Science Reviewer - Set A

1. A mixture is a combination of two or more substances. When it appears uniform all

throughout, it is called a _____.
a. homogeneous mixture
b. heterogeneous mixture
c. homozygous mixture
d. heterozygous mixture

2. Which of these factors affect solubility?

a. the size of the solute
b. the amount of the solvent
c. the temperature of the solvent
d. all of the above

3. Which of these mixtures is homogeneous?

a. colloid
b. solution
c. suspension
d. all of the above

4. The _____ is used to determine whether a mixture is a true solution or a colloid.

a. Tydings-McDuffie law
b. Tyndall effect
c. Tycho Brahe test
d. Tympanic membrane

5. Most materials are mixtures. They may be mixtures of elements or mixtures of

compounds. Which of the following is a mixture?
a. water
b. sea water
c. carbon dioxide
d. salt

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6. You need to separate two liquids that have different densities. Which separation
technique can you use?
a. filtration
b. decantation
c. using a magnet
d. sieving

7. Which of these statements is incorrect?

a. All living things need energy to carry out life processes.
b. All living things are composed of one or more cells.
c. All living things reproduce.
d. All living things maintain a stable external environment.

8. Tardigrades can survive temperatures ranging from −272°C to 151°C, pressures of

6,000 atm, extreme dehydration, and exposure to X-rays and gamma rays. They
belong to which domain?
a. archaea
b. bacteria
c. eukarya

9. Molecules built around the element carbon are called _____.

a. organic compounds
b. inorganic compounds
c. volatile substances
d. minerals

10. The cholesterol that we use to make many things in the body and the double layer
that makes up the outer membranes of our cells are both examples of _____.
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. proteins
d. nucleic acids

11. A _____ is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.

a. cell
b. tissue
c. organ
d. organ system

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12. Which statement is incorrect?
a. All prokaryotes are unicellular.
b. Bacteria and archaea are prokaryotes.
c. All eukaryotes are multicellular.
d. All multicellular organisms are eukaryotes.

13. Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell because it is where ATP –
the form of energy used in cells – is produced?
a. Nucleus
b. Mitochondria
c. Ribosomes
d. Rough endoplasmic reticulum

14. Which organelle receives proteins from the rough ER, packages them, and sends
them off to the appropriate place in the cell or cell membrane?
a. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b. Golgi apparatus
c. Lysosome
d. Nucleolus

15. _____ are the cells’ storage centers.

a. Vesicles
b. Vacuoles
c. Centrioles
d. Chloroplasts

16. These are the ways in which plant cells differ from animal cells EXCEPT _____.
a. Only plant cells have cell walls.
b. Only plant cells have chloroplasts.
c. Only plant cells have vacuoles.
d. No exception

17. Among the five types of nutrients, our main source of energy is _____.
a. carbohydrates
b. proteins
c. vitamins
d. minerals

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18. Which simple carbohydrate is converted by cells into ATP through the process of
cellular respiration?
a. rice
b. starch
c. glucose
d. wheat

19. Proteins are made up of smaller molecules called_____.

a. fibrins
b. amino acids
c. proteases
d. carnitines

20. There are two main types of fats. Which type of fat is more often found in meat,
full-fat dairy products, eggs, and tropical oils like coconut and palm oil? This type of
fat increases cholesterol levels in the blood, which can lead to heart disease.
a. saturated fat
b. unsaturated fat
c. trans fat
d. none of these

21. Which vitamin is incorrectly paired with its role in the body?
a. Vitamin A - for good vision
b. Vitamin B1 - for healthy nerves
c. Vitamin C - for blood clotting
d. Vitamin D - for healthy bones and teeth

22. Final digestion and food absorption take place in the _____.
a. stomach
b. small intestine
c. large intestine
d. rectum

23. What type of digestion is the process of physically breaking down the food we eat
into smaller and smaller pieces? It is also known as physical digestion.
a. chemical digestion
b. mechanical digestion
c. cellular digestion
d. indigestion

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24. The substance secreted by the liver that helps in the digestion of fats is _____.
a. ptyalin
b. bile
c. pancreatic juice
d. intestinal juice

