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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each item and select the correct option that answers each
question. Write only the letter of your choice in your answer sheet.
1. Among the following, which part of the cell is predominantly made of phospholipid
bilayer?
A. Cytoplasm
B. Plasma membrane
C. Nucleus
D. Ribosomes
2. What is the causative agent of chickenpox?
A. Trichophyton mentagrophytes
B. Bordatella pertussis
C. Varicella zoster
D. Yersinia pestis
3. All but one of the following are organic compound, except?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbohydrates
C. Lipids
D. Proteins
4. Bacteria are classified into five groups according to their basic shapes, which of the
following is incorrect?
A. Bacillus – rod
B. Coccus – round
C. Vibrio- comma
D. Spirochetes – spiral
5. Gregor Mendel, an Augustine Friar and biologist is known for his study of?
A. Dominant and recessive alleles
B. Molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid
C. Development of the earliest vaccine against anthrax, fowl cholera and rabies
D. Discovery and naming of cells
6. Which of the following is not a chemical bonding?
A. Covalent bonding
B. Ionic bonding
C. Hydrogen bonding
D. Metallic bonding
7. The level of organization where organisms belong to the same species that live in the
same area and interact with one another is termed as?
A. Community
B. Population
C. Ecosystem
D. Biosphere
8. John noticed a scaly, peeling and cracked skin between his toes. He complains of
itchiness especially right after taking off shoes and socks. He consulted a physician and
was diagnosed with athlete’s foot. You are aware that the causative agent for this is?
A. Trichophyton mentagrophytes
B. Bordatella pertussis
C. Varicella zoster
D. Yersinia pestis
9. The type of metabolism that functions in the breakdown of complex molecules to form
the simpler ones is known as?
A. Anabolism
B. Catabolism
C. Pseudohermaphrodism
D. Hypoadrenocorticism
10. It is one of the complex features of living things the potential to sense the environment or
surroundings and respond to environmental stimulus:
A. Homeostasis
B. Sensitivity
C. Development
D. Metabolism
11. What branch of biology that mainly focuses on all living organisms that are too small to
be seen by the naked eye?
A. Zoology
B. Microbiology
C. Botany
D. Anatomy
12. What do you call the microorganism that actively causes disease to the host?
A. Microbiota
B. Bacterial flora
C. Microbiome
D. Pathogen
13. Identify the phase shown below:
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
14. What chromosomal aberration/mutation results from the breakage of a chromosome in
which the genetic material becomes lost during cell division?
A. Translocation
B. Inversion
C. Duplication
D. Deletion
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
16. The type of chromosomal mutation where the broken chromosome segment is reversed
and inserted back into the chromosome:
A. Deletion
B. Translocation
C. Duplication
D. Inversion
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
18. A trait that is controlled by a single gene with more than two alleles:
A. Incomplete dominance
B. Codominance
C. Polygenic traits
D. Multiple allele traits
19. The type of chemical bond that forms when valence electrons are transferred from one
atom to the other to complete the other electron shell.
A. Ionic bonding
B. Metallic bonding
C. Nonmetallic bonding
D. Covalent bonding
20. The following are organ systems, except?

A. Hypothalamus
B. Integumentary
C. Circulatory
D. Reproductive
21. What is the ability of an organism to maintain an internal condition within a narrow range
almost constantly despite environmental changes?
A. Sensitivity
B. Homeostasis
C. Development
D. Metabolism
22. The cell cycle phase where the cell is ‘resting’?
A. Cytokinesis
B. Interphase
C. Mitotic phase
D. Prophase
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
24. All of the following are characteristics of prokaryotic cells, EXCEPT?
A. Mitochondria, Golgi bodies and lysosomes are absent.
B. The plasma membrane acts as the mitochondrial membrane carrying respiratory
enzymes.
C. The genetic material is present on a single chromosome.
D. They have nuclear membrane.
25. It is an organelle known as ‘The Powerhouse of the Cell’:
A. Ribosomes
B. Mitochondria
C. Nucleus
D. Cytoplasm
26. Hemoglobin is a _______________ that carry oxygen and nutrients in the circulating
blood.
A. Carbohydrate
B. Protein
C. Lipid
D. Nucleic acid
27. The following characteristics describe a mitotic division, EXCEPT?

A. Produces gametes
B. Produces somatic cells
C. Daughter cells are genetically identical
D. Diploid cells
28. Who is the prominent personality best known due to his accidental discovery of
penicillin?
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Andres Vesalius
C. Aristotle
D. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
29. They are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
A. DNA
B. Gametes
C. Somatic cells
D. Chromosomes
30. The following characteristics describes a meiotic division, EXCEPT?
A. Diploid cells
B. Daughter cells are non-identical
C. Produces gametes
D. Haploid cells

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20. The following are organ systems, except?

27. The following characteristics describe a mitotic division, EXCEPT?

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