ST.

JOSEPHS ACADEMY
Las Pias City
Junior High School Department
A.Y. 2017 2018

SCIENCE 9
90
FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

Name: __________________________________________________ Class No.: _________

Section: _________________________________________________ Date: August 9, 2017

General Instructions:
1. Read and understand carefully the directions and the questions
2. Write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS (except for ESSAY)
3. Answers with any form of alterations are considered WRONG

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer.

Write: A.) if X is TRUE and Y is FALSE B.) if X is FALSE and Y is TRUE
C.) if X and Y are TRUE D.) if X and Y are FALSE
1. Which is the correct pathway of oxygen to the lungs?
X. nose bronchus trachea larynx pharynx alveolus 1. _______
Y. mouth pharynx larynx trachea bronchus bronchiole alveolus
2. Which of the following are roots of science?
X. needs, curiosity, & problems 2. _______
Y. tools, processes, & products
3. Science is a systematized body of knowledge based on ________________
X. facts gathered through legendary stories 3. _______
Y. superstitious beliefs
4. What branch of science deals with the description and understanding of nature?
4. _______
X. metaphysical science Y. natural science
5. The following statements are true about technology EXCEPT
X. assist the people to utilized tools, resources and systems 5. _______
Y. enhance control over natural and man-made environment
6. What branch of science deals with the structure of an organism?
6. _______
X. anatomy Y. physiology
7. One way of gathering data is through ___________________
7. _______
X. observation Y. graphical presentation
8. Who is known as the Father of Experimental Science?
8. _______
X. Albert Einstein Y. Claudius Ptolemy
9. Logical process of testing inferences, hypotheses, and predictions
9. _______
X. scientific method Y. specific method
10. First step: Stating the problem; Final step: _________________
10. ______
X. analysis of gathered data Y. drawing conclusion
11. Making inferences using the five senses
11. ______
X. conclusion Y. hypothesis
12. Also known as the educational guess
12. ______
X. conclusion Y. hypothesis
13. Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating our breath?
13. ______
X. cerebellum Y. cerebrum
14. Which of the following statements is true about cilia?
X. It traps large particles that enters the nasal cavity 14. ______
Y. It is coated with thick and sticky mucus
15. How does the upper respiratory tract expel and prevent particles from entering
the lower respiratory tract? 15. ______
X. by sneezing and coughing Y. by spitting or swallowing
16. Which of the following is NOT a function of the upper respiratory tract?
X. filtering, warming, and humidifying the air that enters 16. ______
Y. protection, production of sound, and helps in speech
17. Why it is not advisable to breathe using the mouth?
X. mouth does not have the ability to filter, warm, and humidify the air 17. ______
Y. mouth is not a part of the respiratory system
18. How does the epiglottis protect the lower respiratory tract?
X. food and water causes the epiglottis to fold over the opening of larynx 18. ______
Y. it routes the food and water to the digestive system
19. Which of the following are parts of the lower respiratory tract?
19. ______
X. nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx Y. trachea, bronchi, bronchiole
20. Which of the following statements describe the heart?
X. it starts pumping even before it is fully formed in the embryo 20. ______
Y. it consistently and spontaneously beat for a lifetime
21. Which of the following statements is true about atria?
X. the atria are 2 superior chambers of the heart 21. ______
Y. these walled chambers are primary holding areas for the blood
22. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the ventricles?
X. much more cardiac muscles are present in the ventricles 22. ______
Y. oxygen depleted blood is pulled to the right ventricle
23. Which receives the blood coming from the lungs?
23. ______
X. left atrium Y. right atrium
24. Why do atrial walls composed of only little muscles?
X. movement of the blood downward is accomplished by low pressure 24. ______
Y. movement of the blood downward is accomplished by high pressure
25. Which among the sides of the ventricles have the thickest muscular wall?
25. ______
X. left ventricle Y. right ventricle
26. Which of the following statements is true about the blood vessels?
X. blood vessels convey all the essential components upon which tissues depend 26. ______
Y. blood vessels maintains closed circulation of the blood
27. Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of an artery?
X. it produces very low friction during blood circulation 27. ______
Y. it withstand the high pressure produced by the blood flow
28. The following statements are true about the arteries EXCEPT
X. arteries carry oxygen depleted blood 28. ______
Y. arteries move the blood away from the heart
29. The lymphatic system performs all tasks EXCEPT
29. ______
X. transports red blood cells Y. transport fluid into the bloodstream
30. Which of the following is referred as the other circulatory system?
30. ______
X. cardiovascular system Y. lymphatic system
31. How does the leaked fluid pass into the lymphatic vessels?
31. ______
X. by filtration Y. by osmotic pressure
32. The exchange of gases happens in the young stems of green plants through the
__________. 32. ______
X. lenticel Y. xylem
33. The small openings of plant leaves that allow gas exchange are called _______.
33. ______
X. alveoli Y. guard cells
34. What happens when a plant is placed in bright sunlight?
X. photosynthesis and respiration occur at the same time 34. ______
Y. photosynthesis happens
35. Which of the following is NOT a function of a xylem?
X. carry water and dissolve mineral salts from the roots to the stem and leaves
35. ______
Y. provide mechanical support within the plants
36. What is the center of a mature stem or tree trunk?
36. ______
X. heartwood Y. parenchyma
37. Loss of water caused by open stomata and water vapor diffusion is called ___.
37. ______
X. perspiration Y. transpiration
38. The following are the roles of the respiratory system EXCEPT:
X. brings oxygen to the tissue 38. ______
Y. removes carbon dioxide from the body
39. What are the two divisions of the circulatory system?
X. excretory and integumentary systems 39. ______
Y. respiratory and cardiovascular system
40. What are those materials transported by the circulatory system?
X. digestive nutrients, gases, hormones, and metabolic wastes 40. ______
Y. vitamins, oxygen, carbon dioxide, growth hormones
41. Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
41. ______
X. fights infections and diseases Y. control center of the body
42. What is the importance of the serous fluid produced by the pericardium?
X. reduces the friction created by the heart to the surrounding organs 42. ______
Y. lubricates the heart tissues allowing them to glide on each other
43. What are the two types of valves?
X. atrioventricular & interatrial valves Y. semilunar & interventricular valve 43. ______

