Date: Sept.

30, 2018
Total Points: 40
Score:

Remarks:

SCIENCE: BIOLOGY GRADE 9 MONTHLY TEST

Choose among the choices the BEST answer to the given question (Piliin ang nararapat). Write the letter of the
answer before the number. (Huwag nang hanapin ang wala na).

1. When blood leaves the heart, where does it exit? 6. Which of the following is NOT a respiratory
(A) aorta disorder or disease?
(B) superior and inferior vena cava (A) Lung cancer (B) Asthma
(C) pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins (C) Leukemia (D) Bronchitis
(D) capillaries
Refer to the figure below for items 7 to 9.
2. Which of the following is the correct pathway of
blood through the body, including the lungs?
B A
(A) heart → aorta → body → vena cava → heart →
pulmonary arteries → lungs → pulmonary veins →
heart F
(B) lungs → left atrium → aorta → pulmonary veins
→ body → vena cava → heart → pulmonary arteries
(C) heart → pulmonary arteries → body → vena cava C
E
→ heart → aorta → lungs → pulmonary veins →
heart
(D) heart → vena cava → body → aorta → heart →
pulmonary arteries → lungs → pulmonary veins D

3. Which of the following chambers of the heart carry 7. Which of the anatomical structures of the heart
de-oxygenated blood? where blood enters from the upper part of the
(A) right and left atria body?
(B) right and left ventricles (A) B (B) A
(C) right atrium and right ventricle (C) F (D) C
(D) left atrium and left ventricle
8. From the lungs, the oxygenated blood enters
what chamber of the heart?
Refer to the figure below for items 4 and 5. (A) E (B) D
(C) F (D) C

C 9. Which of the following chambers pumps blood

into the lungs?
B (A) C (B) D
(C) E (D) F

10. The following statements are functions of the

heart EXCEPT:
A (A) The heart ensures one-way blood flow
(B) The heart regulates blood supply
(C) The heart generates blood pressure
4. Venule connects the capillaries and the veins, (D) The heart produces blood for circulation
where is the location of this structure?
(A) B (B) C 11. Which of the following gases is important for
(C) A (D) Cannot be determined photosynthesis?
(A) Ozone (B) Oxygen
5. Which of the blood vessels above contains (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Water vapor
elastic fibers and moves away the blood from the
heart? 12. Which of the following gases is important for cell
(A) B (B) C respiration?
(C) A (D) Cannot be determined (A) Ozone (B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon dioxide (D) Water vapor
13. Which of the following is evident when we
exercise?
(A) faster breathing and slower heartbeat
(B) slower breathing and faster heartbeat
(C) slower breathing and slower heartbeat
(D) faster breathing and faster heartbeat
14. ___________ is another term for “lung
specialist” in the medical field.
(A) cardiologist (B) pneumonologist
(C) lungiologist (D) pulmonologist
15. The process of transport of oxygen and carbon
dioxide between the blood within the lungs and the
body cells?
(A) Photosynthesis (B) External Respiration
(C) Cell Respiration (D) Internal Respiration
Refer to the figure below for items 16 to 18.
21. Arrange these statements below in correct
order:
1. As the left ventricle contracts, the
oxygenated blood is forced into aorta and
carries away from the heart to smaller
arteries.
2. Blood flows into the pulmonary veins and into
the left atrium.
3. When the left atrium contracts, the blood is
forced through the left ventricle.
4. Gas exchange happens in the alveoli.
5. Blood is replenished and becomes rich with
fresh oxygen.
6. When the right ventricle contracts, the blood
is forced through pulmonary arteries.
(A) 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 4 – 1
(B) 6 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 3 – 1
(C) 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 6
(D) 6 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 1

22. Choose the pair that is not matched correctly:

(A) Pneumonia – alveoli
(B) Asthma – bronchioles
(C) Stroke – blood vessel
A (D) Hypertension – blood
B
C Refer to the table below for numbers 23-24

D Patient Hb* Arteries** Veins***

A 15 19 15
B 15 15 12
C 8 9.5 6.5
D 16 20 13
E 15 19 18
16. This is also known as the windpipe. A four-inch
tract that is located in the mid chest which contains Hb*: Hemoglobin content of blood (Hb/100 mL blood)
Arteries**: Oxygen contents of blood in arteries (mL O 2/100 mL blood)
cilia that propel mucus containing dust. Where is this Veins***: Oxygen contents of blood in veins (mL O 2/100 mL blood)
located?
(A) B (B) C 23. Which patient might be poisoned by carbon
(C) A (D) D monoxide that prevents tissue cells from using
oxygen?
17. Where is the epiglottis located? (A) D (B) B
(A) B (B) C
(C) C (D) E
(C) A (D) D

