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VILLANCA TRADE SCHOOL Ulingao, San Rafael, Bulacan Pre-Test in Biology Name: Year & Section: Score: Date:

I. Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. It is composed of the biological community and physical environment. a. Ecosystem b. Biotic components c. Abiotic components d. Environment 2. Anything in the ecosystem that performs all the biological process is considered as . a. Ecosystem b. Biotic components c. Abiotic components c. Environment 3. One of the smallest primates in the world with distinct large eyes. a. Pilandok b. Tamaraw c. Philippine tarsier d. Monkey eating eagle 4. Largest fish in the world. a. Dwarf goby b. Whale shark c. Sinarapan d. Sea Cow 5. The simplest structure that performs all the biological processes. a. Cell b. Atoms c. Nucleus d. Protons e. Electrons 6. The branch of biology that studies cell and its processes. a. Anatomy b. Cryobiology c. Cytology d. Ecology 7. Site of protein synthesis. a. Mitochondrion b. Ribosomes c. Endoplasmic reticulum d. Golgi apparatus 8. Structures only present in animal cells that facilitates cell division. a. Centrioles b. Lysosomes c. Vacuoles d. Cytoskeleton 9. Does not have distinct nucleus and membrane bound organelles. a. Eukaryotic cell b. Animal cell c. Prokaryotic cell d. Plant cell 10. When the solute concentration of a solution is less than that of the cell. a. Osmosis b. Isotonic c. Hypotonic d. Hypertonic 11. The longest stage of mitosis. a. Prophase b. Metaphase c. Anaphase d. Telophase 12. The final stage of mitosis. This is to be followed by cytokinesis. a. Prophase b. Metaphase c. Anaphase d. Telophase 13. Strips of paper used to test the acidity and alkalinity of substances. a. Bromothymol blue b. Litmus paper c. Sodium bicarbonate d. Carbon paper 14. Also known as baking soda in common usage. a. Bromothymol blue b. Litmus paper c. Sodium bicarbonate d. Carbon paper 15. This is the anatomical system of a species that allows it to move. a. Skeletal system b. Muscular system c. Nervous system d. Circulatory system 16. An organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis. a. Skeletal system b. Muscular system c. Nervous system d. Circulatory system 17. An organ system of glands, each of which secretes a type of hormone directly into the bloodstream to regulate the body. a. Endocrine system b. Excretory system c. Integumentary system d. Reproductive system 18. A system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction. a. Endocrine system b. Excretory system c. Integumentary system d. Reproductive system 19. An organ system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its appendages. a. Endocrine system b. Excretory system c. Integumentary system d. Reproductive system 20. An organ with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. a. Kidney b. Heart c. Lungs d. Skull e. Triceps 21. A gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. a. Pancreas b. Colon c. Tendons d. Ureter e. Femur 22. Which organ is deficient when an organism suffers from dwarfism? a. Pancreas b. Parathyroid c. Adrenal cortex d. Anterior pituitary e. Spleen 23. What segregates during anaphase of meiosis I? a. Nucleolus b. Sister chromatids c. Homologous chromosomes d. Allelic genes e. Non-allelic genes 24. What is the most important product of cell respiration? a. ATP b. CO22 c. Glucose d. Nitrogen e. NADH and FADH22 25. Which of the following pigments reflects green light but absorbs blue and red? a. carotenoid b. chlorophyll c. phycocyanin d. melanin e. xanthophylls 26. What is synthesized inside the ribosomes of a cell? a. sucrose b. DNA c. glucose d. RNA e. protein 27. The preponderance of the sickle cell allele among African is an example of which genetic phenomenon? a. directional selection b. balanced polymorphism c. repeated mutations d. sexual selection e. gene flow 28. What kind of solution transports water into a cell by means of osmosis? a. endotonic b. isotonic c. hypotonic d. hydrophilic e. impermeable

29. Which of the following cells is a haploid? a. sex cell b. muscle cell c. embryo d. zygote e. brain cell 30. Which of the following factors determines the degree of cohesiveness of water molecules? a. hydrogenated bonds b. hydrogen bonds c. ionic bonds d. covalent bonds e. oxygen bonds 31. Which of the following digestive organs performs both segmentation movement and peristalsis? a. colon b. esophagus c. small intestine d. stomach e. large intestine ____ 32. The passing of traits from parents to offspring is called a. genetics. c. development. b. heredity. d. maturation. ____ 33. Mendels finding that the inheritance of one trait had no effect on the inheritance of another became known as the a. law of dominance. c. law of separate convenience. b. law of universal inheritance. d. law of independent assortment. ____ 34. If an individual has two recessive alleles for the same trait, the individual is said to be a. homozygous for the trait. c. heterozygous for the trait. b. haploid for the trait. d. mutated. ____ 35. Tallness (T) is dominant to shortness (t) in pea plants. Which of the following represents a genotype of a pea plant that is heterozygous for tallness? a. T c. Tt b. TT d. tt ____ 36. An organism that has inherited two of the same alleles of a gene from its parents is called a. hereditary. c. homozygous. b. heterozygous. d. a mutation. ____ 37. The difference between a monohybrid cross and a dihybrid cross is that a. monohybrid crosses involve traits for which only one allele exists, while dihybrid traits involve two alleles. b. monohybrid crosses involve self-pollination, while dihybrid crosses involve crosspollination. c. monohybrid crosses involve one gene; dihybrid crosses involve two genes. d. dihybrid crosses require two Punnett squares; monohybrid crosses need only one. ____ 38. A cross of two individuals for a single contrasting trait is called a. monohybrid. c. dominant. b. dihybrid. d. codominant. ____ 39. When alleles for different characteristics are on separate chromosomes, they are distributed to gametes independently. This observation is summarized by the law of: (review 9-1) a. cross-pollination c. segregation b. independent assortment d. molecular genetics ____ 40. A factor or gene characteristic that masks another gene or factor is a condition called: (reivew 9-1) a. dominance / recessive c. incomplete dominance b. codominance d. heterozygous dominance ____ 41. An genetic cross where neither allele is completely dominant over the other is called: (review 9-2) a. dominance / recessive c. incomplete dominance b. homozygous dominance d. heterozygous dominance ____ 42. A genetic cross where niether allele is dominant or recessive (both are expressed as heterozygotes) is called: (review 9-2) a. domiance / recessive c. incomplete domiance b. codominance (such as blood types) d. expressive dependence II. True/False: Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. 43. Genes on chromosomes are the units of inheritance. 44. The allele for a recessive trait is usually represented by a capital letter. 45. A Mendelian factor is equivalent to an allele. 46. Heterozygous individuals have two of the same alleles for a particular gene. 47. The dominant allele for tallness in pea plants is represented by the letter t. 48. Cloning is the process of producing similar population of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature 49. Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. 50. A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.