SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE VI

SY 2023-2024

NAME_________________________________________ SCORE___________

Direction: Choose and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

1. It is a tube-like structure in the body through which the blood flows.

A. Blood Vessels B. Blood C.Heart D.Esophagus
2. It is located at the center of your chest slightly tilted to the left and is pumping organ
of the Circulatory System.
A. Chest Cavity B. Heart C.Bones D. Diaphram
3. The tube that goes down the lungs and is also known as the windpipe
A. alveoli B. larynx C. trachea D. carbon dioxide
4. Where does digestion start?
A. anus B. mouth C. stomach D. small intestine
5. What is the process of breaking up and dissolving food so that it can be absorbed by
the body?
A. circulation B. digestion C. excretion D. respiration
6. Which best describes the function of the bones?
A. They support the body for movement.
B. They provide strength on your muscles.
C. They take the balance when you are walking.
D. They cover and protect the other parts of the body.
7. Which of these is the major function of integumentary system?
A. digestion of food taken
B. distribution of nutrients
C. inhalation and exhalation
D. protection of the internal body system
8. When does a person experience a goosebump?
A. The person is surprised.
B. The person has a phobia with geese.
C. The person’s skin bumps on a hard surface.
D. The person’s small muscle in the skin pulls the hair making it erect.
9. What would be the possible effect on the body if the epidermis is absent?
A. The waste materials will be disposed.
B. Vitamin D will not be reproduced in the skin.
C. The microorganism will easily enter the body.
D. The body’s internal living tissues and organs will not be protected
10. Why is it important to chew your food properly?
A. To prevent diarrhea
B. To become constipated
C. To prevent dehydration
D.To prevent constipation
11. How should you take care of your digestive system?
A. Eat junk foods more often.
B. Eat too much spicy and fatty foods.
C. Eat candies and chocolates before meals.
D. Eat foods rich in fiber to regulate bowel movement.
12. Why is a person with a darker complexion more protected from the sun’s UV rays
compared to a person with fair complexion?
A. People with darker skin lives near the equator.
B. People with darker skin have lesser melanin that gives color to the complexion.
C. People with darker skin have thicker epidermis that protects them from UV rays
D. People with darker skin have more melanin that protects the inner cells from the
damaging effect of UV rays.
7. What would be the possible effect on the body if the epidermis is absent?
A. The waste materials will be disposed.
B. Vitamin D will not be reproduced in the skin.
C. The microorganism will easily enter the body.
D. The body’s internal living tissues and organs will not be protected
9. Why is it important to chew your food properly?
A. To prevent diarrhea
B. To become constipated
C. To prevent dehydration
D. To prevent constipation
10. How should you take care of your digestive system?
A. Eat junk foods more often.
B. Eat too much spicy and fatty foods.
C. Eat candies and chocolates before meals.
D. Eat foods rich in fiber to regulate bowel movement.

11.Which of the following systems work together to make the body move?
A. Digestive and Skeletal Systems B. Muscular and Urinary Systems
C. Skeletal and Muscular Systems D. Respiratory and Skeletal Systems
12. How does the small intestine help in the digestion process?
A. It acts as temporary storage of food. B. It helps in the physical digestion of food.
C. It allows the movement of food down to the stomach. D. It allows the final digestion
and absorption of nutrients to the rest of the body.
13. What should you do to prevent indigestion?
A. Stop eating. B. Eat more sweets a day.
C. Chew your food properly. D. Drink only two glasses of water a day.
14. When you inhale or breathe in, the diaphragm ______________________.
A. expands and the rib cage contracts B. contracts and the rib cage expands
C. expands and the rib cage collapses D. contracts and the rib cage remains the
same
15. What is the primary function of the spinal cord?
A. It acts as the connection between the brain and other parts of the body.
B. It processes the messages received by the brain.
C. It carries the impulse.
D. It pumps the blood
16. Muscles and bones work together to ___________________.
A. make red blood cells B. produce movement C. protect the body D. produce
sweat
17. Roel stopped playing basketball and never had an exercise. What happened to his
muscles when they were not often used?
A. They became weak. B. They became toned. C. They became small. D. They
became strong
18. How can a person be safe from having respiratory diseases?
A. Smoking or inhaling drugs B. Staying near someone who smokes
C. Practicing personal hygiene at all times D. Exposing yourself to a crowded place
with air pollutants
19. The central nervous system is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. Which of
these is NOT its function?
A. It is responsible for digestion of food. B. It serves as a two-way conducting tract. C. It
brings motor impulses from the brain to the muscles. D. It carries sensory impulses from
the nerve cells to the brain.
20. During this time of the “new normal” brought by COVID-19 pandemic, how will you
keep your emotional and mental state healthy?
A. By NOT watching fake news about pandemic B. By keeping positive and happy
with family
C. By practicing the basic health protocol D. All of the above

