SCIENCE 10

Review for Third Quarterly Examination

LESSONS TO REVIEW
•Endocrine System
•Menstrual Cycle
•Nervous System
•Protein Synthesis
•Mutation
•Evolution: Evidences and Occurences
•Biodiversity
1. What part of the male organ through which sperms
enters female?

A. Testes
B. Scrotum
C. Penis
D. Vas deferens
2. Which of the following is an elastic, muscular canal
with soft, flexible lining that provides lubrication and
sensation

A. Uterus
B. Vagina
C. Fallopian Tube
D. Cervix
3. What organ produces gametes

A. Testicles
B. Vagina
C. Penis
D. Gonads
4. What hormone is responsible for the development of
secondary sex characteristics in females?

A. Estrogen
B. Testosterone
C. Progesterone
D. Gonadotropin releasing hormone
5. When sperm count is too high, Sertoli cells produce
inhibin that inhibits the production of GnRH and FSH.
What will be the effect of this on the production of
sperm cells?

A. The rate of production of sperm cells increases

B. The rate of production of sperm cells decreases
C. The rate of production of sperm cells remains the
same
D. The rate of production of sperm cells is not affected
by the release of inhibin.
6. In positive feedback mechanism, what happens to
the concentration of the product as the rate of the
process increases.

A. It increases
B. It decreases
C. There is no effect
D. Remains the same.
7. Which of the following causes an increase in the
levels of GnRH and LH in the blood before ovulation?

A. Positive feedback effect on production of GnRH

B. Positive feedback effect on production of LH
C. Positive feedback effect on production of estrogen
D. Positive feedback effect on production of
progesterone
8. Which of the following causes an increase in the
levels of GnRH and LH in the blood after ovulation?

A. Positive feedback effect on production of GnRH

B. Positive feedback effect on production of LH
C. Positive feedback effect on production of estrogen
D. Positive feedback effect on production of
progesterone
9. Which pathway carries nerve impulses away from
the CNS to the effectors?

A. Efferent pathway
B. Effector pathway
C. Afferent pathway
D. Different pathway
10. Arrange the following steps in which the body
maintains homeostasis.

I. Receptor detects changes

II. Nerve impulse is sent to the central nervous
system.
III. Central nervous system sends signals to effectors
IV. Effectors create response to maintain homeostasis

ANSWER: I, II, III and IV

11. If this strand is replicated (AATGCCAGTGGT), which
of the following is the complementary strand that is
produced.

A. TCGTCCGTCTAG
B. AGCAGGCAGGGT
C. TTACGGTCACCA
D. UCGUCCUCUAGA
12. Which organism is closely related to humans?
Species pairings Number of differences in amino Acid
Human – chimpanzee 0
Human – fruit fly 29
Human – horse 12
Human – rhesus monkey 1

A. Chimpanzee
B. Fruit fly
C. Horse
D. Rhesus Monkey
13. According to evolutionists, which is the best test to
show the relatedness of two organisms?

A. Similarity in structure
B. Similarity in development
C. Similarity in genomic DNA
D. Similarity in courting behavior
14. Cocolisap infestation outbreak has been declared in some
parts of the Philippines. The cocolisap feeds on the sap of the
coconut tree and injects toxic enzymes, resulting in discolored
leaves and deformed plant tissues that retard its growth. This
results in a decrease of the survival rate of coconut trees.
Which of the following factors limit the population of coconut
trees?

A. Emigration
B. Predation
C. Competition for resources
D. Diseases and parasites
15. Davao is known for its wide variety of fruits and
other plant species that makes it more attractive to
tourists. Which of the following classification of value
of biodiversity is described?

A. Direct economic value

B. Indirect economic value
C. Aesthetic value
D. Both A and C
16. Mutation has occurred in the germ cells of a certain
species. For a defective gene to be inherited, ____.

A. Either parent should carry the defective gene

B. Both parents should carry the defective gene
C. Only male carries the defective gene
D. Only female carries the defective gene
17. Which of the following is the ability of organisms to
survive in a specific environment?

A. Adaptation
B. Evolution
C. Mutation
D. Variation
18. The population of mice in a rice field exceeded the
rice field’s carrying capacity. Which of the following
may happen to the population of mice in the rice field?

I. The population will continuously increase.

II. The population will not be affected
III. The population will collapse
IV. The population will decrease

ANSWER: III and IV

19. Which of the two protists is
better adapted to competition?

A. P. aurelia
B. P. caudatum
C. Both
D. None of the two
20. He suggested the theory of Natural Selection after
his voyage in the Galapagos island

A. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

B. Gregor Mendel
C. Charles Darwin
D. All of the above