PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION IN GENERAL BIOLOGY 2, 12th GRADE

“ON ALL MY WORK, MY NAME AFFIRMS MY HONOR”

STUDENT’S NAME

SECTION: ___________________________ TEACHER: OLIVER M. VILLANUEVA

DATE: ________________ SCORE: ______________

I. Directions: Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. What is used to determine phylogeny?

A. Organisms on Earth C. DNA
B. Evolutionary History D. Mutations

2. What do scientists in the field of systematics accomplish?

A. Organize and classify organisms
B. Name new species
C. Communicate among field biologists
D. Discover new fossil sites

3. On a phylogenetic tree, which term refers to lineages that diverged from the same
place?
A. Sister taxa C. Rooted taxa
B. Basal taxa D. dichotomous taxa

4. Halophiles are organisms that require _______________

A. Salt concentration of at least 0.2 M C. the addition of halogens
B. High sugar concentration D. all of the above

5. Mitochondria most likely evolved from _______________ .

A. A photosynthetic cyanobacterium
B. Cytoskeletal elements
C. Aerobic bacteria
D. Membrane proliferation

6. What is the function of the raphe in diatoms?

A. locomotion C. Capturing food
B. Defense D. photosynthesis
7. Which of these organelles is not found in a fungal cell?
A. Chloroplast C. mitochondrion
B. nucleus D. Golgi apparatus
8. The imperfect fungi that do not reproduce sexually are classified as ____________
A. Ascomycota
B. Deuteromycota
C. Basidiomycota
D. Glomeromycota

II. Directions. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Write FALSE if the statement is
incorrect.

____________ 9. Microbial mat is a multi-layered sheet of prokaryotes that grows at

interfaces between different types of material, mostly on moist surfaces.
____________ 10. VBNC state occurs when prokaryotes enter a dormant state in
response to environmental stressors.
____________ 11. Bacteria and Archaea differ in the lipid composition of their cell
membranes and the characteristics of the cell wall.
____________ 12. Cyanobacteria began the oxygenation of the atmosphere.

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 ____________ 13. The first eukaryotes evolved from ancestral prokaryotes by a process
that involved membrane proliferation.
____________ 14. Taxonomy is the theory and practice of classifying organisms.

____________ 15. The evolutionary history of a group of organisms can be represented

in a branching diagram called a phylogenetic tree.

____________ 16. The endosymbiotic theory states that eukaryotes are a product of
one prokaryotic cell engulfing another, one living within another.
____________ 17. Fungal cells do not have chloroplasts.

III. Directions. Identify the parts of a cell and write it on the space provided. (18-27)

IV. Directions. Analyze and explain briefly the following. (28-50)

A. Why does the imprudent and excessive use of antibiotics has resulted in a
major global problem? (28-32)

B. Why do scientists believe that the first organism on Earth were

extremophiles? (33-37)

C) Contrast the cellular and DNA structures of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.(38-

42)

D) What is the hierarchical classification of human? (43-50)

Domain:
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:

V. Bonus Question:
This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I?

Prepared by: Checked by:

“To be the best person I can be, I will be resilient and determined
JANE A.to persevere through
OLIVER M. VILLANUEVA SARA ESMANA, LPT
any challenges in front of me.”
Science Teacher Grade Level Coordinator - US

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JAYSON D. PUNDANO, REA, LPT, MAEd BKPA-ACAD-4003 rev.01
CEAZAR CARO
Principal Head of School