Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Occidental Mindoro
STA. CRUZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro

Second Periodical Exam

Science 7
Name: ________________________________ Score: ___________________
Grade and Section: ______________________ Date: ___________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
_____1. Which two parts of the light microscope magnify the image of an object?
a. eyepiece and mirror c. objectives and mirror
b. eyepiece and objectives d. objectives and diaphragm
_____2. What is the correct way of carrying a microscope?
a. Hold the arm by grasping it with one hand and support the base with other hand.
b. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand and the stage with other hand.
c. Hold the base by grasping with two hands
d. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand
_____3. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the characteristics of life be carried out?
a. cell b. organ c. organ system d. tissue
_____4. Each part of an organ system plays a specific function. Which of the following structures does not
match its function?
a. eyes: sight c. heart: circulation
b. kidneys: respiration d. stomach: digestion
_____5. The organ systems of plants consist of the root and shoot systems. Why is it important for these
organ systems to work together?
a. to grow and survive c. to survive floods and strong winds
b. to avoid pest and other animals d. to survive droughts and earthquake
_____6. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?
a. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs
b. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues
c. Organs and tissues make up an organ system
d. Organs and tissues are made up of cells
_____7. Which is the correct sequence – from biggest to smallest – of the levels of organization in organism?
a. cell – organ – organ systems – tissue
b. organ – organ system – tissue – cell
c. tissue – cell – organ – organ system
d. organ system – organ – tissue – cell
_____8. Which of the following is an organ of the circulatory system?
a. heart b. kidney c. roots d. stems
_____9. Jay Ronnie loves to eat junk food and enjoys adding fish sauce (patis) and soy sauce in his meal. One
day, he was complaining of difficulty in urinating accompanied by severe pain in the side of and back
below the ribs. Which organ has a problem in this situation?
a. heart b. kidney c. lung d. stomach
_____10. It is made up of organs that have related functions and are grouped together as a unit.
a. organ System b. organ c. cell d. tissue
_____11. If chloroplast of a plant cell are damaged which will it be unable to do?
a. protect the cell c. excrete waste materials
b. make food for the cell d. give instruction for cell to reproduce
_____12. Which of the following is used in making cheese and yogurt?
a. algae b. bacteria c. molds d. lichens
_____13. The shore of a beach was seen to have greenish color. What could have been present in the waters
to cause such color?
a. algae b. bacteria c. molds d. yeasts
_____14. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about lichens?
a. They are examples of fungi
 b. They provide home for algae
c. They act as indicator of pollution
d. They are partly fungi and part algae
_____15. Is mushroom a kind of plant?
a. Yes. Because it has roots, stems and seeds.
b. No. Because it cannot make its own food
c. Yes. Because it produces spores
d. No. Because it is poisonous
_____16. Why are the bacteria and fungi important in the environment?
a. They act as decomposer
b. They are sources of energy
c. They cause diseases to humans.
d. They help beautify the surroundings
_____17. A loaf of bread was left on the cabinet and stayed there for days. Jeffry got hungry one day and
looked for something to eat in the kitchen. He found the loaf of bread covered with greenish thread
and smells foul. What could have happened to the loaf of bread?
a. It was covered with algae causing it to spoil
b. It was covered with molds causing it to spoil
c. It was covered with bacteria causing it to spoil
d. It was covered with seaweeds causing it to spoil
_____18. Which of the following is an example of fungi?
a. bacteria b. algae c. lichen d. mushroom
_____19. Which of the following structures are NOT involved in asexual reproduction?
a. gametes b. roots c. stem d. tuber
_____20. A farmer grew only one type of onion. All of the onion died from the same disease. What can be
said of this onion plant population?
a. The onion plants were genetically identical
b. Only few plants were resistant to the disease
c. All of the onion plants were resistant to the disease
d. The onion plants were genetically identical from each other.
_____21. Which of the following reproduces by regeneration?
a. crab b. sponge c. squid d. starfish
_____22. A sperm cell unites with an egg cell to form a zygote. Which process is taking place?
a. Asexual Reproduction c. pollination
b. Fertilization d. vegetative reproduction
_____23. What happens after fertilization?
a. a zygote is formed c. a full grown organism is formed
b. an egg is formed d. an organism reproduces by budding
_____24. Which of the following is TRUE about fertilization?
a. It is a form of asexual reproduction
b. No sex cells are needed for fertilization to occur
c. One type of sex cell is needed for fertilization to occur
d. Sperm cells and egg cells are needed for fertilization to occur.
_____25. A plant needs water, radiant energy, minerals, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to live. How are these
requirements needed by plants categorized?
a. abiotic components c. climate
b. biotic components d. minerals
_____26. Which of the following represents an abiotic component of the environment?
a. sprouting mongo seeds c. grass on mountain slopes
b. dugong nursing its young d. flowing lava
_____27. Which of the following is considered as a biotic component of the ecosystem?
a. flood b. sunlight c. temperature d. wildlife
_____28. In a given environment, which of the following refers to a population?
a. Any organisms that live together and eat in one place
b. Several numbers of organisms living in the same place
c. Different organisms live together in the same place and in the same time
d. Group of organisms of the same kind living in the same place and at the same time
 _____29. An organism that feed on other organisms.
a. consumer b. producer c. prey d. decomposer
_____30. Given the following organisms: corn, mouse, owl, bacteria, which of the following is well constructed
food chain?
a. owl-bacteria-corn-mouse
b. mouse-owl-bacteria-corn
c. bacteria-owl-mouse-corn
d. corn-mouse-owl-bacteria

II. MATCHING TYPE: Match the items in column A with the items in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer
on the space provided.
A. Microscopy
Column A Column B
_____31. Supports the entire weight of the microscope a. Base
_____32. It holds the slide b. Body Tube
_____33. Reflects the light from the source to the specimen c. Eyepiece
_____34. Connects lenses of the objectives and the eyepiece d. Mirror
_____35. Part where observer peeps through e. Stage

B. Ecological Relationship
Column A Column B
_____ 36. Butterfly pollinating a flower a. Commensalism
_____ 37. An orchid plant attached high up a tree trunk b. Competition
_____ 38. Ticks and mites in the dog’s fur c. Mutualism
_____ 39. Lion eating a deer d. Parasitism
_____ 40. Lion and hyenas fighting for food e. Predation

III. Make a Venn diagram to compare plant cells to animal cells. Use the words listed in the box. (41-46)

Cell Membrane Centrioles Nucleus

Cell Wall Chloroplast Mitochondria

IV. Classify the following statement as to asexual and sexual reproduction.

47. Involves one parent only
48. Gametes are produced by the organisms
49. Involves two parents
50. Offspring are genetically identical to the parent