1.

Explain the evolving concept of life based on emerging pieces of evidence

2. Describe how unifying themes (e.g., structure and function, evolution, and ecosystems)
in the study of life show the connections among living things and how they interact with
each other and with their environment
3. Describe the different ways of how representative animals reproduce
4. Describe the process of genetic engineering
5. Evaluate the benefits and risks of using GMOs
6. Describe the general and unique characteristics of the different organ systems in
representative animals
7. Analyze and appreciate the functional relationships of the different organ systems in
ensuring animal survival
8. Explain how populations of organisms have changed and continue to change over time
showing patterns of descent with modification from common ancestors to produce the
organismal diversity observed today
9. Describe how the present system of classification of organisms is based on evolutionary
relationships
10. Categorize the different biotic potential and environmental resistance (e.g., diseases,
availability of food, and predators) that affect population explosion

The oxygen revolution changed Earth’s environment dramatically. Which of the

following adaptations took advantage of the presence of free oxygen in the oceans and
atmosphere?
A. The evolution of cellular respiration, which used oxygen to help harvest energy from
organic molecules.
B. The evolution of chloroplasts after early protists incorporated photosynthetic
cyanobacteria
C. The evolution of multicellular eukaryotic colonies from communities of prokaryotes.
D. The evolution of photosynthetic pigments that protected early algae from the
corrosive effects of oxygen.

Why did it take millions of years for life to appear on Earth after the planet had
formed?
A. It took millions of years for RNA to replace DNA.
B. Life on Earth could begin only when seedlings arrived on our planet from other
worlds.
C. The planet had cooled down enough to sustain life.
D. The planet had warmed up enough to sustain life.

What is the evidence for a last universal common ancestor among life on earth?
A. They all look the same.
B. They are all aerobic.
C. They all have the same synthesis pattern.
D. They share the same underlying molecular biology.

One of the significance of knowing the history of life is to determine the origin of one
living organism. According to researches, the ___are the only surviving species and one
of the living evidences that life have existed on Earth and evolved from Homo erectus.
A. birds
B. dinosaurs
C. human beings
D. sponges

Which among the given examples describes the unifying form and structure?
A. cellular basis of life
B. light as source of energy
C. bats have wings specialized for flying
D. living things arise from pre-existing cells

Chameleons shift colors wherever they go. They are able to turn any colors or combine
colors depending on where the environment is. What trait is being described?
a. adaptation
b. interaction
c. inheritance
d. reproduction

All organisms alive today have descended from simple cellular creatures billions of
years ago. Biologists were able to identify and preserved some of the characteristics of
that earliest organisms. This is associated in what theme?
A. Function and structure are interdependent
B. Cell theory as a description of living systems.
C. Emergent properties arise from the organization of life.
D. Unity of living systems is explained by evolutionary conservation.

The orchard sprayed with the chemical yields an average of 60 kilos of mango per tree,
the other orchard yields an average of 40 kilos of mangoes per tree. Based on the data,
in order to have a better yield trees must ______________.
I. receive the same amount of sunlight
II. receive the same amount of water 17
III. increase the orchard spray
a. I only
b. II only
c. I, II
d. I, II, III

Living organisms cannot live alone, they are interacting with the abiotic factors for
sustainability of life. Which among the organisms is considered as the abiotic?
a. bacteria
b. plant
c. light
d. man

Which is TRUE about asexual reproduction in animals.

A. Involves more amount of time in the process.
B. Produce identical offspring like the parents.
C. Utilize gametes of the body.
D. Variety of genetic make-up is produced.

A certain organism was cut and divides into two, leaving one piece headless and the
other tailless. After some time, each piece grows the missing body parts. What does it
show?
A. binary fission
B. binary fusion
C. transverse fission
D. transverse fusion

Which is TRUE about sexual reproduction

A. Gametes has diploid cells.
B. Occur with only one parent involve.
C. Produce genetically different offspring as compared to parents.
D. Involves less time as compared to asexual preproduction process.