Division of City Schools

Manila

Grade 10 Science
3RD PERIODIC TEST
SY 2019-2020

Name: ___________________________ Score: _________________

Section: __________________________ Date: __________________

Multiple Choice. Write the letter of your answer before the number.

1. What is the similarity between DNA and RNA 8. Which of the following is true of evolution?
molecules? Both Evolutionary changes
A. contain uracil A. the ability of a species to survive and
B. are double helix reproduce in a specific environment.
C. contain guanine B. increase the ability of a species to survive
D. have deoxyribose sugar and reproduce under any circumstances.
C. result in a species becoming more and
2. Which of the following is not part of the female more abundant over time.
reproductive system? D. result in animals becoming larger over
A. Cervix B. Epididymis time and having larger numbers of
C. Fallopian tube D. Uterus offspring.

3. Evidence of past life in the form of fossils is 9. DNA is important in understanding living things
found in what form of rock? because DNA is
A. igneous A. a self-replicating molecule
B . sedimentary B. a double stranded molecule
C. metamorphic C. part of the nucleus of the cell
D. crushed metamorphic D. a carrier of genetic information

4. The chemical messengers of the endocrine 10. On a field trip, a scientist finds a fossil of a
system are snub- nosed crocodile and wants to know its
A. enzymes B. hormones age. What would you do to date the fossil?
C. impulses D. RBC A. Measure decay of radioactive isotopes in
the rock around the fossils.
5. Humans have a set of miniature tail bones B. Count the annual rings of trees growing in
which no longer support a tail. On the basis of the area
this structure, with which of the following C. Determine the age by comparing them
organisms do they most likely share a common to fossils in other layers.
ancestor? D. Measure the depth at which the fossils are
1. dog found.
2. bird
3. monkey 11. A couple has difficulty in having a child.
A. 1 and 3 B. 2 and 3 According to their doctor, there is a problem in
C. 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3 ovulation. This means that the problem is in the
A. woman’s ovaries
6. The Giant Crowned fruit bat is the biggest fruit B. man’s testes
bat in the world which is found in Subic and C. man’s penis
Bataan, which of the following is the reason for D. woman’s uterus
it to become endangered?
A. siltation For number 12, refer to the illustration below.
B. loss of habitat
C. mining activities
D. toxic and hazardous waste

