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2. Biologists are at present involved in gene manipulation by altering the genes in nuclei. Which aims seem to be the most
important of such manipulation?
a. to cure ancient genetic diseases like cancer
b. to prolong life
c. to create new types of agricultural plants and animals
d. to make significant changes in man himself
3. Which chemical substance produced by the body regulates and coordinates the functions and activities of bodily organ?
a. gene b. Deoxyribonucleic acid c. hormone d. enzyme
4. Which endocrine abnormality is characterized by dwarfness, low intelligence and sex immaturity?
a. myxedema b. cretinism c. tetany d. acromegaly
6. Living things are classified either as aerobic or anaerobic as they grow or metabolize in the presence or absence of:
a. carbon dioxide b. nitrogen
c. water d. oxygen
8. Only living things can respond to stimuli, to physical and chemical changes in their environment. Such a characteristic is called:
a. metabolism b. irritability
c. movement d. specific organization
10. Which process involves in the movement of dissolved molecules (solute) through a differentially permeable membrane?
a. diffusion b. osmosis
c. Brownian movement d. dialysis
11. Which refers to the earth’s entire zone of air, land and water which occupied by living things?
a. biosphere b. biome c. bioassay d. biomass
12. Which body organ is responsible for the removal of waste from the blood and body fluids?
a. liver b. pancreas
c. kidney d. large intestine
15. All living things have a tendency to maintain uniformity or stability in their internal environment called:
a. anabolism b. metabolism c. epigenesist d. homeostasis
17. Which plant structure transports organic nutrients both up and down the stem and roots?
a. xylem b. vascular bundle c. parenchyma d. phloem
18. Under what condition does a living organism live best or has the greatest chance of survival?
a. maximal b. minimal c. optimum d. standard
19. Which traps light energy from the sun for use in the photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide b. water
c. chlorophyll d. oxygen
26. The fact that many insects are now immune to DDT is an example of:
a. natural selection b. genetic drift c. geographical isolation d. translocation
32. In an ecosystem:
a. only energy is recycled c. both materials and energy are recycled
b. only materials are recycled d. neither materials nor energy is recycled
38. What do you call the practical or industrial application based on scientific principles?
a. scientific method b. technology c. theory d. experimentation
ANSWER KEY
1.D 5.A 9.A 13.A 17.D 21.A 25.C 29.A 33.D 37.A
2.C 6.D 10.D 14.C 18.C 22.D 26.A 30.A 34.B 38.B
3.C 7.A 11.A 15.D 19.C 23.B 27.B 31.B 35.B 39.A
4.B 8.B 12.C 16.A 20.C 24.D 28.D 32.C 36.A 40.D