44. When ventricles contract, blood is compressed & forced to move upward the
ventricles. The process is called ____________. 44. ______
X. diastole Y. systole
45. The malfunction of the respiratory system which pertains to the permanent
damage of the walls of alveoli is known as ______________. 45. ______
X. bronchitis Y. emphysema

II. Matching Type: Match the statements in Column A with Column B. Write your answers on the
space provided.
Column A Column B
46. It carries the blood from the heart toward the lungs for A. albumin
46. ______
oxygenation B. aorta
47. It is the largest vein C. biology 47. ______
48. It is a blood vessel that contains valves D. blood 48. ______
49. It is the liquid portion of the blood E. blood pressure 49. ______
50. It is the force exerted by the circulating blood upon the F. corpuscles
50. ______
walls of the artery G. erythrocytes
51. It is the stretching of the artery H. fibrinogen 51. ______
52. it is a branch of science that deals with the study of life I. globulin 52. ______
53. It is the emergency repair protein in the blood J. hemoglobin 53. ______
54. It is the blood protein produced in the liver that transport K. myeloid tissue
water insoluble materials and provide a long-lasting L. plasma 54. ______
immunity M. pulmonary artery
55. These are the blood proteins that act as a solute in the N. pulse
55. ______
blood O. vein
56. It is the tissue that synthesizes the formed elements P. vena cava 56. ______
57. These are formed elements suspended in the blood 57. ______
58. It serves as the vehicles of the materials to be
58. ______
transported to all body tissues
59. These are the oxygen carrying blood cells 59. ______
60. It is the oxygen-binding molecule 60. ______
III. True or False. Color the box GREEN if the statement is correct and RED if the statement is
incorrect.
61. Pulmonary circulation transports oxygen depleted blood from the heart 61.
to the lungs.

62. As the heart contracts, oxygen rich blood from the left atrium goes to 62.
the right ventricle.
63. The blood is eventually pushed through tiny vessels called venules 63.
where gas exchange takes place.
64. Macrophages are phagotic cells that remove cellular debris and 64.
process materials to be removed and recycled by the body.
65. Thrombocytes are described as the soldiers of the body, because
65.
their function is to defend the body against both infections and foreign
materials by producing antibodies.
66. Basophils are types of WBC that destroys parasitic organisms. 66.

67. White blood cells are developed in lymphoid tissues. 67.

68. Vital capacity is the total volume of air that our lungs can hold. 68.

69. Tidal volume is the normal amount of air we breathe with our lungs. 69.

70. Lung capacity is the maximum amount of inhaled and exhaled air that 70.
our lungs can hold.
71. Respiration is a physical action of taking in oxygen and releasing 71.
carbon dioxide out of the lungs.
72. When you inhale, the diaphragm contract and lift the rib cage up and 72.
outward.
73. Because of the actions of the diaphragm, the chest expands allowing 73.
more room for air.
74. When you breathe out (exhale), your diaphragm contracts. 74.

75. When you exhale, the pressure in the chest cavity decreases in order 75.
to force the air out of the lungs.
76. In internal respiration, the oxygen from the lungs is delivered to all
76.
other tissues in the body, and takes out carbon dioxide back to the
lungs as a waste product.
77. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the 77.
bronchioles.
78. The carbon dioxide is the metabolic waste product of the cellular 78.
respiration.
79. Carbon dioxide is toxic to the cell and must be removed. 79.

80. Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which

80.
can be spread via respiration droplets through coughing and sneezing,
or spitting phlegm.

IV. Essay. Answer the following questions briefly.

81-82. If both parents smoke, how does this affect their lungs and their children?
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83-84. Describe how pneumonia can affect gas exchange. Explain how this might affect the entire
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85-86. Abbeys doctor advised him to limit his intake of food that are high in fat. The doctor explained
that a high-fat diet could result in clogging artery walls. How can this affect blood circulation?
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87-90. List four (4) ways to prevent circulatory problems. Explain each briefly.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Socrates