April 17

April 17, 2024
1. The Philippines, which is made up of thousands of islands, is called ___.

a. gulf
b. cape
c. archipelago
d. peninsula
2. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when the sun shines all
the time both day and night, what is this called?
a. Twilight Sun
b. Summer Light
c. Northern Light
d. Midnight Sun
3. A forest suffered from wildfires and destroys the existing vegetation; however, the soil
remained viable. Five years later, trees and bushes are seen flourishing in the forest
once again. This phenomenon is called ___.
a. primary ecological succession
b. tertiary ecological succession
c. quaternary ecological succession
d. secondary ecological succession
4. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many
protons are in this atom?
a. 28
b. 12
c. 7
d. 14
5. When a bee gathers nectar from a certain type of flower to make honey and in the
process pollinates the flower, what kind of relationship exists between the bee and the
flower?
a. Parasitic
b. Mutualistic
c. Commensalistic
d. Serendipitous
6. What is commensalism?
a. An association where both species benefit
b. An association where the larger species benefits and the smaller species is harmed
c. An association where one species is killed or inhibited, and the other organism is not
significantly affected
d. An association where one species benefits, and the other species is not significantly
affected
7. Perfumes contain organic compounds called _.
a. acids
b. alcohol
c. ethers
d. esters
8. What can an herbivore be categorized as?
a. A detritivore
b. An autotroph
c. A producer
d. A primary consumer
9. What constitutes a food web?
a. A sequence of organisms that feed on each other.
b. A complex food chain that consists of omnivores who feed on both herbivores and
other omnivores.
c. A combination of food chains that are interconnected to create a network of feeding
relationships.
d. A sequence of omnivores who feed on each other.
10. Which of these structures helps plant cells maintain their rectangular shape?
a. Chloroplast
b. Cell Wall
c. Cell Membrane
d. Nucleus
11. Humans often manipulate plants in order to create results that are better fit for their
needs. What process is often used to create new hybrids of grapes for making wine?
a. Bulbs
b. Grafting
c. Rhizomes
d. Stolons
12. Which level of organization in taxonomy is the most specific?
a. Species
b. Genus
c. Domain
d. Family
13. In which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell?
a. Anaphase
b. Interphase
c. Metaphase
d. Telophase
14. Who was the first known Greek philosopher?
a. Hippocrates
b. Thales of Miletus
c. Aristotle
d. Plato
15. Who was the first person to win two Nobel prizes in two different categories?
a. Sir Isaac Newton
b. Marie Curie
c. Albert Einstein
d. Antoine Lavoisier
16. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders.
a. Mutation
b. Embryology • study of embryos
c. Pathology • study of diseases
d. Speciation
17. What are the thin structure essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement, and changes
in cell shape?
a. Myosin filaments
b. Monofilaments
c. Pseudofilaments
d. Microfilaments
18. What are the small hair-like structures that serve a sensory function in eukaryotic cells?
a. Cilia
b. Actin filaments
c. Centromere
d. Plasma membrane
19. Because the production of fossil fuel, petroleum and coal, will run out in the future, these
are called ___ sources of energy.
a. Renewable
b. Traditional
c. Non-renewable
d. Conservative
20. Which organism is an example of a fungus?
a. Yeast
b. Euglenoids
c. Entamoeba
d. Algae
21. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading to the development
of an embryo. This form of reproduction is called __.
a. Fertilization
b. Binary fission
c. Budding
d. Asexual reproduction
22. All organisms are composed of _____.
a. Substances
b. Cells
c. Water
d. Proteins
23. What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight?
a. Chlorophyll
b. Carbohydrates
c. ATP
d. Oxygen
24. A group of organisms similar to one another that can interbreed is known to scientists as
__.
a. Molecules
b. Organic cluster
c. Genus
d. Species
25. Half of the celestial sphere is called _______.
a. semi-global
b. mid-circle
c. hemisphere
d. biosphere
26. The Philippines lies in a place where there are many volcanoes which make it prone to
___.
a. typhoon
b. flooding
c. drought
d. earthquakes
27. All of the following contribute to environmental conservation EXCEPT ______.
a. carburetor exhaust
b. waste segregation
c. energy conservation
d. reforestation
28. The energy source which is not SUSTAINABLE is ___.
a. water
b. sun
c. wind
d. coal
29. A child at the top of a slide, a ripe guava before it falls, a yoyo before it is released are
examples of potential ___ energy.
a. electrical
b. gravitational
c. mechanical
d. chemical
30. What does the Brundtland Commission define as: "development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs"?
a. environmental development
b. sustainable development
c. uncompromising development
d. ecological development

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