Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region MIMAROPA
Schools Division of Palawan
Agutaya District
CONCEPCION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Concepcion, Agutaya, Palawan

4th QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE VII

General Directions
1. Shade the letter of the correct answer.
2. No erasures.
3. Do not CHEAT!
4. Finish the exam in 1 hour

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Direction: Read the following question carefully and choose the best answer.

1.The largest division of kingdom is called_________.

a. class
b. family
c. order
d. phylum

2. He established the binomial system of classification.

a. Aristotle
b. Lamarck
c. Linnaeus
d. Lyle

3. Which among the following areas of taxonomy refers to the giving of names to living organisms?
a. classification
b. identification
c. nomenclature
d. taxon

4. If humans and monkeys belong to the same class, then, they must belong to the same __________.
a. genus
b. family
c. order
d. phylum

5. All of the following are the threats of biodiversity EXCEPT:

a. alien species
b. population explosion
c. overpopulation
d. sanctuaries

6. Which of the following is a difference between a food chain and a food web?
a. Food chains are linear and food webs are complex.
b. Food chains include decomposers, but food webs do not.
c. Food chains involve only plants, while food webs involve animals.
d. Food chains involve plants and animals, but food webs involve only animals.
e. Food chains involve only plants, while food webs involve both plants and animals.

7. ______ are autotrophic organisms with the ability to carry on photosynthesis and to make food for themselves.
a. Carnivores
b. Consumers
c. Herbivores
d. Producers
8. Oxygen found in the atmosphere is mainly produced by which process?
a. Bacterial decay
b. Cellular respiration
c. Photosynthesis
d. Volcanic eruptions

9. The process of photosynthesis is described as

a. carbon dioxide + oxygen + sunlight → glucose + water
b. carbon dioxide + glucose + sunlight → oxygen + water
c. carbon dioxide + water + sunlight → glucose + oxygen
d. glucose + oxygen + sunlight → carbon dioxide + water

10. Which of the following is an example of in-situ conservation method?

a. protected areas
b. zoos
c. aquaria
d. terrarium

11. Which of the following is TRUE about the Philippines Fault Zone?
a. It expands about 300 kilometers
b. It is a right-lateral strike-slip fault
c. It is an active fault in the Philippines
d. It is an inactive fault for about 200 years

12. Which of the processes listed below will remove CO2 from the air?
a. denitrification
b. photosynthesis
c. nitrification
d. respiration

13. Humans have increased the quantity of carbon dioxide found in the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans by
a. altering natural ecosystems
b. burning fossil fuels
c. cutting down forests
d. all of the above

14. Which of the following is most likely a decomposer?

a. bacteria
b. bird
c. grass
d. water

15. Nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere by

a. denitrification bacteria
b. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
c. the photosynthesis process.
d. the respiration process.

16. In a food web, arrows point in only one direction. Why is this?
a. The arrows show which organism is bigger
b. The arrows show which species are related
c. The arrows show how energy is transferred from one organism to another
d. The arrows show how energy is produced differently within each organism

17. Which of the following statements about food chains is true?

a. A producer uses energy from other organisms to make its own food.
b. Tertiary consumers hold the most amount of energy in a food chain.
c. A primary consumer can only obtain energy from a tertiary consumer.
d. An organism can be many different levels of consumers based on what food chains they are
included in an ecosystem.
18. The carbon cycle is best responsible for
a. rain
b. respiration and photosynthesis
c. production of nitrates for plant and animal growth
d. organic material decomposing and returning to the soil

19. The nitrogen cycle is most likely to contain which substances:

a. CO; CO2; Na2CO3
b. C6H12O6; CO2; H2O
c. H2O vapour; liquid H2O; CO2
d. N2; NH4; NO3

20. Which of the following Nitrogen fixer is involved in symbiotic association with legumes forming root
nodules?
a. Azotobacter
b. Clostridium
c. Rhizobium
d. Rhodospirillum

21. Regular muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
a. amylase
b. bolus
c. peristalsis
d. chyme

22. Watery substance secreted by the salivary gland around the mouth. Helps moisten and soften food for
swallowing.
a. benedicts
b. lugols
c. vitamins
d. saliva

23. The term “primary consumer” is used to define an organism that

a. eats only plants for energy
b. eats only animals for energy
c. makes its own food for energy
d. doesn’t need any food for energy

24. A pulpy mixture of food and gastric juices. Produced in the stomach, from which it passes into the small
intestine.
a. amylase
b. bolus
c. peristalsis
d. chyme

