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FIRST QUARTERLY EXAM IN SCIENCE 9
EXAM QUESTIONAIRE
Teacher: Alyssa Mae F. Dapadap, LPT
I. Shade the letter that corresponds to the best
answer. Use the separate answer sheet to record
your answers
1. During inhalation, the contraction of the
diaphragm and intercostals muscles causes
the chest cavity's
a. volume to increase and pressure
to increase
b. volume to decrease and
pressure to decrease
c. volume to decrease and
pressure to increase
d. volume to increase and pressure
to decrease
2. Which is the correct sequence for the path
of oxygen through the respiratory system?
a. nasal passages, bronchi,
trachea, bronchioles, cells,
blood, alveoli
b. cells, blood, alveoli, bronchioles,
bronchi, trachea, nasal passages
c. nasal passages, blood, alveoli,
bronchi, cells, trachea,
bronchioles
d. nasal passages, trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli,
blood, cells
3. Gas exchange occurs when
a. oxygen in the alveoli diffuses into
the blood in the capillaries
b. oxygen binds with hemoglobin in
the red blood cells
c. the red blood cells give up
oxygen to the cells of the body
tissues
d. All of the above.
4. When the diaphragm and rib cage muscles
relax
a. the chest cavity enlarges
b. expiration occurs
c. inspiration occurs
d. it is impossible to breath
5. Which is the correct sequence for the path
of oxygen through the respiratory system?
a. nasal passages, bronchi,
trachea, bronchioles, cells,
blood, alveoli
b. cells, blood, alveoli, bronchioles,
bronchi, trachea, nasal passages
c. nasal passages, blood, alveoli,
bronchi, cells, trachea,
bronchioles
d. nasal passages, trachea,
bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli,
blood, cells
6. Which of the following is NOT the function
of the circulatory system?
a. transports blood throughout the
body
b. transports nutrients throughout
the body
c. transports gases throughout the
body
d. none of the above
7. Why is oxygen important to blood and to the
cells?
a. oxygen helps the blood to clot
b. oxygen brings food to the cells
c. oxygen is necessary for cell
energy
d. carbon dioxide is more important
8. What would happen to people who have an
open wound and whose blood did not clot
naturally?
a. they may bleed to death.
b. they would have to take regular
doses of plasma.
c. they would have to take regular
doses of platelets.
d. nothing will happen
9. The diagram below shows a human heart
When contracted, the left
ventricle pumps oxygenated
blood to the body. What is the
purpose of aortic valve that
separates the left ventricle from
aorta?
a. To prevent blood from
flowing back to left ventricle
 b. To prevent blood from
flowing to aorta
c. To push blood into the left
ventricle
d. To push blood into the aorta
10. What is not a function of blood?
a. Carries waste products away
b. Controls temperature
c. Controls balance of chemicals in
body
d. Produces acid
11. When we breathe in, we inhale many gases,
including oxygen. What happens to the
gases that the body can't use?
a. They are exhaled.
b. They are changed into oxygen
by the lungs.
c. They circulate through the body
and are disposed of later.
d. They are absorbed into the
digestive system and used to
create energy.
12. What is the purpose of the little hairs inside
the nose?
a. To fight diseases
b. They serve no purpose
c. To keep dust out of the lungs
d. To tickle the nose and cause
sneezes
13. What type of reproduction requires only a
single individual as the sole contributor of
genes?
a. Asexual
b. sexual
c. gametes
d. none
14. What is the role of the DNA to inheritance of
traits?
a. it captures unlight needed for
inheritance.
b. it stores energy needed for heredity
c. it creates proteins needed for
inheritance
d. it serves as blueprint for proteins in
heredity.
15. An extra finger in humans is rare but is due
to a dominant gene. When one parent is
normal and the other parent has an extra
finger but is heterozygous for the trait, what
is the probability that the first child will be
normal?
a. 0%. b. 25%. c. 50%. d. 75%.
16. In drosophila (fruit flies), eye colour is sex-
linked and red eye colour is dominant to
white eye colour. Which of the following are
not possible in a cross between a red-eyed
male and a heterozygous female?
a. Red-eyed male.
b. White-eyed male.
c. Carrier female.
d. Homozygous white-eyed female.
17. A plant with purple flowers is allowed to self-
pollinate. Generation after generation, it
produces purple flowers. This is an example
of
a. hybridization.
b. incomplete dominance.
c. true-breeding
d. the law of segregation. e.
polygenetics.
18. Two plants are crossed, resulting in
offspring with a 3:1 ratio for a particular trait.
This suggests
a. that the parents were true-breeding
for contrasting traits.
b. incomplete dominance.
c. that a blending of traits has
occurred.
d. that the parents were both
heterozygous.
e. that each offspring has the same
alleles.
19. Hydrangea plants of the same genotype are
planted in a large flower garden. Some of
the plants produce blue flowers and others
pink flowers. This can be best explained by
a. environmental factors such as soil
pH.
b. the allele for blue hydrangea being
completely dominant.
c. the alleles being co-dominant.
d. the fact that a mutation has
occurred. e. acknowledging that
multiple alleles are involved.
20. In snapdragons, heterozygotes have pink
flowers, whereas homozygotes have red or
white flowers. When plants with red flowers
are crossed with plants with white flowers,
what proportion of the offspring will have
pink flowers?
a. 0% b. 25% c.50% d. 75% e.100%
II. Write a 150 word essay based on the given
prompt/scenario. It will be graded based on the
rubric below:
Content- 50 %
Grammar- 25%
Organization- 25%
1. How can you, as an individual, prevent the
loss of biodiversity?
2. Though the conflict between humans and
wildlife started with the evolution of man, the
intensity of conflict has increased due to the
activities of modern man. Justify your
answer with suitable example.