DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

MARIA CLARA L. LOBREGAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Divisoria, Zamboanga City

1ST PERIODIC EXAMINATION

Grade 9 (SCIENCE)

NAME: _________________________________________________ RATING: ______________

YEAR/SECTION:__________________________________________ DATE: August 18-19, 2016

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. ENCIRCLE the chosen LETTER of your best
choice.

1. The human body system is made-up of series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and
expelling carbon dioxide is;
a. Circulatory c. Reproductive
b. Digestive d. Respiratory
2. What is the type of circulation provides the heart with oxygenated blood so it can function properly.
a. Systemic c. Coronary
b. Pulmonary d. Heart
3. The genotype “ i i “ represents what blood type in humans?
a. AB c. B
b. O d. A
4. The complementary nucleotide of cytosine is _____.
a. Adenine c. thymine
b. DNA d. guanine
5. What is the carrier of nearly everything for the body, It transports hormones, nutrients, oxygen,
antibodies, and other important things needed to keep the body healthy?
a. blood c. heart
b. lungs d. aorta
6. If a dominant homozygous tall (T,T) father mates with a dominant heterozygous tall (T,t) mother,
what is the probability of their offspring’s using the Punnett square.
a. 100 % c. 25 %
b. 50 % d. 75 %
7. What does the water inside the jar represent in the respiratory model?
a. Aorta c. Heart
b. Lungs d. Blood
8. A red (RR) bull is mated with a white (WW) cow. What percentage is roan bull?
a. 100% c. 75%
b. 50% d. 25%
9. Below are the four (4) major types of human blood type. Identify them.
a. A, B, O, D c. A, O, B, AB
b. A, B, C, O d. None of these
10. Which body system brings oxygen in the body and expels carbon dioxide?
a. Circulatory c. Reproductive
b. Digestive d. Respiratory
11. The blood carrying carbon dioxide is called;
a. Hemoglobin c. deoxygenated blood
b. Oxygenated blood d. blood type
12. Tuberculosis, lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema are smoke-related diseases of what body
system?
a. Circulatory system b. Respiratory system
b. Nervous system d. Digestive system
13. Which statement best describes arteries?
a. All carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
b. All contain valves to prevent the backflow of blood
c. All carry blood away from the heart
d. All carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart
14. These are external characteristics or traits visibly seen by our naked eyes is;
a. Heredity c. genotype
b. phenotype d. Genetics
15. Traits that does not show or appear due to the presence of a dominant trait is called;
a. Dominant trait c. genes
b. allele d. Recessive trait
16. What is the method or technique used in Genetics that pre-determine the possible offspring’s of
parents.
a. Punett Square c. Ponnett Square
b. Punnet Square d. Punnett Square
17. Which from the following best describes an allele?
a. a different form of a gene that controls a certain trait.
b. traits controlled by genes located in the chromosome.
c. traits expressed exclusively in one sex of a specie.
d. reproductive cells that unit
18. The condition in which there is thickening and hardening of the arteries is;
a. cardiac arrest c. Chronic disease
b. Arteriosclerosis d. Emphysema
19. It is otherwise known as the largest vein of the human body.
a. Atrium c. Aorta
b. Chamber d. Ventricle
20. What important activity takes place in the lungs?
a. Food is digested c. liquid water is filtered from blood
b. Oxygen gas is exchange for carbon dioxide d. the bronchi becomes bigger
21. The part of the circulatory system that carries the blood throughout the body.
a. Heart c. blood vessels
b. Veins d. blood
22. Which organ of the respiratory system is called the windpipe that serves as passage for air into
the lungs.
a. Trachea c. Alveoli
b. Bronchioles d. Bronchi
23. The sex chromosome that is responsible for determining the gender/ sex of a child;
a. Y chromosome c. XX chromosome
b. XY chromosomes. d. X chromosome
24. Traits that are expressed exclusively in one sex.
a. Sex-linked c. Sex influenced
b. Sex-limited d. None of these
25. It is composed of chains of nucleotides built on a sugar and phosphate backbone.
a. RNA c. Adenine
b. Guanine d. DNA
26. What is the genotypic ratio of the offspring of a mate between a red bull (RR) and a white cow
(WW)?
a. 50% c. 25%
b. 100% d. none of these
27. Which organ pumps blood through a network of blood vessels?
a. lung c. brain
b. stomach d. heart
28. Which blood vessel of the heart has the greatest oxygen content?
a. aorta c. pulmonary artery
b. vena cava d. pulmonary vein
29. A respiratory organ made of two major tube attached to branch-like structures.
a. nose c. trachea
b. bronchi d. alveoli
30. When two or more alleles control the inheritance of a character.
a. multiple allele c. codominance
b. sex-linked traits d. incomplete dominance
31. A reproductive cell that unite during sexual reproduction forming new cell called zygote.
a. allele c. gamete
b. sperm cell d. egg cell
32. All of the following are the bases of the DNA except for one;
a. adenine c. thymine
b. granites d. cytosine
33. Who were the two scientists who worked together in the DNA study?
a. Mendel & Crick c. Watson & Crick
b. Dalton & Watson d. Mendel & Watson
34. A hollow muscular organ just about the size of a fist that pumps blood.
a. lung c. nose
b. vein d. heart
35. Plants make food by absorbing water and carbon dioxide. Which of the following substances is
the origin of oxygen released as gas by green plants during photosynthesis?
a. water c. carbon dioxide
b. sugar d. ribulose-1,5-biphosphate
36. Plants are considered as food makers. In which of the following cell organelles does
photosynthesis occur?
a. ribosome c. chloroplast
b. chlorophyll d. mitochondrion
37. How does asthma affects breathing?
a. asthma covers the nostrils c. asthma allows the easy entry of air
b. causes the bronchial tube to be inflamed d. it does not affect at all
38. The number of times your heart beats in a minute (BMI).
a. pulse c. heart rate
b. heart d. A & C
39. The circulation type where movement of blood is through the tissue of the heart.
a. pulmonary c. systemic
b. cardiac d. none of these
40. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are gases that cycle out in the ecosystem. Which of the following
gases is important to photosynthesis?
a. ozone gas c. oxygen
b. water vapor d. carbon dioxide
41. The blood vessel that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.
a. artery c. vein
b. capillaries d. blood
42. It refers to the variety of life in an area.
a. species c. Biodiversity
b. Limiting factor d. population
43. What sex chromosome determines the gender of the child?
a. Y c. Y
b. allele d. zygote
44. If someone smokes cigarettes constantly for a long period of time, his alveoli will eventually be
coated with tar. This is bad because;
a. exchange of gas is difficult to occur c. the alveoli will become bigger
b. the lungs will collapse d. the alveoli will increase in number
45. Which of the following statements is true about human blood.
a. contains only red blood cell c. all humans contain RBC, WBC, platelets and plasma
b. water is not normal component of blood d. the blood contain 55% water alone.
46. If chromosome X and X are combined, what is the resulting gender of the child?
a. boy c. girl
b. zygote d. None of these
47. What is the possible blood types of a child whose parents are blood types A and AB?
a. A and B c. AB and O
b. AB and A d. O and AB
48. One from the following is NOT a disease brought about of smoking with the respiratory system?
a. lung cancer c. asthma
b. emphysema d. arteriosclerosis
49. When both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype of the heterozygote.
a. incomplete dominance c. multiple alleles
b. sex-linked traits d. codominance
50. What is the total number of chromosome in humans?
a. 23 c. 44
b. 46 d. 54

Erle Jose M. Estipona

Grade 9 Science Mentor