KALAYAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kalayaan Village, Pasay City
GRADE 11 – GENERAL BIOLOGY I
1st PERIODIC EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. How did Robert Hooke contribute to the
development of cell theory?
A. Determined that the new living things
are composed of cells.
B. Stated that the new cells in an
organism are produced by pre-existing
cells.
C. Used lenses to makes simple
microscope to view living organism.
D. Viewed a piece of cork under the
microscope and coined the tiny
compartments as cell.
2. Who advance the cell theory with his
conclusion that cells could only came from
pre-existing cells?
A. Matthias Schleiden
B. Robert Hooke
C. Rudolf Virchow
D. Theodore Schwann
3. Which does not explain the changes that
occurs in cell theory over time?
A. The basic unit of life compose of very
complex organelles.
B. Through the Red Meat experiment by
Francesco Redi
C. Abiogenesis which stated that all living
things came from non-living things.
D. Theodore Schwann and Matthias
Schleiden discovered that all plants
and animals are made up of cells.
4. Arrange the sequential events to explain
the development of cell theory.
I. Manufacture and using simple
microscope
II. Determine plants are compose of cells
III. Understand that new cells produce by
pre-existing cells
IV. Determine that all living things are
made up of cells
A. I, II, III, IV C. I, II, IV, III
B. II, III, IV, I D. III, IV, II, I
5. Which organelle produce ATP also known
as the Powerhouse of the cell?
A. Cell Membrane C. Ribosome
B. Mitochondria C. Vacuole
6. Which contribute to primary organelles in
the cell?
A. Cell Membrane, Cell Wall, Nucleus
B. Cell Membrane, Nucleus, Mitochondria
C. Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm,
Mitochondria
D. Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus
7. Which statement describes the main
function of chloroplasts in plants?
A. Absorbs light energy for
manufacturing food
B. Removes waste materials by
active transport
C. Breakdowns chemical energy in
food
D. Controls the absorption of
dissolved materials into the cell
8. Which organelle separates the cell from its
external environment?
A. Cell Membrane C. Lysosomes
B. Cytoplasm D. Nucleus
9. A biologist, studying aquatic life discovers
a new organism. He studies it under the
microscope and draws a diagram of what
he sees.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
Eukaryotic and has cilia
B. Eukaryotic and has nucleus
C. Prokaryotic and has cell membrane
D. Prokaryotic and has cytoplasm
10. Mimi is viewing a cell under a microscope.
Which cell structures would tell her that
the cell is eukaryotic?
A. Cytoplasm C. Nucleus
B. DNA D. Ribosomes
11. In eukaryotic cells, which organelle could
convert energy into other forms which
cells could use for their functions?
A. Cell Wall and Chloroplast
B. Chloroplast and Mitochondria
 C. Chloroplast and Nucleus circulatory system. What blood is carried
D. Nucleus and Mitochondria by RBC?
A. Deoxygenated Blood
12. Which statement supports prokaryotic B. Oxygenated Blood
cells? C. Oxygen Gas
A. All single-celled organism. D. Deoxygenated Gas
B. Mitochondria are present.
C. Nucleus is present and visible. 19. What are the three important phases of
D. Plants and animals are example of the interphase?
prokaryotes A. G1, G2, Synthesis
B. G1, G2, G3, Synthesis
13. Unlike animal cells, plant cell possesses C. G1, Synthesis, G2
cell wall and large vacuole. Which labels D. Synthesis, G1, G2
best illustrate the parts of the organism?
20. In what phase does DNA replications
happens?
A. G1 C. G3
B. G2 D. Synthesis
A. A and C C. D and F
B. C and F D. D and E 21. What is the characteristic of a G1
checkpoint?
14. The structure labeled “A” is called “CPU” A. Mitosis is complete
of the cell where genetic materials B. DNA has been replicated correctly
resides. Which part of the cell is the letter C. Cell divides and the cycle repeats
“A”? D. Cell is big enough and proteins are
A. Chloroplast C. Nucleus ready for replication
B. Mitochondrion C. Vacuoles
22. What is the characteristic of a S-phase
15. Which statement describes the main checkpoint?
function of chloroplasts in plants? A. The cell grows bigger
A. it absorbs light energy for B. DNA has been replicated correctly
manufacturing food C. Cell divides and the cycle repeats
B. it removes waste materials by active D. Cell is big enough and proteins are
transport ready for replication
C. it breaks down chemical energy in
food. For numbers 23-24. Please refer to the
D. it controls the absorption of dissolved illustration below.
materials into the cell.

