stopwatch

____10. Which activity would require the use of a measuring tape?

A. Timing a 100-meter dash B. Recording the temperature of a room

C. Measuring the height of a plant C. Weighing a bag of apples

_____11. If you mix sand and water, what do you get?

A. solution B. salad C. suspension D. solvent

_____12. Which of the following is a property of a solution?

A. It is always solid. B. It is cloudy. C. It has the same composition throughout.

D. It separates into layers over time.

_____13. A chemistry student is conducting an experiment to identify an unknown substance. The student dissolves the
substance in water and then evaporates the water. The student observes that the substance reappears as solid crystals.
Based on this observation, what is the most accurate conclusion about the nature of the substance?

A. The substance is insoluble in water, indicating a physical change.

B. The substance is a solvent, responsible for dissolving other materials.

C. The substance is soluble in water, and the process is a reversible physical change.

D. The substance undergoes a chemical reaction with water to form a new substance.

_____14. When comparing two solutions at the same temperature, one with salt and one with sugar dissolved in water,
if the salt solution can dissolve more solute, what can be inferred about the solubility of salt compared to sugar?

A. Salt is less soluble than sugar. B. Salt and sugar have the same solubility.

C. Salt is more soluble than sugar. D. The solubility cannot be determined.

_____15. If you increase the temperature of water, what happens to the solubility of sugar in it?

A. It increases. B. It decreases. C. It stays the same. D. Sugar turns into salt.

_____16. You are trying to look closely at a sample of pond water. What tool will help you?

A. microscope B. binoculars C. magnifying glass D. beaker

_____17. A student notices that their image becomes darker when switching to a higher objective lens. What should
they adjust?

A. coarse focus B. stage height C. diaphragm D. eyepiece

_____18. While preparing a wet mount slide, what is the purpose of adding a drop of water on the specimen?
A. to clean the specimen B. to increase the resolution

C. to adhere the specimen to the slide D. to prevent air bubbles

______19. Which part of the cell contains the genetic material?

A. mitochondria B. nucleus C. cell membrane D. vacuole

______20. Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?

A. ribosome B. nucleus C. mitochondria D. golgi apparatus

______21. Which type of reproduction involves only one parent?

A. sexual reproduction B. asexual reproduction C. mutual reproduction D. dual reproduction

______22. How do plants reproduce asexually?

A. through seeds B. by producing spores C. by growing cuttings D. through pollination

______23. What is the correct order of the levels of biological organization from smallest to largest?

A. cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism B .tissue→ cell → organ → organ system → organism

C. organism → organ system → organ → tissue → cell D. cell → organ → tissue → organism → organ system

______24. What is the next higher level of biological organization immediately following the organ level?

A. organ system B. tissue C. cell D. ecosystem

______25. If a large number of primary consumers were suddenly removed from an ecosystem, what immediate effect
would this have on the primary producers?

A. decrease in population due to lack of food B. increase in population due to reduced grazing

C. no change in population D. decrease in population due to overpopulation of secondary consumers

_____26. A biologist studies a pond ecosystem and tracks the energy flow from algae to various organisms. In this
scenario, algae are acting as what?

A. primary consumers B. secondary consumers C. producers D. decomposers

_____27. Imagine a food web in a forest. If the population of owls (a top predator) decreases, which group is likely to
increase in number first?

A. small mammals that owls eat B. trees and plants C. decomposers D. primary producers

_____28. You are creating a model of a food chain for a school project. Which of the following sequences correctly
represents the flow of energy?

A. wolf → rabbit → grass B. grass → rabbit → wolf C. rabbit → wolf → grass D. grass → wolf → rabbit

_____29. Considering a marine ecosystem, which organism would most likely be at the top of the food chain?

A. plankton B. sea turtle C. shark D. seaweed

_____30. If an invasive species of plant starts to outcompete native plants, what effect could this have on the food web?

A. increase in primary consumer population’s B. decrease in primary consumer populations due to loss of food sources

C. no effect on the food web D. increase in decomposer activity only