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PRE-TEST
FIRST QUARTER GRADE 9 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle your answer.

1. The functional gas exchange units are termed __________________?

a. Lobules b. Lactic acid c. Alveoli d. Bronchioles
2. Oxygen moves from the lungs into the bloodstream through _________?
a. Nerve fibers c. A large artery in the heart
b. Small blood vessels d. A tube in the lungs called the jugular vein
3. Which type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?
a. Veins b. Arteries c. Capillaries d. Plasma
4. Arrange the following structures in correct order in which air passes through breathing.
1. Alveoli 2. Bronchus 3. Larynx 4. Trachea
a. 3,4,2,1, b. 1,2,3,4 c. 4,3,2,1 d. 2,1,3,4
5. What two part system work together to provide your cells with oxygen, and get rid of gaseous waste products like carbon dioxide?
a. Circulatory and Muscular system c. Respiratory and Circulatory system
b. Nervous and Respiratory system d. Respiratory and Muscular system
6. What is the function of blood vessels and capillaries?
a. They pump the blood to the heart c. They carry blood to all parts of the body
b. They filter impurities from the blood d. They carry messages from the brain to the muscles
7. Why does blood turn red as it circulates through the body?
a. It starts to clot c. It gets old and dirty flowing through the body
b. The oxygen in it is replaced with carbon dioxide d. The farther blood is from the heart, the more dark it is.
8. What happens to blood when it is pumped into the thin-walled blood vessels of the lungs?
a. Platelets are exchanged for plasma c. Blood fills the lungs and causes coughing
b. Carbon dioxide is replaced with oxygen d. Nothing -- the lungs are just a place blood goes through on its way back to the
heart.
9. When we breathe in, we inhale many gases, including oxygen. What happens to the gases that the body can't use?
a. They are exhaled c. They circulate through the body and are disposed of later
b. They are changed into oxygen by the lungs d. They are absorbed into the digestive system and used to create energy
10. What happens to the phenotype of the heterozygotes when traits are inherited in an incomplete dominance pattern?
a. same phenotype with the mother c. same phenotype with both the parents
b. same phenotype with the father d. a third phenotype results
11. What is the name of the inheritance pattern in which both alleles are expressed equally?
a. Incomplete dominance b. Co-dominance c. multiple alleles d. sex related inheritance
12. One chain of a DNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence C, C, G, C, T. What is the sequence of the nucleotides on its partner chain?
a. G, G, C, G, A b. C, C, G, C, T c. A, A, T, A, G d. T, T, C, T, A
13. The basic repeating units of a DNA molecule is?
a. Nucleoside b. Nucleotides c. Histones d. Amino acid
14. The ratio of Adenine to Thymine in DNA is _________, while the ratio of Adenine to Cytosine is ________.
a. Varies ; 1:1 b. varies ; varies c. 1:1 ; varies d. 1:1 ; 1:1
15. What type of blood will the offspring of these parents have? Mother: AB & Father: O
a. AB b. A or B c. O d. cannot be determined
16. All are Non-Mendelian laws of inheritance EXCEPT,
a. co-dominance b. multiple alleles c. incomplete dominance d. law of segregation
17. In humans sex is determined by a pair of _________ chromosomes.
10. X and O b. X and Y c. X and Z d. X, Y and Z
18. What is the main cause of extinction in plant and animal species?a. destruction of habitat
11. b. pollution c. tourists d. scientist collecting specimen
19. If the population species of a given area is doubled, what effect would this have on the resources of the community?
a. Competition of resources would decrease as resources decline
b. Competition for resources would increase as resources decline.
c. competition of resources would increase as resources increase
d. None of the above statements are true
20. What would the population density be if 100 ants live in an 8 sq m plot of grass? a. 80 b. 12.5 c. 12 d. 800
21. When the greenhouse effect becomes stronger, more and more heat will be trapped on Earth, increasing the average temperature here.