7. Bohol is known for its Chocolate mountains

that turn coco-brown in the dry season
contrasting with the surrounding jungle’s
greenery. Which of the following classification
of value of biodiversity is described?
A. Aesthetic Value
B. Ethical/ Cultural value
C. Direct economic value
D. Indirect economic value
12. According to the illustration, which of the
following could be the cause of Klinefelter’s
syndrome?
A. Failure of male sex chromosome to
separate in meiosis.
B. Failure of female sex chromosome to
separate in meiosis.
C. Separation of female sex chromosome in
meiosis.
D. Failure of sperm and egg to unite in
fertilization.
13. Which of the following statements regarding
pituitary hormones is false?
A. The hypothalamus makes oxytocin and
antidiuretic hormone, which are
transported the posterior pituitary for
storage.
B. Antidiuretic hormone, released by the
posterior pituitary, causes urine volume to
increase and blood volume to decrease. C.
Luteinizing hormone, an anterior pituitary
hormone, triggers ovulation of an egg
from the ovary and causes the ruptured
follicle to produce progesterone and
some estrogens.
D. Hyposecretion of follicle-stimulating
hormone or luteinizing hormone leads to
sterility in both males and females.
For numbers 14- 15, refer to the diagram
14. Which of the above layers is the youngest?
A. A B. B
C. C D. D
15. Which of the following happened most
recently?
A. deposition of unit C
B. deposition of unit B
C. deposition of unit F
D. tilting of C, D, E and F
16. All of the following are functions of the nervous
system EXCEPT?
A. Distributes food to the brain.
B. Controls the activities of the body.
C. Coordinates the actions of the body.
D. Receives information from the
environment.
17. The adrenal glands is
A. on the kidney
B. on the trachea
C. beneath the stomach
D. at the base of the brain
18. Due to negative feedback control, as the level
of thyroxin increases in the blood,
A. more TSH is produced.
B. less TSH is produced.
C. less hypothalamic-releasing hormone is
produced
D. Both B and C are correct
19. The neuron found wholly and completely
within the CNS is the____.
A. motor neuron
B. sensory neuron
C. Inter neuron
D. all of these are correct
20. Which of the following best explains what
occurs during menstruation?
A. Follicle is released from the ovary into the
fallopian tubes.
B. Egg is implanted in the wall of the uterus.
C. The lining of the uterus is shed through the
vagina.
D. Uterine arteries & veins are opened and
bleed through the vagina.
21. When the DNA makes a copy of itself, the two
strands unzip or separate, what happens to
the strands afterwards?
A. each synthesizes a new strand
B. both grow to double their length
C. one of the strands makes a copy itself.
D. both arrange themselves to a spiral form
22. According to Darwin’s Theory of Natural
Selection, individuals who survive are most
likely the ones best adapted to exist in their
environment. Their survival is due to their
A. ability to change their genotype
B. lack of competition within the species
C. possession of structures developed
through use
D. possession of structural variation that
maximize fitness
23. Of the following anatomical structures, which is
homologous to the wing of a bat?
A. the dorsal fin of a shark
B. the tail of a kangaroo
C. the wing of a butterfly
D. the arm of a human
24. The Philippine coral reefs support the highest
level of Marine Biodiversity in the World. Which
of the following is the main cause of the coral
reef destruction?
A. run-off
B. typhoon
C. coral bleaching
D. destructive fishing such as dynamite,
cyanide and muro ami
 25. What is NOT true about Down syndrome?
A. Characteristics include mental
retardation and extra eyelid folds
B. Greater incidence occurs when fathers
are over the age of 35.
C. It is associated with non-disjunction of
chromosome in meiosis
D. It is caused by a third copy of
chromosome
26. What do FSH, LH, testosterone, progesterone
and estrogen have in common?
A. They occur only in the female.
B. They occur only in the male.
C. All of them directly affect the uterine
lining.
D. All of them are necessary for sexual
reproduction.
27. The following are functions of Sympathetic
Nervous System EXCEPT___________.
A. dilates pupil
B. causes diarrhea
C. increases heart rate
D. thickens salivary secretions
28. What is represented in the geologic time
scale?
A. steps of endosymbiosis
B. current plant and animals
C. fossils formation in sedimentary rock
D. major geological and biological events in
Earth’s history
29. Why does Watsons and Crick model of the
DNA revolutionize the understanding of DNA
on the code of LIFE?
A. It is double helix structure.
B. DNA can be found in every cell of an
organism.
C. DNA contains all the information needed
to form and control the physical make
up and metabolism of an organism.
D. Its structure is made up of a very long
intertwined strand of nucleotides consisting
of phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous bases.
For numbers 30-31, refer to the explanation below on
why giraffes have long neck
1. Ancestral giraffes probably had necks
that vary in length. The variations are
hereditary.
2. Ancestral giraffes had short necks that
were subjected to frequent stretching to
enable them to reach the foliage leaves.
3. The offspring of giraffes had longer necks
that also stretched frequently in the quest
for food.
4. Natural selection led to survival of long
Necked offspring at the expense of short
necked ones.
30. Which of the following explanations are based
from Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 4 D. 3 and 4
31. Which of the following explanations support
Lamark’s Theory?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3 D. 2 and 4
32. Which part of the neuron carries messages to
the cell body to the dendrite of another
neuron?
A. axon B. axon terminal
C. dendrites D. cell body
33. Failure of the pituitary to stop producing
growth hormone after body growth is
completed results in _______.
A. Acromegaly B. Dwarfism
C. Gigantism D. Tetany
34. During DNA replication which of the following
segments would be complementary to the
parent DNA segment of GGATTA?
A. CCTAAT B. CCUAAU
C. GGATTA D. ATTACC
35. The following factors limit the growth of the
Philippine Eagle population. Which should be
eliminated from the list?
A. deforestation
B. over collection
C. frequent typhoon in the Philippines
D. slow rate of production of the eagle
36. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Convergent evolution demonstrates
evolutionary relationships.
B. Homologous structures are the same
body parts that are modified in different
ways in different lines of descent from a
common ancestor.
C. Fossils can show evolutionary changes in
bones and teeth.
D. The more similarity in the structure of two
proteins from different organisms, the
more closely related the organisms are
37. The lagging strand of a DNA molecule
undergoing replication reads 3’-
CGCATGTAGCGA-5’. What is the code of the
DNA that is the template for the
complementary leading strand of this
segment?
A. 3’ – CGCATGTAGCGA – 5’
B. 5’ - CGCATGTAGCGA – 3’
C. 3’ – GCGTACATCGCT – 5’
D. 5’ – GCGTACATCGCT – 3’
For number 38, refer to the illustration below.
38. What is similar in the human, whale, dog and For numbers 44-45, refer to the following
bat which provides evidence that they have
descended from a common ancestor? I. Small scale mining
A. function II. Kaingin farming
B. structure III. Forest fires
C. body plan IV. Natural calamities
V. Conversion to agricultural land
D. means of locomotion
VI. Human settlements
39. In the illustration below which molecules is 44. Which of these are difficult to solve because
represented by boxes A and B they are basically natural causes?
Hereditary Information A. III and IV B. IV and V
C. V and II D. VI and III
is stored in
45. Which of these environmental problems are
difficult to solve because the people involved
Genes generally belong to the lower sector of society
and the government wants to help them?
are made of
A. I and II B. II and IV
C. III and IV D. II and IV
A
46. The figure below shows the embryos of fish,
can be bird, reptile and human. All the embryos are
observed to possess long vertebra like
structures called somites. It can be inferred
replicated that they________________.

