Practice Test in LET Biological Science-majorship

1. Where do producers obtain their energy?

A. From other producers

B. From the consumers

C. From the decomposers

D. From the sun



2. Why do you experience not seeing things clearly for some
seconds when you enter suddenly a well-lighted room after
coming from a dark room, you?

A. The pupils are not adapted to the dark

B. The eyes are adapted to the light only

C. The pupils are not dilated yet

D. Light had caused temporary blindness



3. What term is used to describe the ability to maintain a constant
internal environment?

A. Metabolism

B. Growth and development

C. Homeostasis

D. Thermoregulation



4.What is the most common cause of cardiovascular disease?

A. Fatty deposits in the arteries

B. Inadequate supply of red blood cells

C. Lack of sodium in the diet

D. Increased heartbeat



5.Which is the smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce
on its own?

A. Cell

B. Organ

C. Tissues

D. Population



6.Which region of a vertebrate forebrain is considered with the
neutral-endocrine control of visceral activities?

A. Cerebellum

B. Thalamus

C. Hypothalamus

D. Pituitary



7.Which of the following is the building block carbohydrate?

A. Amino acid

B. Nucleotide

C. Fatty acid

D. Monosaccharide



8.Why it is necessary men have more red blood cells per cubic
millimeter of blood than women?

A. Man does strenuous activities and need more energy

B. They have bigger physique and need more blood

C. Man waste more blood cells and need extra

D. They are more prone to anemia disorders



9.Which of the following is the building block of protein?

A. Amino acid

B. Nucleotide

C. Fatty acid

D. Monosaccharide



10.Where does protein synthesis take place?

A. Ribosomes

B. Lysosomes

C. Endoplasmic reticulum

D. Golgi bodies



11.Why are our lips redder than our palm?

A. There is increased blood flow in the lips

B. Lips are heavily keratinized

C. Lip epidermis is thinner

D. Many blood vessels are located around the lips



12.Which of the following cannot be found in prokaryotes?

A. Cytoplasm

B. Plasma membrane

C. Membrane-bound nucleus

D. DNA



13.What do we call mutation that is brought about by the earth
natural radioactivity?

A. Continuous

B. Induced

C. Lysosomes

D. Chloroplast



14.Which of the following organelles produces turbo pressure
against cell wall and mainly acts as water reservoir

A. Plastids

B. Vacuole

C. Lysosomes

D. Chloroplast



15.What is the branch crobial organisms is used in the creation of
genetically modified organisms?

A. Pseudomonas vulgaris

B. Bacillus thuringensis

C. Agro bacterium tumafaciens

D. Escherichia coli



16.What is the branch of zoology that is devoted to the study of
fish?

A. Helmintology

B. Ichthyology

C. Chondrichthyes

D. Ornithology



17.The process involved in the production of mRNA using DNA
as template is termed _______?

A. Transcription

B. Replication

C. Gene manipulation

D. Reverse transcription



18.What is the most abundant inorganic compound in the
protoplasm?

A. Fluid

B. Blood

C. Plasma

D. Water



19.Which is the riches type of tropical rain forest in the
Philippines?

A. Molave forest

B. Dipterocarp forest

C. Mangrove forest

D. Pine forest



20.What muscle is described as involuntary, not striated, and have
a single nucleus?

A. Smooth

B. Skeletal

C. Cardiac

D. Connective



21.We feel warmer just before it rains because __________.

A. Heat is released by the evaporation of water

B. The clouds prevent heat from escaping the earth

C. There is an increased relative humidity

D. Heat is released by the condensation of water vapor



22.Which of the following is not considered as a reproductive cell?

A. Gamete

B. Somatic cell

C. Egg cell

D. Sperm cell



23.The cell wall of plant is made of _______.

A. Lipids

B. Cellulose

C. Protein

D. Cell membrane



24.Which of the following is the correct sequence of the level of
organization from lowest to highest?

A. Cells-system-organs-tissues

B. System-organs-tissues-cells

C. Cells-tissues-organs-system

D. Tissues-systems-cells-organs



25.At metaphase of the meiotic division, the chromosomes are
attached to the spindle fibers as ________.

A. Double chromatids

B. Non-homologous pairs

C. Single chromatid strands

D. A tetrad of four chromatids



26.Which of the following is an example of behavioral adaption?