16. Which two plant cell structures work

together like security guards for the cell?
A. Cell membrane and cytoplasm
B. Cell wall and cell membrane
C. Cell wall and cytoplasm 23. What is the arrangement of phases during
D. Golgi body and endoplasmic reticulum cell division?
A. IV, I, III and II C. I, III, II and V
17. What makes neurons a specialized cell? B. I, II, V, and IV D. I, II, III, and IV
A. Carries messages to and from the
brain 24. At what phase does the chromosomes
B. Interprets messages sends by the becomes visible?
brain A. Anaphase C. Prophase
C. Perform voluntary actions and reflexes B. Metaphase D. Telophase
D. Allow the passage of nutrients in and
out of the body 25. If an organism has 26 chromosomes,
how many chromosomes do each
18. Red Blood Cells are specialized cells that daughter cell has after mitosis?
carries special function important in the A. 10 B.13 C. 26 D.52
 D. Controls what enters and leaves the
26. If a parental cell has 48 chromosomes, cell
then how many chromosomes will each
of the daughter cells have following 32. Which is a component that made up a cell
meiosis? membrane?
A. 6 B. 12 C.24 D. 48 A. Cholesterol layer C. Enzyme layer
B. Phospholipid Bilayer D. Protein layer
27. What are the daughter cells produce by
spermatogenesis? 33. Which component of the cell membrane is
A. Oogonia C. Sperm Cells always found on the exterior surface of
B. Chromosomes D. Spermatogonia cell membrane?
A. Cholesterol C. Lipids
28. Which of the following best explains why B. Carbohydrates D. Proteins
meiosis results in greater genetic diversity
than mitosis? 34. What makes up the structure of the cell
A. After meiosis, daughter cells are membrane?
diploid and have twice as much
genetic material, which can be divided I. Hypo-phobic II. Hypo-philic
in many more possible combinations. III. Hydrophobic IV. Hydrophililc
B. After meiosis, haploid daughter cells
are fertilized, which doubles their
A. I and II C. III and IV
number of chromosomes and
B. I and III D. I and IV
increases the number of possible
genes.
35. With what type of lipid is embedded
C. During meiosis, chromosomes assort
themselves independently of each among the phospholipids of the
other, which allows for more different membrane, that helps minimize the effects
possible combinations of of temperature on fluidity?
chromosomes. A. Cholesterol C. Proteins
D. During meiosis, more daughter cells B. Carbohydrates D. Phospholipids
are produced, which increases the
likelihood that fertilization will occur.
36. Why is protein become critical to the cell
membrane’s function?
29. A person with Down’s syndrome is mildly
A. Form specialized sites on the cell
to severely develop mentally disabled. He
surface
has almond-shape eyes and enlarged
B. Attracts large amounts of water to the
tongue, short and stocky body with poor
surface of the cell
muscular development and coordination.
C. Always found on the exterior surface
Which has caused this disorder?
of cells
A. Trisomy on chromosome 21
D. Perform functions such as structural
B. Monosomy in chromosome 21
support, recognition, transport, and
C. Trisomy on chromosome 18
communication
D. An extra X chromosome in male
gamete
37. What type of lipid is embedded among the
phospholipids of the membrane, that helps
30. Which of the following disorder is caused
minimize the effects of temperature on
by malfunction of cell division?
fluidity?
A. Cancer C. Huntington’s
A. Cholesterol C. Proteins
B. Down Syndrome D. Cystic Fibrosis
B. Carbohydrates D. Phospholipids

31. What is not true about the cell

38. What is the function of the integral and
membrane?
A. Semipermeable peripheral protein in the cell membrane?
B. Phospholipid bilayer A. Keep the cell in shape
C. Contains digestive enzymes B. Perform facilitated diffusion
 C. Absorbs all the protein substances
D. Passage of substances in and out of
the cell
39. Which is best explains the active
transport?
A. Needs transport channels
B. Allows pathogenic substances
C. Requires energy in the form of ATP
D. Molecules move from higher
concentration to lower concentration
40. How does the molecules move in a
passive transport?
A. Medium to low C. High to low
B. Low to High D. Hard to soft
41. What action does the large intestine
perform in absorbing nutrients?
A. Active Transport C. Filtration
B. Facilitated Diffusion D. Osmosis
42. You have just bought a tropical fish for
your freshwater aquarium. Unfortunately,
you do not realize it is a saltwater
fish. Using your knowledge of osmosis,
explain. why this fish will not survive in
your aquarium.
A. Due to isotonic solution present in
its new environment
B. Hypertonic solutions that are within the
body of the fish.
C. Hypotonic solution will happen to the
cells of the fish
D. Both hypertonic and hypotonic will
occur alternately
43. What process involves the movement of
materials out of the cell occurs when
materials engulfed in a vesicle that fuses
with the plasma membrane is emptied
outside of the cell?
A. Endocytosis C. Phagocytosis
B. Exocytosis D. Pinocytosis
44. Which description describes endocytosis?
A. Process of taking large particles into
the cell
B. Release of large amounts of material
from the cell
C. Taking materials into the cell by
means of infoldings of the cell
membrane
D. Process of taking materials into the
cell by means of outstretching the cell
membrane
45. Which statement about enzymes is
FALSE?
A. Specific C. Activate energy
B. Can be regulated D. Act as catalyst
46. Why are enzymes considered as
biological catalysts?
A. Defective products.
B. Increases the rate of chemical reaction
C. Decreases the rate of chemical
reaction
D. checks the process if it happened in
sequential form
47. How will you describe the relationship
between enzymes and reactant molecule?
A. Temporary association
B. Noncomplementary binding.
C. Enzyme is changed permanently
D. Association stabilized by a covalent
bond
48. What will happen if a molecule has been
oxidized?
A. Gain an electron C. No change at all
B. Lose an electron D. Either gain or
lose
49. Which changes will decrease the rate of
enzyme- controlled reaction?
A. Increasing enzyme concentration
B. Decreasing product concentration
C. Decreasing substrate concentration
D. Increasing substrate concentration
50. What happened to this enzyme? See
illustration below.
A. Dentured C. Replicated
B. Killed D. Destroyed
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ANSWER KEY
1 C 11 B 21 D 31 C 41 B
2 C 12 A 22 B 32 B 42 B
3 C 13 C 23 C 33 D 43 C
4 B 14 C 24 C 34 B 44 A
5 B 15 A 25 C 35 C 45 A
6 C 16 B 26 C 36 D 46 B
7 A 17 A 27 C 37 C 47 D
8 A 18 B 28 C 38 D 48 A
9 B 19 C 29 A 39 C 49 C
10 C 20 D 30 A 40 C 50 A