25. What type of digestion happens in the stomach?

a. mechanical digestion
b. chemical digestion
c. both
d. neither

26. Digestion begins in the _____.

a. small intestine
b. esophagus
c. mouth
d. stomach

27. Which organ(s) stores bile and releases it when needed?

a. gall bladder
b. urinary bladder
c. pancreas
d. salivary glands

28. An estimated 100 trillion bacteria live in our gut! We help the bacteria – by giving
them a safe environment to live – and they help us. Which of these do the “good
bacteria” in our gut do for us?
a. Produce vitamin B12 and vitamin K
b. Control the growth of harmful bacteria
c. Produce enzymes that digest carbohydrates in plant cell walls, making us
able to digest plant foods like spinach
d. All of these

29. Which organ system distributes the nutrients obtained by the digestive system to
your whole body?
a. circulatory system
b. distributive system
c. immune system
d. integumentary system

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30. Which is an incorrect pairing between the body waste and the organ responsible for
excreting it?
a. feces - large intestine
b. carbon dioxide - lungs
c. water and salts - skin and kidneys
d. none - all are correct

31. The job of the _____ is to protect the body.

a. immune system
b. endocrine system
c. skeletal system
d. muscular system

32. Mucous membranes are covered by a moist, sticky substance called _____. Because
it is sticky, most pathogens and foreign particles get stuck in it and do not get the
opportunity to do harm to the body.
a. mucus
b. sap
c. cytoplasm
d. lymph

33. True or False – Bacteria can help our bodies fight against disease-causing
organisms.
a. true
b. false

34. The immune system has two subsystems: (1) the innate or non-specific immune
system, and (2) the adaptive or specific immune system. Which of these provides a
general defense against harmful germs and substances?
a. innate immune system
b. adaptive immune system
c. both
d. neither

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35. _____ is the process of deliberately exposing a person to a pathogen so that they
can develop immunity. Only part of the pathogen is injected, or a weak or dead
pathogen is used. This imitates an infection and triggers an immune response where
the body prepares "memory" cells for use at a later time, so that the body can
recognize and fight off the antigen if it is ever encountered again.
a. Pathogenization
b. Indoctrination
c. Impersonation
d. Vaccination

36. The skeletal system includes the following, except _____.

a. bones
b. cartilage
c. ligaments
d. none - all are correct

37. Which of these bones belong to the appendicular skeleton?

a. breastbone
b. kneecap
c. skull
d. tailbone

38. The light, porous bone tissue that is typically found at the ends of long bones is the
_____, also called cancellous bone. It is usually surrounded by a shell of compact
bone, for greater strength and rigidity, but it provides balance to compact bone
(which is dense and heavy) by making bones lighter so that muscles can move them
more easily.
a. bone marrow
b. compact bone
c. spongy bone
d. ligaments

39. The _____ is the smallest bone in your body.

a. coccyx
b. hyoid
c. stapes
d. patella

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40. Injuries to ligaments are called _____.
a. sprains
b. strains
c. fractures
d. dislocations

41. The joints between the plate-like bones of our skull are _____.
a. fixed joints
b. partly movable joints
c. movable joints
d. synovial joints

42. Ball-and-socket, hinge, pivot, and gliding joints are all types of _____.
a. fixed joints
b. partly movable joints
c. movable joints
d. fibrous joints

43. The hip joint is a _____.

a. ball-and-socket joint
b. hinge joint
c. pivot joint
d. gliding joint

44. Muscles work closely with our bones and connective tissues in order to make our
body move. Nearly all the movement in our body is the result of muscle contraction.
When muscles contract, they _____.
a. lengthen
b. shorten
c. relax
d. narrow

45. The type of muscle generally responsible for the contraction of hollow organs such
as the uterus and the urinary bladder is _____.
a. skeletal muscle
b. smooth muscle
c. cardiac muscle
d. none of these

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46. To bend your elbows, your biceps muscle contracts and your _____ muscle relaxes.
a. uniceps
b. triceps
c. quadriceps
d. gastrocnemius