A. Thick green stems of the cactus plant

B. Thick fur of the bear

C. Shedding leaves during summer

D. Presence of cuticle on the upper surface of the leaves



27.The bipolar nature of the cell membrane is due to _______.

A. Presence of carries

B. Presence of

C. Phospholipids bilayer

D. Integral proteins



28.Which of the following is made up of diploid number of cells?

A. Zygote

B. Sperm cell

C. Egg cell

D. Both B and C



29.Which plant has underground stem modified for reproduction?

A. Ginger

B. Camote

C. Tubers

D. Strawberry



30.Which of the following structures serve as a passageway of
food and air?

A. Epiglottis

B. Trachea

C. Pharynx

D. Larynx



31.Which kind of relationship is exhibited by algae and fungi in
lichen?

A. Commensalism

B. Parasitism

C. Symbiosis

D. Competition



32.What do you call the finger-like folds on the inner linings of the
small intestine?

A. Villi

B. Appendix

C. Rugae

D. Cecum



33.Aside from ADP, what else is the end production of the dark-
reaction phase of ohotosynthesis?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Surag

C. Carbon

D. Starch



34.What is that flap-like structure that prevents the food from
going the wrong way during swallowing?

A. Epiglottis

B. Larynx

C. Esophagus

D. Pharynx



35.Which pigment is dominant in red algae?

A. Phycocyanin

B. Fucoxanthin

C. Chlorophyll

D. Pharynx



36.What is the membrane that surrounds the lungs?

A. Pleura

B. Meninges

C. Peritoneum

D. Pericardium



37.What is that 3-carbon sugar formed during the dark reaction
phase of the photosynthesis?

A. ADP

B. NADPH

C. ATP

D. PGAL



38.What is the product of carbohydrate digestion?

A. Fatty acid

B. Glucose

C. Amino acid

D. Nucleic acid



39.What process is responsible for the upward movement of the
water in very tall trees?

A. Osmosis

B. Capillary action

C. Turgor pressure

D. Transpiration



40.What is the enzyme in the mouth that breaks starch to maltose?

A. Peptidase

B. Ptyalin

C. Pepsin

D. Maltase



41.What do you call the types of symmetry where the body parts
are paired on either side of the body?

A. Dorsal

B. Bilateral

C. Radial

D. Ventral

42.Which is considered as the respiratory center of the
brain?

A. Cerebellum

B. Medulla oblongata

C. Cerebrum

D. Thalamus



43.Which stage of incomplete metamorphism is undergone by
grasshopper?

A. Nymph, pupa, adult

B. Egg, larva, pupa, adult

C. Egg, nymph, adult

D. Egg, pupa, adult



44.Which of the following is NOT part of the thoracic
cage?

A. Clavicle

B. Ribs

C. Costal cartilages

D. Sternum



45.Where does the toxin substance secreted by bees and ants
through their sting originate?

A. Silk glands

B. Intestines

C. Rectal glands

D. Salivary glands



46.What is the longest bone in the body?

A. Humerus

B. Ferum

C. Tibia-fibula

D. Clavicle



47.Which cause our bones to turn brittle and easily
break?

A. Turning into muscle tissues

B. Increase in flexibility

C. Turbidity decrease

D. Removal of collagen



48.How many bones does an adult human body
has?

A. 201

B. 200

C. 217

D. 206



49.What do you call automatic responses to an external
stimulus?

A. Reflex

B. Instinct

C. Impulse

D. All of these



50.What structure provides flexible support and protection to the
spinal
cord?

A. Skull

B. Ribs

C. Vertebral column

D. Sternum



51. Which hormone is insufficient in
cretinism?



A. Glucagon

B. Adrenalin

C. Insulin

D. Thyroxine



52.Which of the following is both endocrine and an exocrine
gland?

A. Gastric glands

B. Thyroid glands

C. Pituitary glands

D. Pancreas



53.What organ is controlled by the automatic nervous
system?


A. Skeletal

B. Muscles

C. Heart

D. Both A and B



54.What do you call food in a semi-liquid form, partially digested
and mixed with hydrochloric
acid?

A. Gastric secretion

B. Gastric fluid

C. Mucosa

D. Chime



55.Which is considered the master gland due to its influence on the
activity of all the other
glands?


