Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LIPA CITY
RIZAL INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
RIZAL, LIPA CITY
NAME: _______________________________________________ GRADE 11-HUMSS____DATE:_______ SCORE:____

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each statement carefully. Choose the best answer and write the letter on the
space provided before each number.
____1. What are called the remains of living organism used in understanding the history of life on earth?
a. bone b. fossils c. seeds d. shells
____2. Which statement is NOT true of fossils?
a. Plants can form fossils.
b. Some bacteria can form fossils.
c. Most extinct organisms have been preserved.
d. A small percent of extinct organisms is preserved.
___3. Which of the following can be considered as a fossil?
a. a billion-year old rock
b. a billion-year old piece of amber
c. a billion-year old amber with a primitive insect inside
d. the choices are all correct
___4. What unique substance do researchers look after in their study of eukaryotes?
a. biomarkers b. fossils c. mitochondria d. stromatolites
___5. Which statement best shows the main significance of studying the past?
a. The past is attractive to look back.
b. It will give jobs for many scientists and paleontologists.
c. It will allow them to think what they need to study.
d. Understanding the past allows us to predict the future and help in creating it.
___6. One significance of knowing the history of life is to determine the origin of one living organism. According to
researchers, which of the following are the only surviving species of the genus Homo and one of the living evidences that
life has existed on Earth?
a. birds b. dinosaurs c. human beings d. sponges
___7. Over the past decades, there are challenges that the environment has faced. Pandemics affected the lives of
various living organisms. What is the significance of knowing this history?
a. It will give them an income.
b. They will just be informed about it.
c. It will lead them to know the history of life.
d. It will give an idea on how medical world will seek for the treatment.
___8. Genes are passed from one generation to the next generation through ______________.
A. evolution B. regulation C. form and function D. reproduction and inheritance
___9. Which among the given examples describes the unifying form and structure?
A. cellular basis of life C. bats have wings specialized for flying
B. light as source of energy D. living things arise from pre-existing cells
___10. Monkeys and other four-legged animals are classified as:
A. oviparous C. both a and b
B. viviparous D. none of a and b
___11. The Philippine eagle is an example of
A. oviparous C. both a and b
B. viviparous D. none of a and b
___12. A new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site is called
A. budding C. parthenogenesis
B. fragmentation D. transverse fission
___13. Process in which an organism divides into two and grows into a new organism.
A. budding C. parthenogenesis
B. fragmentation D. transverse fission
____14. Choose the statement that is TRUE about asexual reproduction in animals.
A. Utilize gametes of the body.
B. Variety of genetic make-up is produced.
C. Involves more amount of time in the process.
D. Produce offspring which are identical with the parents.
____15. It is the term called for an organism that shifts from female to male like reel fish.
A. protandrous C. both a and b
B. protogynous D. none of a and b

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____16. It is the process of breeding an organism that are genetically similar to maintain desired traits. It keeps each
breed unique from others.
A. artificial selection C. inbreeding
B. cloning D. selective breeding
____17. It is a technique where the DNA is cut out of one organism and put into another organism. A trait will be
transferred from one organism to another.
A. artificial selection C. gene splicing
B. cloning D. gel electrophoresis
____18. It is a technique of creating an organism that is an exact genetic copy of the other organism.
A. artificial selection C. gene splicing
B. cloning D. gel electrophoresis
____19. What do you call the process of genetic engineering that is aimed at improving health conditions such as in the
production of vaccines?
A. cloning C. recombinant DNA technology
B. gene splicing D. selective breeding
____20. What is the term used for the ethical implications and applications of genetic engineering?
A. bioethics B. biogenetics C. biogenesis D. biosynthesis
____21 Refers to a change over time
A. evolution B. gradualism C. migration D. mutation
____22. Each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time and as a result species today look
different from their ancestors
A. Theory of Descent with Modification
B. Theory of Modification
C. Theory of Natural Selection
D. Theory of Survival
____23. Explains the difference in survival of individuals and how they reproduce in a particular environment
A. evolution B. gene flow C. gradualism D. natural selection
____24. Takes place when population decreases due to various environmental factors such as fires, earthquakes, floods
A. bottleneck effect C. genetic flow
B. founder effect D. natural selection
____25. The process the movement of genes from one population to another
A. evolution B. gene flow C. gradualism D. natural selection
____26. Which of the following is considered as mechanisms of change?
A. genetic drift B. migration C. natural selection D. a,b,c
____27. The point where split takes place
A. basal taxon B. branch point C. polytomy D. sister taxa
____28. Branch with more than two lineages
A. basal taxon B. branch point C. polytomy D. sister taxa
____29. Point of two lineages stem from the same branch
A. basal taxon B. branch point C. polytomy D. sister taxa
____30. What biotic relationship occurs in organism where one species is benefited while the other is harmed?
A. commensalism B. mutualism C. parasitism D. predation

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Check if the following pairs are correct. Write A if the pairs are correct. If
otherwise, write the word/words that should replace the underlined words to make the pairing correct.

______________________31. Living things work as a system, at the same time they cannot be separated from non-living things since
they are both operating as a system : biological systems
______________________32. Cells of the body are surrounded by a small amount of fluid, and normal cell functions depend on the
maintenance of cell’s fluid environment including temperature, volume, and chemical content : regulation/homeostasis
_______________________33. Traits of parents are being passed from one generation to the next generation. : adaptation
______________________34. The diversity of life arises by change leading to the present biodiversity that we see.: scientific inquiry
____________________35. The field of science is changing the lives of all organisms through research.: scientific inquiry
____________________36. Legrapes: Transgenic organism that has the taste of grapes but looks like an apple
____________________37: Digestive and Circulatory System: Protein and sugar travel from the intestines directly to
blood.
____________________38. Reproductive and Skeletal System: Bone marrow produces red blood cell.
____________________39. Hormone increases the heart rate of an animal in danger : Endocrine and Circulatory System
_________________40. Indicates that an ancestral lineage gave rise to all organisms on the tree: Polytomy
____________________41. Charles Darwin: Evolution theory
_________________42. the point where split occurs: sister taxa

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III. PICTURE ANALYSIS. Using the illustration answer the following questions.

43. Which two systems interact in the picture shown?

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44-45. How do these systems work together?

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IV. ESSAY. (5pts)

46-50. in your own words, explain how environmental resistance like diseases, availability of food, and predators that
affect population.

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