Science Grade 9 1st Periodical Test

SCIENCE GRADE 9 – 1st Periodical Exam
Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: ___________ Score: ________

A. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before the number.
_____1. Hibernation, migration, estivation, and burrowing are all examples of ____________ adaptation.
A. structural B. behavioral C. physiological D. all of the above
_____2. The extinction of the Dodo bird is caused by:
A. The meteoric impact C. Excessive hunting
B. Introduction of invasive species D. Habitat fragmentation
_____3. Which of the following is not a natural cause of extinction?
A. Uplift of land masses C. Hunting for sports
B. Meteoric impact D. Invasive species
_____4. Which of the following is not a cause of biodiversity loss?
A. habitat destruction C. introduction of non-native species
B. increase in number of species D. reproductive failure
_____5. The existence of several varieties of rice in the market is a typical example of
A. Genetic diversity C. Ecosystem diversity
B. Species diversity D. Biodiversity
_____6. The darkening of the skin when exposed to the rays of the sun is an example of ________ adaptation.
B. structural B. behavioral C. physiological D. all of the above
_____7. The presence of hooks and spines and camouflage to escape predators is an example of __________
adaptation.
A. structural B. behavioral C. physiological D. all of the above
Use the food web below in answering the succeeding items.

_____8. A strong insecticide kills almost all the grasshoppers in the area. The number of lizard in the area will:
A. increase C. become extinct
B. decrease D. not change
_____9. An invasive species such as raccoons enter the place and ate all the mice. The number of snake will:
A. increase C. become extinct
B. B. decrease D. not change
_____10. If an effort to exterminate the hawk in the area become successful, which organisms will be mostly
favored?
A. Lizard C. Snake
B. Rabbit D. All organisms
_____11. During glycolysis, glucose is broken down in molecules of ____________ a three-carbon compound.
A. NADH C. Pyruvate
B. ATP D. FADH
_____12. Glycolysis happens in the ____________ of the cell.
A. Ribosomes C. Nucleus
B. Cytoplasm D. DNA
_____13. The product of glycolysis is a pyruvate, 2 NADH molecules and how many ATP molecules?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
_____14. The other name for Kreb’s Cycle is ___________________.
A. Lactic Acid Cycle C. Carbonic Acid Cycle
B. Citric Acid Cycle D. Glycolytic Cycle
_____15. The enzyme produced during electron transport chain that produces 34 ATP molecules?
A. ADP Synthase C. Lactic Acid
B. Phosphoglucose Isomerase D. ATP Synthase
B. Matching Items: Choose the answer from the choices provided in the box. Write the letter of your answer
on the blank before the number.
A. Mitochondria H. Extinction O. Species diversity U. Phosphorylation/

B. Metabolism I. Structural P. Anabolism Dephosphorylation
C. Genetic Variation adaptation Q. Accelerated V. Chlorophyll
D. Ecosystem J. Catabolism Extinction W. Thylakoids
Diversity K. Biodiversity R. Physiological X. Keystone species
E. Chemoautotrophs L. Oxidation- adaptation Y. Aerobic
F. Behavioral Reduction S. Genetic diversity Respiration
adaptation M. Natural Extinction T. Habitat Z. Photoautotrophs
G. Autotrophs N. Enzymes
______1. Is the term used to describe the number and variety of life found on earth.
______2. Pertains to the variety, as well as relative abundance of species within a region.
______3. Pertains to the variations of genes within a species and their differences in genetic makeup.
______4. The variation among groups of organisms in different physical settings.
______5. It means that the last individual belonging to a particular species is gone forever.
______6. This occurs at an approximate rate of 100 species per day.
______7. The place where organisms live. It is one of their basic needs.
______8. It plays an important role in the survival and ability of the species to adapt to changing environments.
______9. It is one whose presence and activities strongly affect the other species in the community
______10. A function which an organism exhibits as a direct response to an environmental change.
______11. Any activity which an organism has learned or has become conditioned of doing, for protection to
the environmental change.
______12. Organisms that can produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
______13. Organisms that uses the energy from chemical substances in synthesizing food.
______14. This is the constructive phase of metabolism – out of simple substances, complex substances are
produced.
______15. It is the destructive phase of metabolism – the process that breaks down complex substances to
simpler ones.
______16. These are disc shaped structures that are suspended in the cytoplasm of plant cells which contains
chlorophyll and carotene pigments.
______17. This is where cellular respiration takes places in the cells of eukaryotic organisms.
______18. The transfer of energy in the form of electrons from glucose.
______19. The addition and removal of phosphate groups of ATP to any molecule.
______20. These are specialized proteins that speed up chemical reactions.
C. Essay/Illustration: Answer the following questions in detail.

1. In 5-8 sentences, explain the processes involved in the diagram below. Describe also how these processes
are opposites of each other. (5pts.)
2. Biodiversity loss and species extinction are some of the most pressing issues of our time. Site some simple
ways you can help with these problems that you can do on your own. (5pts.)
3. There are three processes involved in cellular respiration: Glycolysis, Kreb’s Cycle and Electron Transport
chain. Draw and illustrate all of these processes in the most creative way you possibly can. (10pts.)
Prepared by: MARK PAOLO V. BELLEZA, RN Checked by: NENITA ZUYCO-SENINA, Ph.D.
Teacher Director, BED

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SCIENCE GRADE 9 – 1st Periodical Exam

Name: _____________________________________________ Date: _ Score: ____

Use the food web below in answering the succeeding items.

A. Mitochondria H. Extinction O. Species diversity U. Phosphorylation/

C. Essay/Illustration: Answer the following questions in detail.

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