BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE major

Which plant has underground stem modified for reproduction?

A. Ginger
B. Camote
C. Tubers
D. Strawberry

What is a group of tissues with a unifying function called?

A. Cell
B. Organ
C. Organism.
D. Organ system

Which is true about enzymes?

A. it cannot be made nonfunctional

B. it is highly specific to only one molecule and will never react to other molecules even if
they fit into their active site
C. it is not directly involve in the reaction
D. it maintains its chemical composition and structure even after a reaction

Cells are allowed to fuse by .

A. RNA polymerase
B. helicases
C. polyethylene glycol
D. DNA ligase

Why is lightning said to contribute in the nitrogen cycle?

A. It makes the nitrifying bacteria faster and stronger by supplying light

B. It supplies energy needed for chemical reaction of nitrogenous material in the
atmosphere
C. It makes plant more photosynthetic
D. It nourishes the soil with charged particles

Which phylum does a puffball belong to?

A. Phylum Oomycetes
B. Phylum Ascomycetes
 C. Phylum Zygomycetes
D. Phylum Basidiomycetes

Kleinefelter Syndrome is due to an extra sex chromosome resulting to an individual having

XXY chromosomes. Which chromosomal abnormality is exhibited by this syndrome?

A. triploidy
B. trisomy
C. tetraploidy
D. tetrasomy

Which is a part of the formation of fossils fuels force?

A. Hydrologic cycle
B. Carbon Cycle
C. Phosphorus cycle
D. Nitrogen Cycle

Which phylum produces an N + N secondary mycelium?

A. Phylum Oomycetes
B. Phylum Ascomycetes
C. Phylum Zygomycetes
D. Phylum Basidiomycetes

Why do fruits and vegetables prevent constipation?

A. Fibers in fruits and vegetables aid in cleaning the colon, thus eliminating the
waste
B. Fibers trap waste and eliminate it in bulk
C. Juice of fruits and vegetables push waste down the rectum
D. Vitamins and minerals found in fruits and vegetables trigger contraction of muscles in
the colon

Interleukins, proteins released by certain white blood cells, function to

A. absorb pathogens in the blood stream

B. activate other white blood cells during an infection
C. deactivate the immune system after an infection has passed
D. warn body cells that there are pathogens in the blood stream

Which is the universal energy source of the cell of air living things?

A. Carbon
 B. ATP
C. Glucose
D. PGAL

Lichen could NOT be symbiotic relationships between fungi and

A. plants
B. protists
C. animals
D. monerans.

What disorder is caused by a high concentration of calcium in the blood?

A. Thyroid Glands
B. Pancreas
C. Parathyroid glands
D. Liver

Parents both having a dominant phenotype could have offspring with recessive phenotype
if:

A. They have homozygous genotype

B. They have heterozygous genotype
D. The offspring is female
D. The offspring is male

Spraying some plants with a combination of auxin and gibberellins

will .

A. promote ripening of fruits

B. promote fruit formation
C. preventing senescence
D. enlarges fruit growth

All flowering plants belong to class

A. conifers
B. angiospermae
C. felicinae
D. gymnospermae
Two cells which have a chromosome number different from that of their
single parent cell are normally produced during the process
of .

A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. protein synthesis

D. cell membranes

Macroscopically, bacteria colonies can be distinguished from each other

by all of the following EXCEPT ONE. Which one?

A. Color
B. Sheen
C. Cell shape
D. Surface texture

Which is considered the master gland due to its influence on the activity
of all the other glands?

A. Thyroid
B. Adrenal
C. Pituitary
D. Parathyroid

A parasitic worm that has a dormant stage in a mammal can usually be

found in a

A. cyst
B. snail
C. scolex
D. proglottid

What term is used when an egg develop into a new organism without itself
being fertilized by a sperm?

A. Budding
B. Conjugation
C. Regeneration
D. Fission

The limbs of a salamander cannot support much weight because they

A. are more like fins than legs

B. are not attached by bone to the spine
C. stick out sideways from the body
D. are weak and largely non-functional

The hypothesis that evolution occurs slowly is:

A. punctuated equilibrium
B. catastrophism
C. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
D. Gradualism

A disorder of the digestive system that happens more often in children

than in adults is:

A. Peptic ulcer
B. Appendicitis
C. Gallstones
D. Jaundice

The following are members of the excretory system except:

A. Small intestine
B. Skin
C. Lungs
D. Liver

Which of the following scientists was the first to see the tobacco mosaic
virus?

