Direction: Write the letter of the BEST answer on the blanks provided.

_____1. Which of the following classifications is correct from the highest to the lowest level?
a. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family ,genus & species
b. kingdom, domain, phylum, class, order, family ,genus & species
c. domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus & species
d. kingdom, class ,phylum , family, order ,genus & species
_____2. Why do cyanobacteria manufacture their own food?
a. Because they are single-celled and form filaments
b. Because they have chlorophyll and they undergo photosynthetic activity
c. Because they are protists , they have chlorophyll and undergo photosynthesis
d. Because they are producers
_____3. Which of the following does not belong to nonvascular plants?
a. Liverworts
b. Mosses
c. Cycads
d. Hornworts
_____4. In which of the following internal organs is food finally digested?
a. Stomach
b. Esophagus
c. Small intestine
d. Large intestine
_____5. The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar is an example of
a. Mutualism, because the flower provides the insect with food, and the insect pollinates the flower.
b. Parasitism, because the insect lives off the nectar from the flower.
c. Commensalism, because the insect does not harm the flower and the flower does not benefit from the
relationship.
d. Predation, because the insect feeds on the flower.
_____6. The algae at the beginning of the food chain in Figure 1 , are

Figure 1
a. Consumers
b. Decomposers
c. Producers
d. Heterotrophs
_____7. These are animals that feed on both plants and animals.
a. Carnivores
b. Herbivores
c. Detritivores
d. Omnivores
_____8. In a living organism, it has two identical alleles for a given trait.
a. Homozygous
b. Heteromologous
c. Heterozygous
d. Diplozygous
_____9. What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?
a. Carbohydrate
b. Sunlight
c. Water
d. Carbon
_____10. Which of the following is the correct order of the stages of mitosis?
a. Metaphase, Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase
b. Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase ,Telophase
c. Metaphase ,Prophase,Telophase, Anaphase
d. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
_____11. Which of the following is NOT considered matter?
a. Smoke
b. Water
c. Air
d. Light
_____12. He presented concrete evidence that all matter is made of very small particles called atoms.
a. Democritus
b. Leucippus
c. Aristotle
d. John Dalton
_____13. What will be the final volume of a solution of 50 mL of distilled water and 20 mL of sugar?
a. 50 mL
b. 70 mL
c. Less than 70 mL
d. More than 70 mL

_____14. Which of the following will NOT react with muriatic acid?
a. Iron
b. Copper
c. Aluminum
 d. Zinc

_____15. Which particles move out at random directions very quickly and travel in straight-line paths?
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. Nuclear

_____16. Particles inside the nucleus of an atom which has a positive charge
a. Electron
b. Neutron
c. Proton
d. Ion

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_____17. How many electrons are in the lithium ion, 3 Li ?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 7

_____18. Which element comes before iodine in the modern periodic table, though it has a higher atomic number than iodine?
a. Xenon
b. Tellurium
c. Antimony
d. Tin

_____19. Suppose a new element X is known. It forms a compound with chlorine and the formula of this is XCl. What group or
family do you think this element would belong to?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

_____20. Which process is responsible for ground-level fog that we see on some cold days or along the highways leading to
Baguio?
a. Condensation
b. Evaporation
c. Sublimation
d. Deposition

_____21. Which country is NOT located along the Ring of Fire?

a. Philippines
b. Japan
c. Indonesia
d. Australia

_____22. If the tropical cyclone has a wind speed from 65 to 118 kph, then it is a:
a. Tropical depression
b. Tropical storm
c. Typhoon
d. Supertyphoon

_____23. Which location is NOT within the Philippine Area of Responsibility?

a. 10° N, 118° E
b. 14° N, 120° E
c. 15° N, 138° E
d. 25° N, 135° E

_____24. As a tropical cyclone approaches a barometer will show:

a. Decreasing air pressure
b. Increasing air pressure
c. No change in air pressure
d. Decreasing then increasing air pressure

_____25. Space rock fragments before it enters Earth’s atmosphere

a. Meteor
b. Meteoroid
c. Meteorite
d. Asteroid

_____26. The chemical composition of which fragments are frozen water, frozen gases and other organic compounds?
a. Asteroid
b. Comet
c. Meteor
d. Meteorite

_____27. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

a. A tsunami is very destructive because the force of the whole ocean is behind it.
b. Every fault movement beneath the sea will produce a tsunami.
c. Faults are found not only on land but also under the sea.
d. A tsunami involves the whole depth of the sea.
_____28. The place where the fault begins to slip is called the:
a. Epicenter
b. Focus
c. Core
d. Mantle

_____29. Intensity of earthquakes is expressed using:

a. Roman numerals
b. Hindu-Arabic numerals
c. Letters of the alphabet
d. Hindu-Arabic numerals and letters

_____30. Earthquake intensity scale when big church bells may ring, and some cracks may appear on dikes, fish ponds, road
surface or concrete hollow block walls.

a. II c. V
b. III d. VII

_____31. An object weighs 30 Newtons on the moon. A second object weighs the same on earth. Which object has greater
mass?
a. The one on the moon.
b. The one on the earth.
c. They have actually the same mass.
d. The information given is inadequate.

_____32. An unfortunate bug splatters against the windshield of a moving car. Compared to the force of the car on the bug, the
force of the bug on the car is:
a. larger
b. smaller
c. the same
d. dependent on the speed of the car

_____33. An old remedy for separating a pair of drinking glasses that stick together has been proven effective. Which of the
following describes how to do it right?
a. Run hot water between glasses.
b. Run cold water outside of the glasses.
c. Run hot water in inner glass, cold water in outer glass.
d. Run cold water in inner glass, hot water in outer glass.

_____34. Which of the following is the correct description of what heat is?
a. It is amount of energy all the molecules have.
b. It is total amount of energy contained in an object.
c. It is temperature of a body measured by a thermometer.
d. It is energy transferred because of temperature difference.

_____35. In which of the following media will sound travel the fastest?
a. Boiling water
b. Fresh air
c. Hard wood
d. Soft drink

_____36. How much power is delivered when a person pushes a 50-kg cart for 5 meters in just 2 seconds?
a. 100 Watts
b. 125 Watts
c. 275Watts
d. 400Watts

_____37. Three light bulbs of different wattage are connected in series to a battery. Which of the following will you observe?
a. The resistance in each light bulb will be the same.
b. The current in each light bulb will be the same.
c. The light output of each light bulb will be the same.
d. The power consumed by the light bulb will be the same.

_____38. A 12-volt potential is applied across a series of four 6-ohm resistor. The current in each resistor is:
a. 0.5 Amperes
b. 2 Amperes
c. 8 Amperes
d. 18 Amperes

_____39. Which wave has the longest wavelength?

a. Gamma ray
b. Microwave
c. Radio wave
d. X-ray

_____40. With which of the following materials will light travel the slowest?
a. Air
b. Diamond
c. Glass
d. Water
 ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. A

9. B

10. D

11. D

12. D

13. C

14. B

15. C

16. C

17. B

18. B

19. A

20. A

21. D

22. B

23. C

24. A

25. B

26. B

27. B

28. B

29. A

30. D

31. A

32. C

33. A

34. D

35. C

36. B

37. B

38. A

39. C
40. B