25. A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch. It is found in saliva.

a. amylase
b. gastric juice
c. lipase
d. pepsin

26. This muscle helps move food to the back of the mouth for swallowing
a. lips
b. saliva glands
c. teeth
d. tongue
27.The pancreas is an organ connected to the digestive tract of humans by a duct (tube) through which
digestive enzymes flow. These enzymes are important to the digestive system because they
a. form the acids that break down food
b. form proteins needed in the stomach
c. change food materials into wastes that can be passed out of the body
d. change food substances into molecules that can pass into the bloodstream and cells

28. The accessory digestive organs include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a liver
b. pancreas
c. stomach
d tongue

29. In humans, the large intestine is the major site for the
a. completion of lipid digestion
b. storage of nutrients for future use
c. completion of carbohydrate digestion
d. absorption of water into the bloodstream

30. What is the role of teeth in digestion?

a. They break down food mechanically, stimulating enzyme synthesis in the food.
b. They break down food chemically, mixing saliva with the food for easier digestion.
c. They break down food chemically, aiding the movement of the food through the esophagus.
d. They break down food mechanically, increasing the surface area of the food for enzyme action.

31. Which substances are released into the small intestine of a human and aid in the digestion of the intestinal
contents?
a. bile, pancreatic juice, and intestinal juice
b. bile, hydrochloric acid, and salivary amylase
c. salivary amylase, intestinal juice, and pancreatic juice
d. hydrochloric acid, pancreatic juice, and intestinal juice

32.What organ produces bile?

a. large intestine
b. liver
c. pancreas
d. small intestine

33.In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
a. large intestine
b. liver
c. pancreas
d. small intestine

34. The large intestine is so-named because it exceeds the small intestine in:
a. amount of smooth muscle
b. diameter
c. length
d. number of enzymes produced

35. The food that has been chewed and mixed in the mouth with saliva is called _________.
a. bile
b. bolus
c. bulos
d. chyme
36.It is part of the large intestine that has no specific function and which we could live without it.
a. appendicitis
b. appendices
c. appendex
d. appendix

37. The cells of the human body obtain most of their energy from____________.
a. carbohydrates
b. fats
c. minerals
d. proteins

38. These are the construction materials for body parts such as muscles, skin, and blood.
a. carbohydrates
b. fats
c. minerals
d. proteins

39. The chromosomes are pulled apart by the spindle fibers during which stage:
a. Anaphase
b. Interphase
c. Telophase
d. Prophase

40. These are complex organic molecules that are needed by the body in very small amount.
a. carbohydrates
b. fats
c. minerals
d. vitamins

41.What structure inside the cell helps pull the chromatids apart:
a. Centromere
b. Spindle Fibers
c. Nucleus
d. Membrane

42. Which of the following are not included in the 10 Kumainments?

a. eat salty foods
b. eat fruits and vegetables
c. use iodized salt
d. have an exercise daily

43. During interphase:

a. The cell grows
b. Chromosomes start to duplicate
c. The cell prepares for mitosis
d. All of the above

44. Camote, rice and breads are rich in_______________.

a. carbohydrates
b. fats
c. minerals
d. vitamins

45. Sister chromatids detach from each other during:

a. prophase
b. metaphase
c. anaphase
d. telophase
46. How many daughter cells produced in meiosis?
a. two diploid
b. two haploid
c. four diploid
d. four haploid

47.Division of the cytoplasm during mitosis is called

a. Cytokinesis
b. Mitosis
c. Meiosis
d. Karyokinesis

48. Cytokinesis occurs during which phase of cell division

a. prophase
b. anaphase
c. telophase
d. metaphase

49. The end result of meiosis is:

a. four cells
b. five cells
c. one cell
d. two cells

50. The following are the functions of mitosis EXCEPT:

a. growth
b. repair
c. renew
d. reproduction

Prepared by:

MARIA CRISTINA D. MONDEJAR

Teacher I

Prepared to:

NIEVA P. ILUSTRISIMO
Head Teacher II

KEY TO CORRECTIONS
1. D 26. B

2. C 27. B

3. C 28. D

4. D 29. B

5. B 30. A

6. D 31. C

7. B 32. D

8. B 33. A

9. B 34. D

10. A 35. B

11. C 36. B

12. D 37. C

13. C 38. D

14. A 39. C

15. D 40. C

16. B 41. D

17. D 42. D

18. B 43. D

19. C 44. D

20. A 45. B

21. D 46. B

22. D 47. B

23. B 48. C

24. C 49. A

25. C 50. B
KEY TO CORRECTIONS
 25. C
1. D

2. C 26. B

3. C 27. B

4. D 28. D

5. B 29. B

6. D 30. A

7. B 31. C

8. B 32. D

9. B 33. A

10. A 34. D

11. C 35. B

12. D 36. B

13. C 37. C

14. A 38. D

15. D 39. C

16. B 40. C

17. D 41. D

18. B 42. D

19. C 43. D

20. A 44. D

21. D 45. B

22. D 46. B

23. B 47. B

24. C 48. C

49. A

50. B