A. Miller
B. Meye
C. Beijerinick
D. Iwanowski

Which of the following choices includes all other in the list?

A. diffusion
B. osmosis
C. facilitated diffusion
 D. passive transport

Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and what else?

A. Lichen
B. Roots of plants
C. Another fungus
D. Photosynthetic parts of plants

What enzyme is secreted by the pancreas which splits starch into sugar?

A. Pepsin
B. Erepsin
C. Lipase
D. Amylase

Significant use of biotechnology does NOT currently include the

production of

A. pathogens
B. disinfectants
C. protein hormones
D. genetically altered food

The separation of alleles into separate gametes during division exemplifies which
principle?

A. dominance
B. segregation
C. independent assortment
D. bottle-neck effect

Which statement BEST describes the climax stage of an ecological

succession?

A. Will change from season to season

B. Populated only by plants
C. Persists until there are drastic changes
D. Represents until there are drastic changes

Which part of the peripheral nervous system connects the brain and
spinal cord to the internal organs such as the heart, lungs, and liver?
 A. Somatic
B. Autonomic
C. Central
D. Cranial

Mercury spilled in bodies of water in China caused ill to many Chinese residents near the
area, and death to a few. Fishes, and other aquatic organisms, however, were not reported
to be harmed by the said toxin. What could be the phenomenon that occurred?

A. Biological magnification
B. Eutrophication
C. Inversion
D. Algal bloom

The hyphae of egg fungi are

A. N and coenocytic
B. 2N and coenocytic
C. N and acoenocytic
D. 2N and acoenocytic

What gas is needed by the seed during germination?

A. Nitrogen
B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Hydrogen
D. Oxygen

Which of the following BEST describes the functions of pseudopodia?

A. Ingestion and digestion

B. Movement and ingestion
C. Reproduction and ingestion
D. Movement and reproduction

After fertilization, where would the zygote be implanted?

A. Fallopian tube
B. Wall of uterus
C. Lining of vagina
D. Cervix

Which of the following animals has a heart with clearly only one ventricle?
 A. Salamanders
B. Alligators
C. Chickens
D. Horses

What will be the effect of too much Antidiuretic hormone in the blood?

A. The kidneys will be making too much urine

B. The urine formed will be more concentrated in solute, and lesser in volume
C. The kidneys will not filter the blood
D. The urine formed will be laden with blood

A lysogenic cycle differs from a lytic cycle in several ways. Which of these
is NOT one of them?

A. The cycle includes a period of “dormancy.”

B. The host cell doesn’t burst open, it just eventually dies
C. The viral chromosome joins the host cell’s genetic material
D. The genetic material of the virus is produced by the host cell

What happen to the chromosomes of a cell when it is in S phase?

A. Reduced by half
B. Stays the same
C. Duplicated
D. Becomes coiled

Pigment molecules other than chlorophyll-a capture light energy and

A. make products other than glucose

B. store it to make glucose at another time
C. pass it along to chlorophyll-a for making glucose
D. make glucose, but less efficiently than chlorophyll-a

Water is an inorganic compound because it

A. contains carbon attached to hydrogen and oxygen

B. contains hydrogen and oxygen only, without carbon
C. can form solutions when mixed with solutes
D. is found in bodies of organisms

Which phylum of protists is NOT polymorphic?

 A. Phylum Sporozoa
B. Phylum Pyrrophyta
C. Phylum Myxomycota
D. Phylum Acrasiomycota

The major job of genes is to control .

A. meiosis
B. mitosis
C. protein synthesis
D. cell membranes

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood?

A. Right atrium
B. Right ventricle
C. Left atrium
D. Left ventricle

Ulva is biologically significant because

A. it is eaten as dulce
B. it can grow on land and in the water
C. it is harvested for its agar-producing abilities
D. it displays the same kind of life cycle as moss

In mammalian cloning, the organism resulting from the technology is

similar to the ______.

A. Owner of the embryonic cell

B. Surrogate embryonic cell
C. owner of the somatic cell
D. surrogate mother cel

Which of the following refers to a bacteriophage that can integrate its DNA in bacterial cell
without causing lysis?

A. Avirulent
B. Lysogenic
C. Lytic
D. Virulent

The seaweeds along the shores of the coast of BC are members of

 A. Phyla Chlorophyta and Phaeophyta
B. Phyla Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta
C. Phyla Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta
D. Phyla Phaeophyta, Chlorophyta, and Rhodophyta

When collagen is removed from the bone, the bone becomes:

A. Rigid
B. Brittle
C. Stiffer
D. Flexible