47. These types of muscles are striated, except _____.

a. skeletal muscle
b. smooth muscle
c. cardiac muscle
d. none - all are striated

48. This is what happens when something hits a part of your body and damages the
muscles and connective tissue underneath but doesn't break the skin. It is commonly
known as a bruise.
a. fracture
b. splinter
c. contusion
d. strain

49. The following are part of the integumentary system except _____:
a. bones
b. hair
c. nails
d. skin

50. The cells that produce melanin – the pigment that gives our skin and hair their color
– are found in which layer of the skin?
a. dermis
b. epidermis
c. hypodermis
d. subcutis

51. Which of these structures are found in the dermis?

a. hair follicles
b. oil glands
c. sweat glands
d. all of these

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52. The hair helps with all of the following except _____.
a. sensation
b. keeping the body warm
c. protection from dust, sunlight, etc.
d. none – all are correct

53. Leukocytes are also known as _____.

a. red blood cells
b. white blood cells
c. platelets
d. plasma

54. The following are parts of the brain except _____.

a. brain cord
b. brain stem
c. cerebellum
d. cerebrum

55. Which system sends electrical messages throughout the body and controls all other
body systems?
a. nervous system
b. endocrine system
c. digestive system
d. circulatory system

56. The _____ passes nerve impulses on to other cells.

a. dendrite
b. axon
c. myelin sheath
d. node of Ranvier

57. When a nerve impulse reaches the end of an axon, the axon releases chemicals that
travel across the synapse between the axon and the dendrite of the next neuron.
When these chemicals bind to the membrane of the dendrite, this “passes the
message” and prompts a nerve impulse to then travel through the receiving neuron.
These chemicals are called _____.
a. neurotransmitters
b. hormones
c. enzymes
d. none of the above

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58. The _____ is responsible for many vital functions of life, such as breathing,
consciousness, blood pressure, heart rate, and sleep.
a. cerebrum
b. cerebellum
c. brainstem
d. spinal cord

59. The main function of the _____ is to carry nerve signals from your brain to your body
and vice versa.
a. spinal cord
b. interneurons
c. hippocampus
d. basal ganglia

60. The part of the autonomic nervous system that controls our internal organs and
glands during emergencies and is responsible for our “fight or flight” response is the
_____.
a. sensory nervous system
b. sympathetic nervous system
c. parasympathetic nervous system
d. stress nervous system

61. The _____ are the tubes through which urine passes from the kidneys to the urinary
bladder.
a. glomeruli
b. ureters
c. urethrae
d. Fallopian tubes

62. What is a nitrogen-containing molecule that is made when foods that contain
protein – such as meat and certain vegetables – are broken down in the body?
a. urea
b. NaCl
c. nitrous oxide
d. sodium nitrate

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63. The urinary system interacts with the body’s other organ systems in the production
and excretion of urine. The circulatory system transports the blood to and from the
kidneys. Urination involves the contraction of muscles. You can tell when your
urinary bladder is getting full because the nerves in the bladder send alerts to your
brain. The endocrine system also interacts with the urinary system through the
antidiuretic hormone (ADH). Which of these statements about ADH is incorrect?
a. ADH is a hormone made by the hypothalamus and its release is controlled
by the pituitary gland. Both the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland are
part of the endocrine system.
b. If you have too little water in your body, ADH is released, and it instructs
your kidneys to reabsorb more water (so that you don’t get even more
dehydrated).
c. When you have a lot of water in your body, there will be less ADH released,
less water will be reabsorbed into the blood, and your urine will look darker.
d. None - all are correct.

64. Sponges belong to which group of invertebrates?

a. annelids
b. cnidarians
c. echinoderms
d. poriferans

65. What process takes place when a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell?
a. reproduction
b. fertilization
c. hibernation
d. interaction

66. This occurs when pollen from one flower is deposited on the stigma of the same
flower or another flower of the same plant.
a. cross-pollination
b. self-pollination
c. asexual pollination
d. asexual reproduction

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67. These specialized plant structures are upright or vertical shoots that arise from the
base or roots of the parent plant.
a. rhizomes
b. runners
c. suckers
d. tubers