What is this called?
a. Earth heating b. Global heating c. Earth warming d. Global warming
22. Plants make food by absorbing water and carbon dioxide. Which of the following substances is the origin of oxygen released as gas by
green plants during photosynthesis?
a. water b. sugar c. carbon dioxide d. ribulose-1,5-biphosphate
23. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are gases that cycle out in the ecosystem. Which of the following gases is important to photosynthesis?
a. ozone gas b. water vapor c. oxygen d. carbon dioxide
24. . The light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis must come first before the light independent reaction because its products are important to
the fixation of carbon dioxide. Which of the following is/are the product/s of the light–dependent reaction?
a. ADP only b. NADPH only c. ATP only d. NADPH and ATP
25. . Plants are very unique among other organisms due to their capability to trap sunlight and make their own food. Which of the following
enables plants to trap energy from the sun?
a. epidermis b. chloroplast c. cuticle d. chlorophyll
26. . All organisms get energy from food to perform different life processes. This is done in the cells by breaking down sugar molecules into
chemical energy. Which of the following cell organelles is associated with the production of chemical energy?
a. chloroplast b. mitochondrion c. endoplasmic reticulum d. nucleus
27. If you did not eat for three days, where did your cell get the glucose for ATP production?
a. blood sugar b. glycogen in the liver c. glycogen present in the muscle d. protein in the blood
28. A farmer is experiencing a problem in growing his crops. Most of the leaves of the crops are turning yellow. Which of the following will likely
result from the yellowing of the leaves of the crops?
a. It will increase the production of food. c. The production of food will remain the same
b. It will decrease the production of food. d. None of the above.
29. Abby wants to know if leaves are capable of making food during nighttime. Which of the following experimental design should Abby do to
get an accurate answer to her question?
a. Put one potted plant in a very dark place over night and test for the presence of starch.
b. Cover the plant with paper bag overnight and test for the presence of starch.
c. Put one potted plant under the sun and the other in a shaded area for two hours and test for the presence of starch.
d. Cover one leaf of a potted plant with carbon paper for two hours and test for the presence of starch.
30. Which of the following materials are cycled out by the chloroplast and mitochondrion?
a. Carbon dioxide, water, oxygen, and ATP c. Sugar, water, oxygen, and ATP
b. Carbon dioxide, water, sugar and oxygen d. Sugar, water, sunlight, and oxygen
31. When cells breakdown a sugar molecule completely to produce chemical energy (ATP), the cells need the following materials______
a. Sugar and oxygen b. Sugar and water c. Sugar only d. Sugar and carbon dioxide
32. What will happen if ATP and NADPH are already used up at night?
a. Less oxygen will be produced. c. Glucose production will stop.
b. Less carbon dioxide will be used. d. Water molecule will split to form electrons.
33. Which of the following best explains why planting trees and putting up urban gardens can help prevent global warming?
a. Plants produce oxygen during day time and perform transpiration.
b. Plants absorb carbon dioxide that contributes to the rising of earth’s temperature.
c. Plants perform photosynthesis.
d. Plants use up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, release oxygen to the environment, and perform transpiration.
34. When cells break down food into chemical energy it undergoes three major processes, glycolysis, Krebs cycle and electron transport. Which
of these processes provides the most number of ATP molecules?
a. Glycolysis b. Krebs cycle c. electron transport chain d. no idea
35. Pyruvate is the product of glycolysis. If there is no oxygen available to cells of the human body, what becomes of pyruvate?
a. alcohol b. lactic acid c. CO2 d. A and C
36. Which organ is made up of air-carrying tubes and tiny sacs?
a. Brain` b. Lungs c. Stomach d. Diaphragm
37. . Which is not source of acid rain?
a. volcanic eruption b. patterns of rainfall c. fossil fuel combustion d. . decaying vegetation
38. Which of the following is a correct direction of blood flow?
a. left ventricle → left atrium → semilunar valve
b. left atrium → left ventricle → semilunar valve
c. right ventricle → right atrium → pulmonary artery
d. right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
39. What molecule makes up the genes of most organisms?
a. ADP b. ATP c. RNA d. DNA
40. Which is a sex-linked disease?
a. diabetes b. cancer c. color blindness d. Alzheimer’s disease