21. Which of these animals is a mammal?

A. Ape B. Chicken C. Ostrich D. Parrot
22. Which of the following statement describes vertebrates?
A. Vertebrates are formerly known as coelenterates.
B. Vertebrates can be further divided into three classes.
C. Vertebrates are animals that do not have backbones or spinal column.
D. Vertebrates are animals with backbones or spinal column also called vertebrae.
23. Spiders, snails, sea urchins, tapeworms, corals, and sponges are examples of
invertebrates. Which of the following statement does not describe an invertebrate?
A. Invertebrates are animals that have backbones or spinal column.
B. Invertebrates are animals that do not have backbones or spinal column.
C. Most invertebrates change form as they grow, going through a process known as
metamorphosis.
D. Most invertebrates live in water or spend at least some part of their life in water while
some groups of invertebrates live on land.
24. Invertebrates share several common characteristics. Which of the following
characteristics is shared by all invertebrates?
A. Invertebrates have mammary glands. B. Invertebrates have feathers and wings.
C. Invertebrates do not have economic importance. D. Invertebrates do not have
backbones or spinal column.
25. Your mother asked you to water the plants in the garden. You accidentally saw a big
spider among the plants. What will you do?
A. I will catch spider and sell it to my friends. B. I will spray insecticides because a
spider is useless.
C. I will kill it because it is harmful to the environment. D. I will let it live because it has
sticky webs that help catch disease-carrying mosquitoes.
26. Crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and turtles are reptiles because they have dry scales
and they can lay eggs. Does a chicken belong to this group? Why?
A. Yes, because it breathes through its gills and it can swim.
B. Yes, because it has dry scales and it lays eggs and it can crawl.
C. No, because it has mammary glands to feed their young.
D. No, because it is covered with feathers and it has wings for flying.
27. Animals may live both on land and in water. Which of the following animals are laid
as eggs in water but spend most of their life on land?
A. birds B. amphibians C. fishes D. reptiles
28. Some insects deposit their eggs within the body of another insect species’ larva.
When the eggs hatch, the parasitic young kill and eat the larva gaining nutrients from it.
What relationship is this?
A. commensalism B. competition C. mutualism D. parasitism
29. It is the most diverse biome in the world because of its moisture and temperature.
A. Coral reef B. Grass land C. Mangrove swamp D. Tropical rainforest
30. What do you call a community of the living environment and the nonliving
environment?
A. ecosystem B. coral reefs C. abiotic factors D. biotic environment
31. It is the most prevalent feeding relationship in a tropical rainforest.
A. commensalism B. competition C. mutualism D. predation
32. Some insects deposit their eggs within the body of another insect species’ larva.
When the eggs hatch, the parasitic young kill and eat the larva gaining nutrients from it.
What relationship is this?
A. commensalism B. competition C. mutualism D. parasitism
34. What do you call a community of the living environment and the nonliving
environment?
A. ecosystem B. coral reefs C. abiotic factors D. biotic environment
35. What form of coral reefs are located further from the shore and are separated from
land by lagoons? A. atolls B. barrier reefs C. fringing reefs D. tropical coral
reefs
36. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. They provide raw materials and resources for medicines and other purposes.
B. The biotic organisms in a balanced ecosystem do not interact with non-living abiotic
features in the environment.
C. The biotic features of ecosystems include precipitation, temperature, landscape,
sunlight, soil or water chemistry, and moisture.
D. Healthy ecosystems clean our water, purify our air, maintain our soil, regulate the
climate, recycle nutrients, and provide us with food.
37. How do you take care of the ecosystem?
A. Avoid cutting down trees B. Plant more trees C. Recycle papers D. All of the
above
38. Which of the following statements is correct about conserving our tropical
rainforests, coral reefs, and mangrove swamps?
A. Cut down the trees. B. Join tree planting projects. C. Throw your garbage in the river.
D. Destroy all the natural resources.
39. Which of the following shows proper way of taking care of the ecosystem?
A. Recycle papers. B. Plant more trees. C. Avoid cutting down trees. D. All of the above
40.Which of the following statements is NOT correct about conserving our tropical
rainforests, coral reefs, and mangrove swamps?
A. Cut down the trees. B. Join tree planting projects. C. Do not destroy the natural
resources. D. Throw your garbage in the proper place.