AP GUEVARA INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Manambong Norte, Bayambang, Pangasinan

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 10

Name: ______________________________________________________________ Date:________

I. Identification: Identify what is being asked on each item. Choose your answer from the box.

1. Organ located in the skull that functions as organizer and distributor of information for
the body.
2. Serves as the channel for signals between the brain and the rest of the body, and
controls simple musculoskeletal reflexes without input from the brain.
3. Large, upper part of the brain that controls activity and thought. a. Response
4. Part that connects the brain to the spinal cord. b. Axons
5. Part under the cerebrum that controls posture, balance and coordination c. Nerve cell
6. Basic unit of the nervous system. d. Brain stem
7. Part of a nerve cell that carry impulses towards the cell body. e. Spinal cord
8. Part of a nerve cell that carry impulses away from the cell body. f. Brain
9. Any factor in the environment that may trigger a nerve impulse. g. Cerebrum
10. Reaction to a stimulus. h. Cerebellum
i. Dendrites
j. stimulus

II. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Stimulates growth, and controls the functions of other glands.
a. Thyroid gland c. Parathyroid
b. Pituitary gland d. Thymus
2. Regulates body metabolism and causes storage of calcium in bones
a. Thyroid c. Parathyroid
b. Pituitary d. Thymus
3. Controls the calcium levels in your body and normalizes bone growth.
a. Thyroid c. Parathyroid
b. Pituitary d. Thymus
4. Enables the body to produce certain antibodies
a. Thyroid c. Parathyroid
b. Pituitary d. Thymus
5. Prepares the body for action, controls the heart rate and breathing in times of
emergency
a. Pancreas c. Ovaries
b. Adrenal d. Testes
6. Regulates blood sugar levels
a. Pancreas c. Ovaries
b. Adrenal d. Testes
7. Hormone that controls maturation and male characteristics
a. Androgen c. Progesterone
b. Estrogen d. Testosterone
8. Hormonal disorder caused by absence or lack of the hormone insulin
a. Dwarfism c. Hyperthyroidism
b. Gigantism d. Diabetes
9. Hormonal disorder caused by the growth hormone characterizes by abnormal growth in
height.
a. Dwarfism c. Hyperthyroidism
b. Gigantism d. Diabetes
10. Hormone released during pregnancy.
a. Thyroxin c. Parathormone
b. Calcitonin d. oxytocin

11. You were provided with data showing the arrival time of the P and S- waves recorded
from three seismic stations. Which of these can you possibly determine?
a. The damage of the focus?
b. The distance of the earthquake
c. The intensity of the earthquake
d. The location of the epicenter
12. Which of these is false about lithospheric plates.
a. Have the same thickness everywhere
b. Include the crust and upper mantle
c. Thickest in the moutain regions
d. Vary in thickness
13. What makes up the lithosphere?
a. Continental crust
b. Curst and the upper mantle
c. Oceanic crust and continental crust
d. Upper mantle
14. Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which layer is
the deepest exploration smade by miners?
a. Crust
b. Inner core
c. Mantle
d. Outer core
15. If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the contiennts were once
joined?
a. Ocean depth
b. Position of the south pole
c. Shape of the continents
d. Size of the atlantic ocean
16. In the visible spectrum, which color has the longest wavelength?
a. Blue c. Red
b. Green d. Violet
17. Which property spells the difference between infr-red and ultra-violet radiation?
a. Color c. Wavelength
b. Speed in vacuum d. None of the above
18. Where can most of the fossils be found?
a. Sedimentary rock c. Lava flows
b. Granite rock d. Black soil
19. Which of the following statements does not describe evolution?
a. Evolution is continuous
b. Evolution refers to change
c. The world is stable and unchanging
d. If there is mutation, there is evolution
20. Which is a more definite characteristics to show relatedness of two organisms?
a. Similarity in development
 b. Similarity in courting behavior
c. Similarity in structure
d. Similarity in genomic DNA
21. Where can most of the fossils be found?
a. Sedimentary rock c. Lava flows
b. Granite rock d. Black soils
22. Which of the following statements does not describe evolution?
a. Evolution is continuous
b. Evolution refers to change
c. The world is stable and unchanging
d. If there is mutation, there is evolution
23. Which pairs of animals shows a correct example of homologous structures?
a. Wings of butterfly and wings of bat
b. Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat
c. Fingers of human and arm of starfish
d. Tongue of frog and probscis of mosquito
24. In what era can the oldest fossils be found?
a. Cenozoic c. Paleozoic
b. Mesozoic d. Pre-cambrian
25. Which of the following statements best explains the Theory of Natural Selection?
a. Organs that are not used may disappear, while organs that are constantly used
may develop
b. In nature, the organism with desirable characterestics may survive, while those
with weaker traits may not.
c. Organisms develop desirable structures to survife in a given environment
d. Acquired characteristics of parents can be passed on to offsprings.
26. According to evolutioniests, which is the best test to show the relatedness of two
organisms?
a. Similarity in development
b. Similarity in courting behavior
c. Similarity in structure
d. Similarity in genomic DNA
27. Which of the following statements explains Lamarck’s Theory of Use and Disuse.
a. Body structues develop because they are used extensively
b. Body structures deveklop because they are not in use
c. Body structures develop because of competition
d. Body structures develop because of mutation
28. Based on the number of differences in amino acid sequence, which pair of organisms is
least related to each other?
a. Fruit fly-wheat c. Fruit fly – pigeon
b. Human-horse d. Human – wheat
29. Why do organisms with close biochemical similarities show stronger evolutionary
relationships?
a. They have varied and different ancestry
b. They have similar pattern during their early stage of development
c. They have a common ancestor and have the same kind of proteins
d. They possess same vestigial structure that made their evolutionary relationship
closer
30. Which of the following statement supports the idea that extinction is necessary?
a. To give way for other organisms to develop
b. To let other organisms eolve and progress
c. To know who is the fittest
d. All of the above
 31. Which of the following is a direct economic value of trees?
a. Freshen the air c. Source of lumber
b. Provide shade d. All of the above
32. Which of the following is an indirect economic value of trees?
a. Freshen the air c. Source of lumber
b. Beautifies a park d. All of the above
33. Which of the following is an aesthetic vvalue of a tree?
a. Freshen the air c. Source of food
b. Beautifies a park d. All of the above
34. The following are examples of density dependent limiting factors except?
a. Competition c. Predation
b. Flood d. Diseases
35. The folllowing are examples of density-independe limiting factors except?
a. Emigration c. Earthquake
b. Typhoon d. Volcanic eruption
36. It is also known as the number natality rate?
a. Logistic growth c. Limiting factors
b. Birth rate d. Mortality rate
37. It is the maximum number of specie a place can hold
a. Logistic growth c. Limiting factors
b. Exponential growth d. Carrying capacity
e.
38. A kind of growth where there are more births recorded than deaths.
a. Logistic growth c. Limiting factors
b. Exponential growh d. Carrying capacity
39. A kind of growth where there is unlimited resources for a specie.
a. Logistic growth c. Limiting factos
b. Exponential growth d. Carrying capacity
40. The variety of life forms in a particular ecosystem
a. Ecosystem
b. Biodiversity
c. Population
d. Stability