18. The air passes from the larynx to the long
tube in the chest cavity called trachea, where is the
larynx located?
(A) B (B) C
(C) A (D) D
19. Which is the pathway of oxygen from the lungs to
the body cells?
(A) alveoli → heart → blood → cells
(B) alveoli → blood→ heart → cells
(C) blood → alveoli → heart → cells
(D) blood → heart → alveoli → cells
20. Analyze the statement: The right side of the heart
receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and
circulates it to the lungs.
(A) The statement is always true.
(B) The statement is sometimes true.
(C) The statement is never true.
(D) The statement is confusing.
24. What conclusion can you derive from the
table above?
(A) The content of oxygen and hemoglobin in the
blood correlates to the disease or malfunction of
circulatory system.
(B) The hemoglobin content has no significant
relationship to the deficiency of the patients.
(C)The oxygen content has no significant relationship
to the deficiency of the patients.
(D) The amount of hemoglobin varies directly as to
the amount of oxygen in arteries and veins.
25. The internal respiration generally happens
within which of the following?
(A) Leaves
(B) Respiratory system
(C) Circulatory system
(D) Cells
26. Which of the following is a communicable
disease?
(A) pneumonia (B) stroke
(C) hypertension (D) asthma
27. What do you call a valve that serves as a gateway
of blood from left atrium to the left ventricle?
(A) aortic (B) tricuspid
(C) mitral (D) pulmonary
28. Which of the following statements differentiate
external respiration from internal respiration?
AB. External respiration happens between air
and the blood within the lungs, while internal
respiration occurs between the blood and
body cells.
CD. Both internal and external respirations are
the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
EF. Internal respiration occurs between air and
the blood within the lungs, while external
respiration happens between the blood and
body cells.
GH. Internal respiration is the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide, while external
respiration is the exchange of oxygen and
nutrients in the blood.
(A) AB and CD only
(B) CD and EF only
(C) AB, CD and EF
(D) GH only
Refer to the figure below for item 29.
A (D) Both A and B are true
B
C (A) Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood.
D
29. Analyze the statements below:
1. A, B and C belong to the same respiratory
tract.
2. Only A and C belong to the upper respiratory
tract.
3. Only D belongs to the lower respiratory tract.
4. A and D belong to the same respiratory tract.
(A) Statements 2 and 4 are true.
(B) Statements 1 and 3 are true.
(C) Statement 1, 2 and 3 are false.
(D) Statements 2, 3, and 4 are false.
Refer to the figure below for item 30.
30. How many circulatory system diseases are in
the diagram?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
31. How many percent did the respiratory system
diseases contribute to the total deaths in 2015?
(A) 5% (B) 10%
(C) 15% (D) 20%
32. Analyse the following statements?
A. All respiratory system diseases in the diagram
are non-communicable
B. All circulatory system diseases in the diagram
are communicable
(A) A is false, B is true
(B) A is true, B is false
(C) Both A and B are false
33. Which statement is true about arteries?
(B) Arteries move blood toward the heart.
(C) Arteries connect to the atria of the heart.
(D) Arteries move blood away from the heart.
34. All these statements describe the trachea
except:
(A) It is called the voice box.
(B) It carries air to and from the lungs.
(C) Its lower end branches into smaller tubes.
(D) None of the above
35. Which of the following statement/s is/are not
true?
I. Alveoli are tiny sacs at the end of bronchioles
where gas exchange occurs.
II. Arteries carry deoxygenated blood while veins
always carry oxygenated blood.
III. Oxygen is delivered to the cells by the
respiratory system.
(E) Statements I and II only
(F) Statements II and III only
(G) All statements are not true.
(H) All statements are true.
36. Analyze the statement: The right side of the heart
receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and
circulates it to the lungs.
(A) The statement is always true.
(B) The statement is sometimes true.
(C) The statement is never true.
(D) The statement is confusing.
Refer to the figure below for item 37:
A B
39. Which of the following statements describe the
figure below?
W. The flow of blood in the arteries is away from
the heart, while in veins the blood goes toward the
heart.
X. Arteries often carry deoxygenated blood while
veins always carry oxygenated blood.
Y. Arteriole connects capillaries and arteries while
venule attaches veins and capillaries.
(A) W and X (C) W and Y
(B) X and Y (D) W, X and Y

Refer to the figure below for item 40:

D

C Sunlight B
F

E A
Sugar
37. Which of the anatomical structures labeled above
receive blood coming into the heart?
(A) A and B only
(B) A, B and C Water
(C) A, C and D
(D) A, B and D 40. Complete the equation leaf diagram by
substituting the right substituent for A and B.
38. What do you call a valve that serves as an exit of (A) A – carbon dioxide, B – mineral
the blood into our heart? (B) A – carbon dioxide, B – oxygen
(A) aortic (B) tricuspid (C) A – mineral, B – carbon dioxide
(C) mitral (D) pulmonary (D) A – carbon dioxide, B – carbon dioxide

THE SIMPLE BELIEVE ANYTHING, BUT THE PRUDENT GIVE THOUGHT TO THEIR STEPS.
-Proverbs 14:15

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