A. Thyroid

B. Adrenal

C. Pituitary

D. Parathyroid



56.Which part of the brain is responsible for intelligence, memory
and learned
behavior?


A. Cerebellum

B. Cerebrum

C. Medulla

D. Thalamus



57. Which of these materials is not a major component of the
plasma
membrane?


A. Phospholipids

B. Glycoprotein

C. Proteins

D. DNA



58.Which form of RNA delivers information from DNA to be used
in making
protein?


A. Messenger RNA

B. Ribosomal RNA

C. Transfer RNA

D. All of the above



59.Which of the following is not a type of
cell?

A. Bacterium

B. Amoeba

C. Sperm

D. Virus



60.Which property of water is probably MOST important for the
functioning of organisms at the molecular
level?

A. Cohesion and high surface tension

B. High specific heat

C. High heat of vaporization

D. Versatility as a solvent



61.Which of the following statements is true of
diffusion?


A. It requires an expenditure of energy by the cell

B. It is a passive process

C. It occurs when molecules move from a region of lower
concentration to one of higher concentration

D. It requires a membrane



62.Which of the following is FALSE in comparing prophase I of
meiosis and prophase of
mitosis?


A. The chromosomes condense in both

B. Tetrads form in both

C. The nuclear envelope disassembles in both

D. A spindle forms in both



63.Which are small, irregularly-shaped cells without nuclei but are
rich in
ATP?

A. Leukocytes

B. Thrombocytes

C. Lymphocytes

D. Erythrocytes



64.What branch of Biology is involved when one is studying the
characteristic structure and functions of all kinds of
cells?

A. Cytology

B. Morphology

C. Physiology

D. Histology



65.Which part of seed appears as a scar which marks the entry of
the pollen tube during
fertilization?


A. Seed leaf

B. Cotyledon

C. Testa

D. Hilum



66.Which type of tissue is responsible for the secondary growth in
stems and roots of vascular
plants?

A. Meristematic cells

B. Cambium

C. Palisade layer

D. Epidermis



67.Which biome grows tropical grassland with scattered individual
trees and larger
herbivores?


A. Tundra

B. Rain forest

C. Grassland

D. Savanna



68. What do you call that process in birds wherein they shed off
features at least once a
year?

A. Skinning

B. Molting

C. Furrowing

D. Migrating



69.What chemical controls metamorphosis among
insects?


A. Enzymes

B. Estradol

C. Pheromones

D. Ethylene



70.Which of the following makes up the plant cell
wall?

A. Nucleic acid

B. Cellulose

C. Protein

D. Lipids



71.Which of the following is not true of
fungi?

A. Some are pathogenic

B. Some are photosynthetic

C. Some are edible

D. Form symbiotic relation with algae



72.Which of the following is not true of
plants?

A. Some are pathogenic

B. Some are photosynthetic

C. Some are edible

D. Form symbiotic relation with algae



73.Which of the following is considered multi-
cellular?


A. Embryo

B. Fertilized egg

C. Egg cell

D. Sperm cell



74.What hormone promotes the growth of the uterine lining for the
implantation of the
embryo?


A. Lactogenic hormone

B. Progesterone

C. Testosterone

D. Oxytocen



75.Which of the following pair of organisms are closely
related?


A. Spider and mosquito

B. Frog and crocodile

C. Man and monkey

D. Ants and aphids



76.What does it mean if the blood pressure of human is
110/70?


A. The systolic pressure is 70

B. The diastolic pressure is 70

C. The pulse rate is 110 beats per minute

D. Both B and C



77.Which of the following happens when man
exhale?

A. The residual volume of the lungs decreases

B. The diaphragm contracts

C. The volume of the thoracic cavity decreases

D. The lung contracts



78.Which of the following regulate
breathing?


A. RBC concentration

B. Number of haemoglobin

C. Hormone level in blood

D. CO2 and O2 concentration and pH level sensors



79.Which of the following has the lowest velocity of blood
flow

A. Veins

B. Arteries

C. Capillaries

D. Arterioles



80. How many carbon atoms can each pyruvic acid supply into the
Kirbs
cycle?

A. 8

B. 6

C. 4

D. 2



81.How many oxygen is required each time to a molecule of
glucose is completely oxidized through aerobic
respiration?


