REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION XI
DIVISION OF DAVAO DE ORO
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FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
BIOLOGY 1

NAME: ______________________________________ SECTION: ________________ DATE: ____________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the
number. (1 point each)
_____1. Which choice best describes the cell cycle?
A. Cells grow and develop during interphase. Cells reproduce during the mitotic phase.
B. Cells grow and develop during the mitotic phase. Cells reproduce during interphase.
C. The nucleus of a cell divides during the mitotic phase. The cytoplasm of a cell divides interphase.
D. The nucleus of a cell divides during interphase. The cytoplasm of a cell divides during the mitotic phase.
_____2. During which stage of interphase do cells perform their normal cell function (such as growing and making
enzymes to digest your food?
A. G1 Stage B. G2 Stage C. Mitosis D. S Stage
_____3. Which of the following options gives the correct sequences of events during mitosis?
A. Condensation →nuclear membrane disassembly→ crossing over→ segregation→ telophase
B. Condensation → crossing over → nuclear membrane disassembly → segregation → telophase
C. Condensation → arrangement at equator → centromere division → segregation → telophase
D. Condensation → nuclear membrane disassembly →arrangement at equator → segregation → telophase
_____4. Which of the following is a major difference between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
A. Prokaryotic cells are generally larger than eukaryotic cells
B. Eukaryotic cells have flagella, while prokaryotic cells do not.
C. Prokaryotic cells have cell walls, while eukaryotic cells do not.
D. Eukaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles, while prokaryotic cells do not.
_____5. Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
A. keeps the cell all in place
B. stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates
C. breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods
D. regulates the movement of materials into and out of the cell
_____6. During which stage of interphase do cells copy their DNA?
A. Cytokinesis B. G1 Stage C. G2 stage D. S stage
_____7. During the S stage of interphase, pairs of identical chromosomes are held together by which structure?
A. Centromatid B. Centromere C. Chromatid D. Connectroid
_____8. Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?
A. central vacuole B. centriole C. chloroplast D. mitochondrion
_____9. Asbestos is a material that was once used extensively in construction. One risk from working in a building
that contains asbestos is the development of asbestosis caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Cells will take up
asbestos by phagocytosis, but are not able to degrade it. As a result, asbestos fibers accumulate in ________.
A. lysosomes B. nuclei C. peroxisomes D. the Golgi apparatus
_____10. Metaphase is characterized by ________.
A. cytokinesis
B. separation of the centromeres
C. separation of sister chromatids
D. alignment of chromosomes on the equator of the cell
_____11. If there are 40 centromeres in a cell at anaphase of mitosis, how many chromosomes will be found in each
daughter cell following cytokinesis?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80
_____12. Asexual reproduction occurs during which of the following processes?
A. fertilization
B. mitosis
C. meiosis
D. the exchange of chromosomes between organisms of different species
_____13. If a cell has completed meiosis I and the first cytokinesis, and is just beginning meiosis II, which of the
following is an appropriate description of its genetic contents?
 A. It has half the amount of DNA as the cell that began meiosis.
B. It has half the chromosomes but twice the DNA of the parent cell.
C. It has one-fourth the DNA and one-half the chromosomes as the parent cell.
D. It is genetically identical to another cell formed from the same meiosis I event.
_____14. Which of the following statements describes the chromosomal makeup of each daughter cell after telophase
of meiosis I?
A. The cells are diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of two chromatids.
B. The cells are haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of two chromatids.
C. The cells are diploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of a single chromatid.
D. The cells are haploid, and the chromosomes are each composed of a single chromatid.
_____15. Which of the following statements describes a major difference between meiosis II and mitosis in a diploid
animal?
A. Crossing over of chromosomes takes place in meiosis II.
B. Homologous chromosomes align on the metaphase plate in meiosis II.
C. Meiosis II occurs in a haploid cell, while mitosis occurs in diploid cells.
D. Sister chromatids separate in mitosis, and homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis II.
_____16. Which of the following statements describes a major difference between mitosis and meiosis I in a diploid
organism?
A. DNA replication takes place prior to mitosis, but not before meiosis I.
B. Only meiosis I results in daughter cells that contain identical genetic information.
C. Sister chromatids separate in mitosis, while homologous pairs of chromosomes separate in meiosis I.
D. Sister chromatids separate in mitosis, while homologous pairs of chromosomes separate in meiosis II.
_____17. He advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from other cells:
A. Robert Hooke
B. Rudolph Virchow
C. Theodor Schwann
D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
_____18. What is something that prokaryotes and eukaryotes both have in common?
A. bacteria B. complex cells C. have DNA D. small size
_____19. Which of the following animal tissues is consisted of relatively few cells and its function is to connect
different body parts together?
A. Connective tissues B. Epithelial tissues C. Muscle tissues D. Nervous tissues
_____20. The process that uniquely occurs in plant cell division is
A. division by cytokinesis
B. formation of a cell plate
C. formation of cleavage furrow
D. production of four new cells via crossing-over
_____21. When you look at an unknown cell under the microscope, you noticed the presence of a cell wall and
membrane-bound organelles. You conclude that the cell is a/an ____________.
A. Animal Cell B. Bacterial cell C. Plant cell D. Virus
_____22. If crossing-over will not happen, _______________.
A. cells cannot complete meiosis
B. genetic recombination may be affected
C. chromosomes will undergo nondisjunction
D. meiosis cannot produce haploid sex cells
_____23. The following statements are correct EXCEPT _____________.
A. An X chromosome is an autosome.
B. Gametes contain 23 chromosomes.
C. Two haploid cells fuse during fertilization.
D. A zygote is the combination of an egg and a sperm.
_____24. Chromosomes that are paired together because they are similar in size, shape, and the genes they are called
_____.
A. tetrads
B. univalent chromosomes
C. analogous chromosomes
D. homologous chromosome
_____25. What do you think is a common feature of the following tissues?
i. Blood ii. Phloem iii. Muscles
A. All are cells B. All are tissues C. All are organs D. All are organ systems
TEST II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write T if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline
the word which makes it wrong and write the correct word on the space provided. (2 points each)
__________26-27. Chloroplasts are found in both plant and animal cell.
__________28-29. The structure that holds two sister chromatids together until they separate for cell division is called
a centriole.
__________30-31. Amniocentesis was performed on a woman. The withdrawn fluid underwent biochemical analysis
and the fetal cells were culture. A karyotype was done. The child was discovered to have an extra No. 21 chromosome
and was diagnosed with Edward Syndrome
__________32-33. The Muscle cell is the longest animal cell.
__________34-35. Non-sex chromosomes are called autosome.
__________36-37. A caryotype is an individual's complete set of chromosomes. It may be used to look for
abnormalities in chromosome number or structure.
__________38-39. Monosomy disorders occur when you have an extra copy of a chromosome while trisomy occurs
when you are missing a copy of a chromosome.
__________40-41. Schleiden and Schwann both discover individually that all living things are composed of one or
more cells.
__________42-43. The invention of the microscope became the springboard for numerous discoveries about the cell.
__________44-45. Guard cells are specialized cells that controls the opening and closing of the stomata of plants.

TEST III. CONCEPT MAP.

46-60. Create a Concept Map using the following words inside the box below. (15 pts.)
 Two new cells  metaphase  Nuclear envelope disappears
form  chromosomes are at the  anaphase
 prophase spindle equator  cytokinesis
 spindle fibers  sister chromatids separate  nuclear envelope reforms
move sister  cleavage furrow appears  centrioles move apart
chromatids  mitosis
toward centrioles
 spindle fibers
form