Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
DIVISION OF BIÑAN CITY

2nd PERIODICAL TEST IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7

NAME_________________________________________ DATE______________
TEACHER: MRS. SHERYL R. VALIENTE SCORE_____________
Direction: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The process where Carbon circulates through the living and non-living parts of the world is
called__________.
A. Carbonaceous Chondrite B. Carbon Sequestion
C. The Carbon Cycle D. Carbon Footprint

2. After you die, which process will the carbon in YOU likely undergo?
A. Decomposition B. Combustion
C. Diffusion D. Respiration

3. It occurs when one animal captures, kills and eats other animal.
A. Parasitism B. Predation
B . Mutualism D. Commensalism

4. When a symbiotic relationship helps one organism and hurts the other it is an example of:
A. Commensalism B. Mutualism
C. Parasitism C. Predation

5. The picture below is an example of what kind of symbiotic relationship?

A. Commensalism
B. Mutualism
C. Parasitism
D. Predation

6. Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?

A. Tapeworm in an intestinal tract of an animal

B. Bees transporting pollen from flowers
C. Remora fish swimming under sharks
D. Birds eating the insects from the back of a hippopotamus

7. Which statement describes commensalism?

A. A relationship where one species benefits and the other is not affected.
B. A relationship where both species benefit.
C. A relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed.
D. A competition for the same food source
 8. Why is the Carbon Cycle important?

A. Carbon is a part of all living things.

B. Carbon prevents pollution.
C. Carbon keeps the atmosphere clean.
D. Carbon is not important for life on earth.

9. Nitrogen that is used by plants is in the form of...

A. Nitrogen monoxide
B. Nitrates
C. Oxygen
D. Water

10. What do plants do with the nitrogen they absorb?

A. Kill other plants C. Build proteins

B. Use it in photosynthesis D. Respirartion

11. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants

A. release CO2 to the atmosphere.

B. turn CO2 into sugars.
C. turn sugars into energy.
D. none of the choices

12. Why can't Phosphorus be found in the atmosphere?

A. It doesn’t combined well with other elements
B. It just can’t be found
C. the sun evaporates it
D. At normal temperatures and pressure, phosphorus is at a liquid state

13. An interaction between two organisms in which both benefit.

A. Mutualism B. Commensalism
C. Parasitism D. Predation

14. The sequence of the nitrogen cycle is _

A. fixation, assimilation, ammonification, nitrification, denitrification
B. assimilation, fixation, ammonification, nitrification, denitirification
C. fixation, ammonification, assimilation, denitrification, nitrification
D. nitrification, assimilation, fixation, denitrification, ammonification

15. The two processes involved in carbon and oxygen cycle are;

A. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration

B. Photosynthesis and evaporation
 C. Infiltration and cellular respiration
D. Condensation and evaporation

16. The stored carbon returns to the cycle via two processes:

A. decomposition and respiration

B. decomposition and transpiration
C. decomposition and combustion
D. combustion and respiration

17. When is carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere?

A. during photosynthesis B. during decomposition

C. during transpiration C. during assimilation

  For questions 19-20 Read the selection below

An orchid growing on a tree clings to it only for support and for reaching out
to light. The orchid with its green leaves can make its own food. Its roots can absorb
moisture from the air. On the other hand, the tree is neither benefited nor harmed by
the presence of the orchid.

19. In this relationship, the orchid is the

A. host B. parasite C. commensal D. prey

20. If a tree is unaffected, it is the

A. host B. parasite C. commensal D. prey

21. Which of the following examples shows the relationship of Parasitism?

A. seagull eating crayfish

a butterfly visits a flower
C. orchid growing on tree
Dog scratching beacause of ticks

22.Earth’s atmosphere is consist roughly ___% of nitrogen.

A. 78% B. 88% C. 99% D. 28%

23. As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxidein the atmosphere continually

A. decreases B. increases C. faster D. slowly

24. Which organisms use the dissolved phosphorus compounds to construct the molecules
they need?

A. plants B. animals C. humans D. non-living organism

25. When an organism dies or excretes waste products, decomposer organisms recycle the
phosphorus compounds back into the______.

A. air B. water C. soil land

26. Chemical cycling is important in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem. The three
important cycles are:

A. Carbon cycle, water cycle, and oxygen cycle

B. water cycle, oxygen-carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle
C. oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle and rock cycle
D. Oxygen cycle, carbon cycle and rock cycle

27. The recycling of matter involves specific interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in
the ecosystem. These cycles are collectively known as_______________________.

A. ecological cycle B. nitrogen cycle

C. Oxygen-carbon cycle D. biogeochemical cycles

28. What is the use of carbon dioxide into plants?

A. raw material n photosynthesis B. raw material in cellular respiration

byproduct of photosynthesis D. byproduct of cellular respiration

29. The porcess of chaning water from liquid form into gas.

A. condensation B. sublimation C. evaporation D. transpiration

30. The processes involved in the water cycle are:

A. evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation

B. transpiration, filtration, condensation and precipitation
C. transpiration, assimilation, condensation and precipitation
D. evaporation, transpiration, condensation and combustion
31. In the same food web, take note that both chicken and field rat depend on corn while snake
and field rat both prey on frog. This situation demonstrate a relationship called_____________.

A.Commensalism B. Predation C. Competition D. mutualism

32. Some phosphate drains into the ecosystem and become part of what?

A. new rocks B. new plants C. old rocks D. old plants

33. A process by which bodies of water receive excess nutrients from fertilizers, thus
stimulating excessive plant growth.

A. runoff B. eutrophication C.assimilation D.nitrification

34. How do animals consume the phosphorus in organic form?

A. eating plants B. eating animals C. Absorbing phospate D. dissloving

35. Which of the following statements about biogeochemical cycles is true?

A. Producers use chemicals from the abiotic reservoirs to produce organic compounds.
evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation
B. Consumers take in chemicals from producers and incorporate them into their own body.
C. Decomposers break down the complex organic compounds from dead plants and animals t
o replenish the abiotic reservoir.
D. A,B and C.

36. Nitrogen is present in ___________________

A. atmosphere and lithosphere B. atmosphere and soil

C. Lithospehere and soil C. hydrosphere

37. Phosphate are returned to the soil through the action of ______________ on dead plants
and animals.

A. consumers B. producers C. fertilizer D. decomposer

38. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an ecosystem?

A. there is a continous input of energy

B. ecosystem do not affect each other
C. energy floes through a trophic structure
D. there is a cyclic flow of materials/matter.

39. If two species of organisms occupy the same niche,

A. mutualism will result B. competition will be very intense

C. both organisms will become exctinct D. both will need to enlarge their habitat

40. You obtain nitrogen for the organic molecules in your body from

A. the air you breath B. the water you drink

C. carbohydrates in the food you eat D. proteins in the food you eat.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL! 

 KEY TO CORRECTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7

1.C
2.C
3.B
4.C
5.C
6.A
7.A
8.A
9.B
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.A
15.A
16.C
17.B
18.B
19.C
20.A
21.D
22A
23.B
24.A
25.C
26.B
27.D
28.A
29.C
30.A
31.C
32.A
33.B
34.A
35.D
36.B
37.D
38.B
39.B
40.D