68. In this method of propagation, a stem is bent and covered with soil to induce root
formation, then separated from the parent plant.
a. budding
b. grafting
c. layering
d. marcotting

69. Mudskippers are most likely found in which habitat?

a. coral reefs
b. mangrove swamps
c. tropical rainforests
d. tundra

70. Area that is covered by water during high tide but is exposed or above the water
level during low tide
a. canopy
b. estuary
c. intertidal zone
d. tundra

71. Which of these has a positive charge?

a. proton
b. electron
c. neutron
d. none of the above

72. A positively charged particle _____.

a. has more electrons than protons
b. has more protons than electrons
c. has more neutrons than electrons
d. has an equal number of protons and electrons

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73. Will it be easier for a person to push a table on a carpeted floor than on a waxed
floor?
a. Yes, because the carpeted floor is smoother, so the friction is lesser.
b. Yes, because the carpeted floor is smoother, so the friction is greater.
c. No, because the carpeted floor is rougher, so the friction is lesser.
d. No, because the carpeted floor is rougher, so the friction is greater.

74. True or False - Friction can be helpful.

a. true
b. false

75. The type of energy that is stored in the bonds between the atoms that make up
compounds is _____.
a. mechanical energy
b. chemical energy
c. electrical energy
d. nuclear energy

76. What is almost always produced when there is energy transformation?

a. heat
b. light
c. electricity
d. chemical energy

77. Chances are, you bring one or more simple machines to school every day. When you
open and close the lid of your water bottle, what kind of simple machine are you
using?
a. inclined plane
b. screw
c. wedge
d. wheel and axle

78. When boiling water is poured into a cold milk bottle, the bottle will often break
because _____.
a. glass is a good conductor of heat
b. milk bottles are made of extremely thin glass
c. the boiling water dissolves the inner part of the glass
d. the inside of the bottle expands faster than the outside

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79. A long steel suspension bridge sags several centimeters in summer because _____.
a. the heat causes the steel to expand
b. the bridge was not properly constructed
c. the steel becomes softer due to the heat
d. the increased traffic in summer causes increased weight on the bridge

80. Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy through matter or across empty space.
a. true
b. false

81. Among these electromagnetic waves, which has the least amount of energy?
a. microwaves
b. light
c. X-rays
d. gamma rays

82. Sunlight contains _____.

a. only visible light
b. infrared light and visible light
c. infrared light, visible light, and ultraviolet light
d. the entire electromagnetic spectrum

83. When light cannot pass through and bounces back from the surface of an object,
this is called _____.
a. reflection
b. refraction
c. absorption
d. transmission

84. Matter that transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through is _____.
a. transparent
b. translucent
c. opaque

85. The beautiful colors of the rainbow _____.

a. are produced when sunlight is refracted by raindrops
b. are produced when sunlight is reflected by raindrops
c. are produced by atmospheric gases
d. are produced when clouds reflect sunlight

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86. _____ is the bending of light as it passes through different materials.
a. Absorption
b. Infraction
c. Reflection
d. Refraction

87. The greater the mass of an object, the greater is the force needed to _____ the
object.
a. move
b. push
c. stop
d. all of the above

88. What is the direction of flow of heat transfer?

a. from hot to cold
b. from cold to hot
c. from top to bottom
d. sidewards

89. This method of heat transfer is the reason why we have wind movements and local
breezes.
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
d. insulation

90. Materials through which heat passes slowly or not at all are called _____.
a. conductors
b. insulators
c. radiators
d. indicators

91. A circuit where the path is broken, preventing the flow of electric current
a. open circuit
b. closed circuit
c. parallel circuit
d. series circuit

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92. This electrical safety device contains a thin metal wire or strip that melts when
exposed to excessive current. This melting breaks the circuit, stopping the flow of
electricity.
a. circuit breaker
b. defibrillator
c. fuse
d. insulation

93. The _____ is the point of origin of an earthquake underground.

a. breaking point
b. focus
c. epicenter
d. fault

94. An earthquake that is due to sudden movement of rocks, such as when two tectonic
plates collide against each other
a. tectonic earthquake
b. volcanic earthquake
c. endemic earthquake
d. man-made earthquake

