PRE- TEST

SCIENCE 7- BIOLOGY

Name: _____________________________ Grade 7 - Section:___________________ Score:_____________

I. Write the letter of the correct answer before each item/number.

1. What do we call parts A and B of the microscope?

a. A-objective, B-eyepiece
b. A-eyepiece, B-objective
c. A-coarse adjustment, B- fine adjustment
d. A-fine adjustment, B- coarse adjustment

2. Which part/s must you move to transfer the microscope?

I. Eyepiece II. Eyepiece tube III. Arm IV. Base

a. Arm only c. Eyepiece only

b. Arm and base d. Eyepiece and base

3. Based on the diagram at the right. Which part is the stage and the origin of light?
a. C is the stage and the object is illuminated by sunlight.
b. A is the stage and the object is illuminated by a light bulb.
c. B is the stage, and the object is illuminated by sunlight.
d. C is the stage and the object is illuminated by a light bulb.

4.Ken wants to see the detailed structure of ant under the compound light
microscope, which type of objective should she use?

a. low power objective b. high power objective c. scanner d. oil immersion objective

5. Which is the purpose objective lens power?

a. To focus the specimen under study.
b. To regulate the light that pass through the diaphragm
c. To increase the coverage of the structure being observed.
d. To increase the magnification of the structure being observed.

6. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Cells form systems, and systems form organs.
b. Cells form tissue, and systems form organs.
c. Cells form organs, and organs form tissues.
d. Tissues form organs, and organs form systems.

7. Which situation illustrates the matched functions of nervous, skeletal and muscular system?
a. The man perspires as he runs.
b. The dog wags its tail when its master arrives.
c. The baby identifies her mother through her sense of smell.
d. The baby chicken flees upon sensing the presence of the snake.

8. Which illustration shows the correct sequence in the structural organization for the maintenance of life?
a. cell  tissue  organ  organ system c. organ  organ system  cell  tissue
b. organ system  organ  tissue  cell d. organism  organ system  organ  tissue

9. Which organ is NOT included in the digestive system?

a. esophagus b. small intestine c. heart d. rectum

10. Which of the following is correctly paired?

a. stomach: endocrine b. kidney: circulatory c. heart: digestive d. brain: nervous

11.What is the best description of an organelle?

a. substructure of a cell c. cannot be stained
b. larger than an organ d. contains one specific type of tissue

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12. How does an animal cell differ from a plant cell?
a. an animal cell is small while a plant cell is big
b. an animal cell has definite shape, while a plant cell has irregular shape
c. an animal cell has a cell membrane, while plant cell has a definite cell wall
d. an animal cell has a big central vacuole, while plant cell has a temporary vacuole

13. Which of these organelles traps light energy which will be used in photosynthesis?

a. c.

b. d.

14. Which structures listed below are not found in an animal cell?

1. cell wall 3. Lysosomes

2. Centrioles
4. Chloroplast

a .1 and 2 b.2 and 4 c.2 and 3 d.1 and 4

15. What is the meaning of selective permeable in cell membrane?

a. Cell membrane dissipates at the time of cell division

b. Cell membrane has a pore which allows the exchange of genetic materials
c. Cell membrane ensures that the cell form a part of tissues only which it is meant for
d. Cell membrane controls and regulates the movement of material in and out of the cell

16. A student was given some cell specimen of doubtful origin. Which of the following should he analyze and
examine to identify if a cell is an animal or a plant cell?
a. the cytoplasm and cell membrane c. the nucleus and the outermost covering
b. the cytoplasm and the outermost covering d. the nucleus and cell membrane

17. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about plant cell?

a. large central vacuole c. presence of chloroplast
b. surrounded by cell wall d. cytoplasm is bounded by cell membrane only

18. Which of the following characteristics make prokaryotes different from eukaryotes?
a. Prokaryotes have DNA while eukaryotes do not have.
b. Prokaryotes are made of cells while eukaryotes are not.
c. Eukaryotes have chromosomes while prokaryotes do not have.
d. Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles while prokaryotes do not have.

19. Shiena examined a cell and it has an outer lining from the cell membrane. What kind of cell is the
specimen?
a. bacterial cell b. viral cell c. animal cell d. plant cell

20. What would happen if the Golgi bodies in the cell were destroyed?
a. The cell would continuously combust.
b. The cell would not be able to store DNA effectively.
c. The cell would no longer be able to make cell energy.
d. The cell would have difficulty processing and transporting protein.

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21. How do bacteria help our bodies function?
a. They make our muscles and lungs stronger.
b. They help to digest food in the intestines.
c. They make our skin flexible and clean.
d. They circulate in our blood and help carry oxygen.

