DUMAGUETE CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

EARTH & LIFE SCIENCE DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION 2

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Test I. Multiple Choice. Read and analyze each statement carefully. Choose the letter that best corresponds to your
answer. Write the letter of your choice on your answer sheet.

1. They are scientist who collect, identify and study 8. The part of the plant which contain the chlorophyll is
pieces of evidence about earlier life forms. known as:
A. Biologist A. Stoma
B. Paleontologist B. Chloroplast
C. Biochemist C. Leaves
D. Physiologist D. Stem
2. The fossils that are considered the oldest on
9. Glycolysis occurs in what part of the cell?
Earth is known as:
A. Microfossils A. Mitochondria
B. Stromatolites B. Cytosol
C. Astrolites C. Tubules
D. Stallactites D. Ribosomes

3. A theory which state that all living things emerges from 10. How many carbon is present in citric acid?
non living things: A. 2
A. Theory of sterilization B. 3
B. Theory of spontaneous generation C. 4
C. Theory of survival of the fittest D. 5
D. Oxygenation theory
11. The process of changing RNA into new protein takes
4. An Italian scientist who demonstrated that maggots do
not just appear spontaneously but are produced from the place in what part of the cell?
eggs of flies. A. Mitochondria
A. John Turberville Needham B. Cytosol
B. Louis Pasteur C. Ribosomes
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani D. Microtubules
D. Francesco Redi
12.The step in protein synthesis wherein the information
5. It is consist of various groups of organisms and the in the DNA is transferred to the RNA.
physical components in a particular environment in which A. Transcription
particular organisms interact. B. Translation
A. Ecosystem C. Transfer
B. Biosphere
D. Messenger
C. Community
D. Population
13. An example of a product of GMO are the following,
6. Cell is made up of the following, EXCEPT: EXCEPT:
A. Carbohydrates A. Potatoes
B. Lipids B. Papaya
C. Nucleic acid C. Moringa
D. Amino acids D. Melon

7. The removal of waste products of cellular activities is 14. The process by which ingested food is broken down
known as: into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body.
A. Regulation A. Digestion
B. Excretion B. Metabolism
C. Nutrition C. Anabolism
D. Respiration D. Catabolism

15.Where does gas exchange occur in the lung system?

A. Trachea 18.A hormone which regulate the amount of water
B. Bronchi excreted by the kidney, is known as:
C. Bronchioles A. Angiotensin
D. Alveoli B. Anti-diuretic hormone
C. Aldosterone
16.The process by which the body achieves a stable D. Argenine
internal environment.
A. Negative feedback mechanism 19. Riza is suffering from a genetic disease due to lack of
B. Positive feedback mechanism chlorine in the body which affects her lungs. This
C. Homeostasis condition is known as:
D. Thermostasis A. Emphysema
B. Cystic fibrosis
17. A hormone that regulates blood sugar levels in the C. Pneumonia
blood. D. Bronchitis
A. Glucagon
B. Insulin 20. Sarah is 25 years old. She was having polydipsia,
C. Renin polyphagia and polyuria, which are signs of increase
D. Estrogen blood glucose in the bloodstream. What kind of condition
is this?
A. Diabetes
B. Gastritis
C. Nephritis
D. Oliguria