95. Which layers of the Earth make up the lithosphere?

a. mantle and outer core
b. mantle and inner core
c. crust and upper mantle
d. outer core and inner core

96. This is also known as the northeast monsoon and brings cool, dry air into the
country.
a. Amihan
b. Habagat
c. Sirocco
d. Delubyo

97. Which brings cool, dry air into the country?

a. hanging Amihan
b. hanging Habagat
c. northwest monsoon
d. southeast monsoon

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98. Which of these is the pathway of the Earth around the sun?
a. axis
b. orbit
c. ring
d. space

99. Which of the following refers to the spinning movement of the Earth on its axis?
a. tilting
b. orbiting
c. rotation
d. revolution

100. Which of the following statements about the revolution of the Earth is correct?
a. As the Earth spins on its axis, it causes climate change.
b. As the Earth revolves around the sun, it causes day and night.
c. As the Earth revolves around the sun, it also rotates on its axis.
d. As the sun revolves around the Earth, it causes seasonal change.

101. How are Earth and Venus similar to each other?

a. Venus and Earth are Jovian planets.
b. Venus and Earth have almost the same size.
c. Venus and Earth have almost the same temperature.
d. Venus and Earth have the same distance from the Sun.

102. Which planet is the largest?

a. Mars
b. Earth
c. Jupiter
d. Uranus

103. Which is the seventh planet from the Sun?

a. Uranus
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Venus

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104. In a total solar eclipse, _____.
a. the moon passes between the sun and the earth, blocking the sun
b. the sun is between the moon and the earth, blocking the moon
c. the earth is between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun
d. the sun is between the earth and the moon, blocking the earth

105. Term used to describe the moon when its lighted part is becoming smaller
a. crescent
b. gibbous
c. waning
d. waxing

106. What phase will the moon be if the earth is between it and the sun?
a. full moon
b. new moon
c. first quarter
d. last quarter

107. The stars with the highest temperature appear _____.

a. blue
b. yellow
c. orange
d. red

108. _____ is the process by which plants release water from their leaves.
a. Evaporation
b. Condensation
c. Precipitation
d. Transpiration

109. Which of these temperatures is the coldest?

a. 10°C
b. 20°C
c. 37°C
d. 45°C

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110. Low-lying uniform grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky
a. cirrus
b. cumulus
c. nimbus
d. stratus

111. Which of these weather instruments measures temperature?

a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. hygrometer
d. thermometer

112. Which of these weather instruments measures atmospheric pressure?

a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. hygrometer
d. wind vane

113. _____ is a mixture of sand and clay.

a. Clay
b. Loam
c. Humus
d. Sand

114. This layer of soil is rich in minerals. It contains less humus but can hold more
water than the layer above it.
a. topsoil
b. subsoil
c. parent rock
d. bedrock

115. A type of weathering that involves a change in the composition of the rock
a. physical weathering
b. chemical weathering
c. abrasion
d. thermal expansion

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ANSWER KEY

1. a 26. c 51. d 76. a 101. b

2. d 27. a 52. d 77. b 102. c

3. b 28. d 53. b 78. d 103. a

4. b 29. a 54. a 79. a 104. a

5. b 30. d 55. a 80. a 105. c

6. b 31. a 56. b 81. a 106. a

7. d 32. a 57. a 82. d 107. a

8. c 33. a 58. c 83. a 108. d

9. a 34. a 59. a 84. b 109. a

10. b 35. d 60. b 85. a 110. d

11. a 36. d 61. b 86. d 111. d

12. c 37. b 62. a 87. d 112. b

13. b 38. c 63. c 88. a 113. b

14. b 39. c 64. d 89. b 114. b

15. b 40. a 65. b 90. b 115. b

16. c 41. a 66. b 91. a

17. a 42. c 67. c 92. c

18. c 43. a 68. c 93. b

19. b 44. b 69. b 94. a

20. a 45. b 70. c 95. c

21. c 46. b 71. a 96. a

22. b 47. b 72. b 97. a

23. b 48. c 73. d 98. b

24. b 49. a 74. a 99. c

25. c 50. b 75. b 100. c

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