for the reproduction of

A. A - nitrogenous base, B – protein

B. A - DNA, B - protein
C. A - RNA, B – chromosome
D. A – chromosome, B – protein

40. Which of the following shows the pathway of

sperm?
A. testis – vas deferens – epididymis – urethra
B. testis – epididymis – vas deferens – urethra
C. testis – epididymis – urethra – vas
deferens
D. urethra – vas deferens – epididymis – testis
41. Which of the following comprises the
peripheral nervous system?
A. brain and the nerve cells
B. brain and spinal cord
C. muscles and motor neuron
D. cranial and spinal nerves
Somites
A. evolved from common ancestors
B. have different gestation period
C. evolved from different ancestors
D. demonstrate convergent evolution
47. Which affects biodiversity loss most?
A. pollution
B. introduced Species
C. habitat destruction
D. population growth

42. Which one of the following is TRUE of both DNA 48. Which of the following is NOT a necessary
and RNA?l component of translation?
A. both contain the base U, uracil A. Anticodon B. mRNA
B. both contain the base T, thymine C. Ligase D. Amino acid
C. both are polymers of nucleotides
D. both are found double stranded in all 49. Ribosomes select the correct tRNAs
living cells A. then bind to the appropriate mRNA
B. solely on the basis of their anticodons
43. In DNA extraction, what does the extraction C. depending on their abundance in the
solution contain? cytosol
A. ethanol D. with the least abundant anticodons
B. ethanol and salt
C. salt and detergent
D. detergent and ethanol
50. After an impulse has been interpreted by the 58. Reflex action is advantageous because it
brain, it will be transmitted to the allows a person to
A. spinal cord and then sent to the bones. A. avoid a harmful stimulus.
B. spinal cord and then sent to the muscles. B. think and respond to stimulus faster.
C. cerebellum and then sent to the spinal C. choose the best action for the stimulus.
Cord. D. respond to stimulus faster without thinking.
D. cerebrum and then sent to the spinal
column.
For number 59- 60, refer to the diagram below.
51. Which sequence of genetic information is
correct?
A. translation – replication – transcription
B. replication – transcription – translation
C. transcription – translation – replication
D. replication – translation – transcription

52. Which of the following has provided an

abundance of evidence that the diversity of
life on Earth has changed over time?
A. creationism
B. the fossil record
C. natural selection
D. population genetics

53. An earthquake may kill some members of the

59. From the graph, determine which time period
population regardless of whether the
are birth and death rate equal?
population is small or large. Which of the
A. A B. C
following factors describe this?
C. B D. D
A. predation
B. density- dependent
60. Which of the following is density- independent
C. population density
limiting factor?
D. density – independent
A. Disease B. Crowding
C. Competition D. Earthquakes
54. A polysome could be best described as an
active site of
A. DNA synthesis.
B. protein synthesis
C. lipid synthesis
D. all of the above

55. A negative feedback affects the

A. giving birth to a baby
B. dilation of eye pupils in the dark
C. production of hormones in the menstrual
Cycle
D. opening and closing of skin pores in
response to temperature

56. Which of the following describes the correct

order of events that leads to the genetic
expression?
A. DNA—RNA—amino acid—protein—
genetic expression
B. RNA—amino acid—DNA—protein—
genetic experience
C. DNA—amino acid—protein—RNA—
genetic expression
D. RNA—protein—DNA—amino acid—
genetic expression

57. How many amino acids are coded for this

mRNA sequence GCUUACACGGUCACG? A.
three B. seven
C. five D. more than seven