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

KHITT R. MARCOS ESTRELLETA V. RUEDA MA. VIOLA BURBOS-AGUSTIN, Ed.D.

SST-I Master Teacher I Principal I
 AP GUEVARA INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Manambong Norte, Bayambang, Pangasinan
DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION IN MAPEH 9

Name: ______________________________________________________________ Date:________

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer before each number.
1. Which of the following does not belong to the group? The element of music are ________?
a. Rhythm and melody
b. Texture and dynamics
c. Tempo and timbre
d. Creativity and style
2. Our ancestors are very artistic in nature they become creative with the help of
a. Natural resources present in the locality
b. Indigenous materials imported from nearby places
c. Native resources introduced by the conquistadores
d. None of the above
3. Which of the following does not convey a positive idea?
a. Preparations last only a day
b. Talents are being exposed when there is celebration
c. Filipinos never miss an occassion without celebration
d. Filipinos really spending more than enough financial and time
4. The following are concept of art and belief except?
a. Art is used to instruct and worship
b. Art is used to inspire feeling and devotion
c. Art is used to impress and to convert non-believers
d. Art is used to attack or to fight other religious philosophy
5. The ability to perform daily activities/routine without undue fatigue
a. Physical fitness
b. Wellness
c. Lifestyle
d. Fitness continuum
6. Health related-fitness: functioning of the body as skill related-fitness:
a. Quality of skill movements
b. Number tries
c. Amnount of energy used
d. All of the above
7. Mr. Veloria is fun of playing basketball but still has to practice dribbling while walking to develop
a. Agility
b. Coordination
c. Balance
d. Flexibility
8. Running requires good
a. Power
b. Speed
c. Fastness
d. Agility
9. Which of the four statements does not describe filipino music?
a. Musical traditions are diverse
b. Different ethnic groups from all over the country have many common musical
instruments
c. Early natives already had their instruments
d. None of the above
 10. Which of the following is the process of used for color as elemnt of art?
a. Applying c. Listening
b. Responding d. Performing
11. Which of the following is the function of music during spanish colonization?
a. For worhsip
b. Devotions to anito
c. Systematic way of conveying people to hate religion
d. None of the above
12. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Pastores
b. Flores de Mayo
c. Senakulo
d. Friday the 13th
13. Boy choirs during spanish regime
a. Tiples
b. Riples
c. Naumes
d. Kantura
14. He was the premier composer of original filipino lithurgical music.
a. Marcelo adonay
b. Levi celirio
c. Ryan cayabyab
d. Jose palma
15. An art of combining sounds of varying pitches to produce melodies.
a. Sounds c. Music
b. Songs d. Instruments
16. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Wellness
b. Lifestyle
c. Fitness
d. Culture
17. Which of the following statement is true?
a. Natural resources are alwayhs present in the locality
b. Indigenous materials weree imported from other countries
c. Native resource were introduced by the conqueror
d. None of the above
18. John Hero is a member of the school band. His instrument is guitar. What group of instrument
does he used?
a. Idiophone string
b. Percussion
c. Electrophone
19. The sound is produced by the vibration of air.
a. Aerophone c. Brass
b. String d. Percussion
20. Kundiman and harana are ___ songs that express admiration to lasses
a. Love c. War
b. Lyric d. Rock

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

KHITT R. MARCOS MELISSA C. PINLAC MA. VIOLA B. AGUSTIN

SST-I Head Teacher I Principal I