MEDELLIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Poblacion Medellin, Cebu

2nd Quarter Examination
Grade 7 SCIENCE

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Directions: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer for each question.
1. In what year did the father-and-son duo spectacles- makers create the first microscope?
A. 1565 B. 1590 C. 1675 D. 1830
2. Who uses the microscope with only one lens to observe insects and other specimens?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Richard Zsigmondy
C. Hans & Zacharias Janssen
D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
3. Who invented the ultra- microscope which allows the observation of specimens beyond the wavelength of light?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Richard Zsigmondy
C. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
D. Hans & Zacharias Janssen
For items 4 to 6, use the letters in the figure to answer the questions.
4. Which part supports the entire weight of the microscope?
A. Part B B. Part C C. Part D D. Part E
5. Edgar needs to raise the stage to focus the specimen he is studying
using the low power objective. Which part should he manipulate?
A. Part A B. Part B C. Part C D. Part E
6. You are to transfer the microscope to the next room. What parts
should you hold to carry the microscope properly?
A. Part C & E
B. Part B & C
C. Part A & F
D. Part E & J
7. Which part will you adjust if the object you are observing under the
HPO is NOT clear?
A. Coarse adjustment
B. Inclination joint
C. fine adjustment
D. Diaphragm
8. Which of the following describes the function of the mirror?
A. It facilitates the changing of the objectives.
B. It reflects light up to the diaphragm and to the specimen to be observed.
C. It allows one to tilt the microscope, so viewing is possible while seated.
D. Regulates the amount of light reflected to the object to be viewed.
9. Which of the following describes the function of diaphragm?
A. It facilitates the changing of the objectives.
B. It reflects light up to the diaphragm and the specimen to be observed.
C. Regulates the amount of light reflected to the object to be viewed.
D. It allows one to tilt the microscope, so viewing is possible while seated.
10. What is the correct way of carrying a microscope?
A. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand.
B. Hold the base by grasping with two hands.
C. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand and the stage with the other hand.
 D. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand and the base with the other hand
11. To obtain total magnification, you should ______ the magnification of the eyepiece to the objective lens power.
A. add B. divide C. multiply D. subtract
12. What two parts do you place your hands while carrying a microscope?
A. Arm and Base
B. Arm and Ocular
C. Base and Nosepiece
D. Base and High-Power Objective
13. What do you use to clean the microscope lenses?
A. Cotton B. Wet Wipes C. Lens Paper D. Tissue Paper
14. If the eyepiece magnification on light microscope is 10x and the objective is 40x, what is the overall
magnification?
A. 4x B. 10x C. 40x D. 400x
15. The magnification of a microscope with a 10x eyepiece and a 10x objective will be 1000x.
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Unnecessary
16. Find the magnification: Eyepiece= 10x Objective lens= 55x
A. 10x B. 55x C. 65x D. 550x
17. Find the magnification: Eyepiece= 20x Objective lens= 20x
A. 20x B. 40x C. 200x D. 400x
18. The higher the magnification, the ________ you see of specimen.
A. less B. moreC. lower D. higher
19. An increase in magnification causes _____________.
A. a decrease in the field of view
B. an increase in the working time
C. a decrease in the working distance
D. an increase in the working distance
20.Which of the following should you NOT do while using the microscope?
A. Use low power objectives lens first.
B. Use stage clips to hold the slide in place.
C. Use direct sunlight when mirror is the light source.
D. Use fine adjustment only under the high-power objective
21. Which of the following organs does NOT belong to the digestive system?
A. Ears B. Esophagus C. Mouth D. Nose
22. Which of the following organs does NOT belong to the Circulatory system?
A. Artery B. Heart C. NoseD. Vein
23. Which of the following is NOT an organ system?
A. Digestive B. Population C. Excretory D. Respiratory
24. What do you call a group of individuals belonging to the same species and living in a particular area?
A. organism B. community C. Population D. Ecosystem
25. Which of the following is NOT a plant part for reproduction?
