1. Which part of the skeletal system is a rigid case that protects the brain?

A. Skull C. Hinge joint

B. Spinal column D. Ball and socket

2. Which of the following is the function of the integumentary system?

A. It protects the body against UV rays.
B. It serves as the barrier of the body from physical damage.
C. It is body’s outer covering
D. All of the above

3. What is the thinnest and outermost layer of the skin?

A. Sebaceous gland B. Sweat gland C. Epidermis d. Dermis

4. Which of the following describes the characteristics of poriferans/sponges?

a. Are hollow-bodied or soft-bodied animals
b. Marine animals full of pores or holes
c. Are soft-bodied or shelled animals
d. Are spiny-skinned sea animals.

5. Describes the distinguishing characteristics of Coelenterates/Cnidarians.

a. Are hollow-bodied or soft-bodied animals
b. Marine animals full of pores or holes
c. Are soft-bodied or shelled animals
d. Are spiny-skinned sea animals.

6. Which among the following describes the characteristics of Mollusks?

a. Are hollow-bodied or soft-bodied animals
b. Marine animals full of pores or holes
c. Are soft-bodied or shelled animals
d. Are spiny-skinned sea animals.

7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of Arthropods?

a. Joint-legged animals.
b. Largest group in the animal kingdom.
c. Consist of animals called roundworms.
d. Their bodies and legs are made up of sections.

8. Which of the following describes the characteristics of nematodes/ roundworms?

a. Unsegmented worms that have long, thin, round bodies pointed at both ends and are
covered by a tough cuticle.
b. They have a thin flat body that resembles a ribbon and have a definite head region and body
organs.
c. They have long segmented bodies allow them to burrow in the soil or swim in the water
easily.
d. They have no space inside so they have no digestive system.
9. Which food chain does occur in the forest ecosystem?
A. grass  caterpillar  chicken
B. corn  mouse  snake
C. grass  wilder beast  lion
D. worm berries  caterpillar  raven

10. Why is producer important in an ecosystem?

A. It is the source of food to the consumers.
B. It is an organism that eats plants.
C. It breaks down organism into smaller particles.
D. It is a series of feeding relationship.

11. What kind of interaction is shown when animals like crabs and mollusks help break down plant litter
in a mangrove ecosystem through grazing?
A. competition C. parasitism
B. commensalism D. mutualism
12. Why is the relationship between the corals and the algae in the coral reefs considered mutualistic?
A. The corals benefit in the interaction and not the algae.
B. The corals receive oxygen from algae, the algae get protection from corals.
C. The corals receive oxygen from algae while the algae are harmed.
D. The corals and algae live together without harming each other.

13. Which of the following is the role of crustaceans like crabs in the mangrove ecosystem?
A. They attach themselves to the roots of mangroves
B. They help break down leaf litter through grazing.
C. They serve as food of other animals.
D. They find food in the mud.

14. ___________________results from the interconnected food chains.

A. consumer C. food web
B. producer D. biotic component

15. In coral reef ecosystem, clown fishes, and sea anemones live together. Which type of relationship is
shown?
A. commensalism B. mutualism C. parasitism D. predation

16. One example of competition in tropical rainforest is when the shrubs and trees are growing together in
one area. What do they compete for?
A. sunlight and soil nutrients. C. chemicals and oxygen.
B. oxygen and carbon dioxide. D. water and chemicals.

17. What kind of interaction is shown when one organism kills another organism for food?
A. mutualism C. parasitism
B. commensalism D. predation

18. Which activities can you do during the wet season?

a. hiking b. mountain climbing c. planting d. drying crops
19. When people wear thick clothes, what could possibly be the reading of the temperature?
a. 15° C b. 25°C c. 30°C d. 35°C
20. Factor that influences the seasons in the Philippines is___________.
a. altitude b. temperature c. air mass d. prevailing winds
21. What does the southwest monsoon bring to the Philippines?
a. wet season b. dry season c. wet and dry season d. cold and humid
22. Check the _________________ before planning a group hiking.
a. air mass b. forecast c. temperature d. humidity
23. One of the prevailing winds in the Philippines known as southwest monsoon.
a. habagat b. amihan c. temperature d. altitude

24. Wet season starts in June and peaks in _______________.

a. July to September c. January to February b. April d. June
26. People, specially farmers consider the _____________ of the Philippines in planting and in
drying their crops or even doing some activities.
a. seasons b. weather c. climate d. temperature
27. It is characterized by hot and cloudless days.
a. dry season b. wet season climate d. weather
28. For most of the country, the dry season is during _______________.
a. amihan b. habagat c. southwest monsoon d. monsoon