22. Which of the following human activities is based on the understanding of microorganisms?
a. walking downhill instead of running
b. looking both ways before crossing a street
c. wearing lightweight clothes in the summer
d. washing your hands before eating

23. What do you call the bacteria that are sphere-shaped or globular?
a. cocci b. bacilli c. spirilla d. vibrio

24. Which does not describe a Fungi?

a. contain chlorophyll b. act as decomposers c. eukaryotes d. non- photosynthetic

25. What kingdom do paramecium belongs?

a. fungi b. moneran c. plantae d. protist

26. Why do we consider yeast important in the industries?

a. They are used in beer making. c. They are used on vinegar making
b. They are used in making bread. d. All of the above.

27. Which of the following useful bacteria is used for making yogurt?
a. lactobacilli b. acetibacilli c. E. coli d. yeast

28. Which of the following is a use of fungi?

a. Fungi make antibiotics. c. Fungi break down organic materials.
b. Fungi prevent bacterial diseases. d. Fungi sterilized canned foods.

29. Why mushrooms reproduced anywhere?

a. because the spores are lighted directly by the sun.
b. because the spores are transported by air and wind.
c. because the spores are very small and heavy.
d. because the spores are grafted to another plant.

30. Which of the following shows the correct order of events that occur in the reproduction of flowers?
a. germination, fertilization, pollination c. pollination, germination, fertilization
b. fertilization, germination, pollination d. pollination, fertilization, germination

31. How do you assess the resulting propagation grafting?

a. Plant becomes more pest resistant.
b. Plant bears abundant fruits more frequently.
c. Plant bear fruits faster than the seed grown plants.
d. Plant combines the desirable traits of the two sources.

32. How would you identify the type of specialized stems that grow horizontally beneath the ground?
a. bulbs of onion b. corms of gabi c. rhizomes of ginger d. runners of strawberry

33. Which type of reproduction is formed from the outgrowth of a plant part?
a. binary fission b. budding c. fragmentation d. spore formation

34. Which is the living component of an ecosystem?

a. the type of climate in a given region c. the amount of helium gas in the air
b. the carnivores that consume other animals d. the rate of flow of water in a river

35. Which of the following groups refer to the non-living factors in the environment?
a. birds, trees, worms b. flower, leaf, fruit c. rat, grass, caterpillar d. water, soil, sunlight

36.Which abiotic factor affects the activities and behavior of the daytime and nighttime animals?
a. temperature b. water c. light d. oxygen

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37. Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?
a. It is a group of living things whose members compete for survival.
b. It is an order of food relationships where an organism is eaten by another.
c. It is a relationship where one organism is benefited while the other is not.
d. It is a community of organisms in a given area interacting with their physical environment.

38.Which of the following is not included in the ecosystem?

a. distribution of abiotic materials
b. chemical cycle within the ecosystem
c. persistence of the ecosystem through time
d. energy flows through the biotic components

39. Which of the following shows mutual symbiotic relationship?

a. A lion eats a monkey
b. A virus uses both a bird and horse as hosts
c. A bacterium breaks down dead plant materials.
d. A bird eats food particles from a crocodile’s teeth.

40.What kind of relationship is being shown in an aquarium with plenty of goldfish rival for nutrients for
survival?
a. competition b. mutualism c. parasitism d. predation

41. Which of these statements about population is true?

a. The population may face decreased competition due to resources depletion.
b. The population may experience straight-line growth due to resource depletion.
c. The population may face increased competition due to resource depletion.
d. The population may experience exponential growth due to resource depletion.

42. What relationship is present in a orchid piercing through the vascular tissue of a tree?
a. commensalism b. mutualism c. predation d. competition

43. Which of the following animal pairs rival with each other for survival?
a. horse and tiger b. locust and snake c. lion and elephant d. goat and carabao

44. Which of the following ecological relationship is demonstrated by a snake crushing a chicken?
a. competition b. mutualism c. predation d .parasitism

45. How would you describe the organisms in the higher tropic level in an energy pyramid?
a. They are producers.
b. They are first order consumers.
c. They are the least amount of energy transferred to them.
d. They are the greatest amount of energy transferred to them.

46. Which of the following does not described a food chain?

a. A pathway of food through an ecosystem
b. The only living things that make their own food
c. The transfer of energy between organisms through feeding relationship.
d. A feeding relationship that wherein one kind of food maybe eaten by several consumers.

47. How many frogs are needed compared to snakes in order for the snake population to survive?
a. Fewer frogs than snakes are needed.
b. More frogs than snakes are needed.
c. About the same number of frogs and snakes are needed.
d. There is no relationship between the number of frogs and snakes.

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48. What is the possible reason for the changes in the two population of herbivores in a green land?

a. all of the plant populations in this habitat decreased

b. population A produced more offspring than population B
c. population A consumed the members of population B
d. population B competed more successfully for food than population A

49. Which of the following most likely caused for the death of fishes in an aquarium after a rain?
a. The light caused the fish to stay to the bottom.
b. The temperature fell and the dissolved oxygen went down.
c. The temperature was very high and the dissolved oxygen decreased.
d. The temperature was very high and the levels of dissolved oxygen went up.

50. Which factor affects the decomposition process in a lake?

a. the number of sparrows c. the amount of lake water
b. the amount of rainfall d. the number of fish