A. Petals B. PistilC. Stamen D. Stem
26. Which of the following organs are used for pumping of blood and nutrients throughout the body?
A. Artery B. Heart C. StemD. Vein
27. Which organ is responsible for eliminating metabolic waste?
A. Digestive System
B. Excretory System
C. Circulatory System
D. Respiratory System
28. Which organ system responsible in processing oxygen into our body?
A. Nervous System
B. Circulatory System
C. Respiratory System
D. Integumentary System
29. Which is the correct sequence of the level of biological organization in an organism?
A. cell- tissue –organ- organ system- organism
B. cell- organ system–organ- tissue - organism
C. cell- organ –- tissue organ system- organism
D. cell- organ- organ system- organism-tissue
30. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
A. Roots-Excretion
B. Stem-Circulation
C. Leaves-Respiration
D. Flower- Reproduction
31. Which of the following are present in plant cell and are absent in animal cell?
A. Cell Wall and Chloroplast
B. Lysosomes and Ribosomes
C. Golgi Bodies and Mitochondria
D. Cell Membrane and Cytoplasm
32. How do the major parts or layers of the plant cell and animal cell differ?
A. Plant cells and animal cell have both four major parts.
B. Plant cells have six major parts while animal cells have four.
C. Plants cell have three major parts while animal cells have five.
D. Plants cells have five major parts while animal cells have three.
33. What is photosynthesis?
A. It is the ability of plant cells to reproduce.
B. It is the capability of plant cells to undergo cell division.
C. It is the process of the plants cells to make their own food.
D. It is the capacity of plant cells to have additional support and protection.
34. What are the end products of photosynthesis?
A. Starch, water and fats
B. Fats, water and nitrogen
C. Sugar, water and oxygen
D. Water, energy and carbon dioxide
35. Which of the following is the external stiff and rigid additional support for plant cell that cannot be found in
animal cell?
A. Cell Wall B. Chromoplast C. Plastid D. Vacuole
36. What fluid is located inside the central vacuoles?
A. Water B. Cell sap C. Protoplasm D. Nucleoplasm
37. Papayas, tangerines, sunflower and yellow bells are yellow and orange. What kind of plastid is causing their fruits
and flowers with these colors?
A. Amyloplast B. Chloroplast C. Chromoplast D. Leucoplast
38. What kind of plastid is located in the roots and other non-pigmented parts of plants that stores starch,
carbohydrates, proteins and fats?
A. Amyloplast B. Chloroplast C. Chromoplast D. Leucoplast
39. Which of the following in general is true for plants in terms of the number of mitochondria present in its cells?
A. Plant cells have less mitochondria than animal cell.
B. Plant cell have more mitochondria than animal cell.
C. Plant cells and animal cells have the same number of mitochondria.
D. Plant cells and animals cells number of mitochondria depends on the cell’s size.
40. What do you think is most likely to happen if plants do not have cell wall and chloroplast?
A. Plant cells will undergo cell division and reproduce.
B. Plant cells will shrink in size and will be non-pigmented.
C. Plant cells will be more protected and can do photosynthesis.
D. Plant cells will be easily damaged and cannot do photosynthesis.
41. What is known as the building blocks of life?
A. Cell B. Organ C. Organ systems D. Tissue
42. How do you call an organism with only one cell?
A. Cellula B. Dominant C. Multicellular D. Unicellular
43. How are organisms with many cells termed?
A. cellular B. multicellular C. organizational D. unicellular
44. In what particular year were cells first discovered?
A. 1655B. 1665 C. 1675 D. 1685
45. Who theorized that “All cells come from pre-existing cells.”?
A. Matthias Schleiden
B. Theodor Schwann
C. Rudolf Virchow
D. Robert Hooke
46. Who among the scientists below did NOT study cells?
A. Dmitri Mendeleev
B. Rudolph Virchow
C. Matthias Schleiden
D. Theodore Schwann
47. Who concluded that all animals are composed of cells?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Rudolph Virchow
C. Theodore Schwann
D. Matthias Schleiden
48. Which of the following is the contribution of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in the study of cell?
A. He studied single-celled organisms.
B. He observed red blood cells.
C. Neither A nor B
D. Both A and B
49. Which of the following substances is NOT a component of cells?
A. DNA B. Mineral C. RNA D. Water
50. What is a cell?
A. A number B. An animal C. An imagination D. A microscopic structure

Prepared by:

JEWEL JUNE ESTACION BOJOS

Grade 7 Science Teacher