A. 3

B. 6

C. 12

D. 24



82.Which of the following will not be accepted by glycolysis for
catabolism?


A. Starch

B. Glycerol

C. Fatty acid

D. Sucrose



83.Which of the following characteristic is common between
echinoderms and
cnidarians?


A. They are both radically symmetrical

B. They have segmented bodies

C. Both have stinging cells

D. They have three embryonic tissue layers



84.Which of the following is true of Phylum
Chordata?


I.Presence of notochord that provides skeletal support

II. Pharyngeal slits that have become modified for gas exchange

III. Dorsal hallow nerve cord that develops into the central
nervous system

A. II and III

B. I and II

C. I and III

D. I, II and III



85.Which of the following cannot be associated with
fungi?

A. Absorptive nutrition

B. Decomposers

C. Autotrophs

D. Spore production



86.Which of the following does not involve
mitosis?


A. Development of embryo

B. Growth

C. Production of gametes

D. Repairing of damaged tissues



87.Which of the followings is true of
mammals?


I. They have four chambered heart

II. They produce milk for the young

III. They are warm blooded

A. I and II

B. II and III

C. I and III

D. I, II and III



88.What term describes an egg develop into a new organism
without itself being fertilized be a
sperm?

A. Regeneration

B. Conjugation

C. Parthenogenesis

D. Fusion

89.Which of the following is responsible for formation of blood
cell?

A. Cartilage

B. Bone narrow

C. Joints

D. Tendons



90.What is most likely happen when a species cannot adapt to the
changes in the
environment?


A. It will be transform to another form

B. It will become extinct

C. It will be isolated

D. It will grow old



91.What term is used to describe the released of matured egg cell
from the
ovary?

A. Fertilization

B. Copulation

C. Ovulation

D. Germination



92. Which of the following blood cells is responsible for blood
clotting?


A. Erythrocytes

B. Leukocytes

C. Thrombocytes

D. Neutrophils



93.Where does ectopic pregnancy
occur?

A. Uterus

B. Ovary

C. Cervix

D. Fallopian tube



94.Why is cell membrane semi permeability
important?


A. It is important in determining the size of the cell

B. It controls the kind of substances that enters and leaves the
cell

C. It controls the pressure and energy gradient

D. It allows the molecules to diffuse freely in and out of the cell



95.What theory of evolution accounts for snakes disappearance of
legs and development of giraffes long
neck?

A. Theory of use and disuse

B. Theory of natural selection

C. Theory of chromosomal change

D. Theory of action and interaction

96.Which of the following is an exocrine
gland?

A. Plastids and pigments

B. Asters and centrioles

C. Chloroplasts and vacuoles

D. Cell wall and cell membrane



97.Which of the following is an exocrine
gland?

A. Thyroid gland

B. Salivary gland

C. Pituitary gland

D. Adrenal gland



98.Which of the following is not an accessory organ of
digestion?


A. Liver

B. Pancreas

C. Salivary gland

D. Adrenal gland



99.What hormone stimulates the development of male secondary
sex
characteristics?


A. Estrogen

B. Prolactin

C. Testosterone

D. Progesteron



100.Which of the following parts performs both as reproductive
and urinary functions in males?

A. Ureter

B. Testes

C. Urethra

D. Scrotum




ANSWER KEY

1. D

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. A

9. A

10. A

11. C

12. C

13. C

14. B

15. D

16. B

17. A

18. D

19. B

20. A

21. D

22. B

23. B

24. C

25. A

26. C

27. C

28. A

29. C

30. C

31. C

32. A

33. B

34. A

35. D

36. D

37. D

38. B

39. B

40. B

41. B

42. B

43. C

44. A

45. C

46. B

47. D

48. D

49. A

50. C

51. D

52. D

53. C

54. D

55. C

56. B

57. D

58. A

59. D

60. D

61. B

62. B

63. D

64. A

65. D

66. B

67. D

68. B

69. A

70. B

71. B

72. D

73. A

74. B

75. C

76. B

77. C

78. D

79. A

80. D

81. B

82. C

83. A

84. D

85. C

86. C

87. D

88. C

89. B

90. B

91. C

92. C

93. D

94. B

95. A

96. B

97. B

98. D

99. C

100. C