PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY

National Center for Teacher Education

Mindanao
Multicultural Education
Prosperidad Agusan del Sur

FINAL EXAMINATION
Grade 10 – Living Things and Their Environment
THIRD QUARTER/THIRD GRADING PERIOD

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

ITEM PLACEMENT
No. of Percentage No. of Easy Medium Difficult
COMPETENCIES Minutes of Time items (70%) (20%) (10%)
KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS EVALUATION

1. Describe the parts of the reproductive system and their

60 7.14 2 1,2
functions;

2. Explain the role of hormones involved in the female

60 7.14 3 3 4 22
and male reproductive systems;
3. Describe the feedback mechanisms involved in
regulating processes in the female reproductive system 120 14.29 4 5,6 7 23
(e.g., menstrual cycle);
4. Describe how the nervous system coordinates and
regulates these feedback mechanisms to maintain 120 14.29 4 8,9 24 25
homeostasis;
5. Explain how protein is made using information from
60 7.14 2 10 28
DNA;
6. Explain how mutations may cause changes in the
60 7.14 2 11 12
structure and function of a protein;
7. Explain how fossil records, comparative anatomy, and
60 7.14 2 26 13
genetic information provide evidence for evolution;

8. Explain the occurrence of evolution; 60 7.14 2 27 14

9. Explain how species diversity increases the probability

of adaptation and survival of organisms in changing 120 14.29 4 15,16 29,30
environments;
10. Explain the relationship between population growth and
60 7.14 3 17,18,19
carrying capacity; and
11. Suggest ways to minimize human impact on the
60 7.14 2 20,21
environment.
Total 840 100.00% 30 21 6 3