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51. Why does a pressure cooker cook food faster?

I. Water boils faster.

II. It raises the boiling point of water.

III. It raises the cooking temperature of food.

IV. It is tightly closed.

A.II and III

B.I, II and IV

C.I, II and III

D.II and IV

52. You noticed that big industries have tower-like tall stacks. What is the structure for?

A. Control emission of hazardous gases

B. To induce rain and air pressure

C. To get enough air from the atmosphere

D. To make the interior cool

53. Steam burns are more damaging than burns caused by boiling water because steam

A. has a higher temperature than boiling water

B. has more energy per kilogram than boiling water

C. is vapor of water molecules during boiling

D. occupies more spaces that water during boiling

54. The removal of broken pieces of rocks from the parent rock by the action of wind or water is termed

A. erosion

B. deposition

C. weathering
D. silting

55. The voltage across a transformer primary coil that has 100 turns is 10 V.

What is the voltage across the secondary coil which has 20 V turns?

A. 100 V

B. 10 V

C. 2 V

D. 20 V

56. Trace the conversion of energy that occurs when plants manufacture food.

A. Radiant energy to chemical energy

B. Radiant energy to kinetic energy

C. Mechanical to potential energy

D. Light energy to kinetic energy

57. Riders in a bus are pushed forward during a sudden stop. Which law of motion provides an
explanation?

A. Law of Inertia

B. Law of Interaction

C. Law of Universal Gravitation

D. Hooke's Law

58. What type of eclipse occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth?

A. Partial Lunar

B. Lunar

C. Stellar

D. Solar

59. In our daily weather forecast, the region where two tropical wind systems converge, characterized
by showers and widespread thunderstorm is called

A. warm and cold fronts

B. intertropical convergent zone

C. tradewinds

D. local disturbance zone

I. Polaris

II.Rigel

III. Ursa Minor

IV. Ursa Major

A. I and IV

B. I and III

C. Il and III

D. Il and IV

61. At present, a patient fights cancer either by surgery or by drug treatment called

A. irradiation

B. viral treatment

C. chemotherapy

D. immune therapy

62. The U.S. was able to produce a test-tube baby through a process called

A. gene pairing

B. internal fertilization

C. protoplast fusion

D. in vitro fertilization

63. Patients suffering from malfunction of the kidney are now assisted by a machine that serves as
artificial kidney called

A. hemoscope

B. pacemaker

C. hemodializer

D. homeostatic machine

64. The sun appears more reddish at sunset than at noon. Which of the following phenomena is
responsible for this effect?

A. Dispersion

B. Reflection
C. Scattering

D. Interference

65. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning?

A. Light travels faster than sound.

B. Sound travels at 1,331 m/s.

C. Sound is released later actually.

D. Light appears brighter in the sky.

1. Whichblood type has neither anti-A nor anti-B and can receive blood from anyone?

A. AB

B. A

C. B

D. O

2. The kidneys contains millions of excretory filtering units. Which is made-up of a network glameroli.
These unit are called?

A. lymph nodes C.renal tributes

B. nephrons. D. ureter

3. Identify the steroid hormones among the following:

I.androgens

II.estrogens

III.oxytocin

IV. progesterone

A. II, III and IV

B. Il and III

C. 1, Il and IV

D. I and III

4. Which is the technology being used now in the surgery of the retina?

A. MRI C. CT scan
B. X-ray D. Laser

5. Which part of the brain controls heart action, breathing and digestion?

A. Medulla oblongata. C. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum D. Thalamus

6. When the air sacs of a smoker's lungs become brittle, the patient experiences breathlessness. It is a
condition called

A pneumonic C. pleurisy

B. emphysema. D. lung cancer

7. which of the following techniques will enable us to detect the defects of the fetus as early as the 8th
and 12th week of pregnancy?

A. Amniocentesis

B. Ultrasound

C. Har body test

D. Chorionic sampling

8. Using a genetic engineering technique, a research team was able to produce a rare human protein
which is now being tried as a possible cure for cancer, Identify this protein.

A. Keratin

B. Collagen

C..Interferon

D. Polymerase

9. Which parental pair can produce a colorblind female?

A. Colorblind mother and normal vision father

B. Heterozygous normal vision mother and colorblind father

C. Homozygous normal vision mother and colorblind father

D. Heterozygous normal vision mother and normal vision father

10. What is the process that uses microbes to break down pollutants in the environment, particularly
the soil?

A. Bioclimatnion C. Bioremediation

B. Pollutant breakdown D. Environment eradication

A. Darwin C. De Vries

B. Lamarck. D. Mendel

12. Which is the connective tissue that is made up of tough fibers that are strong enough to connect a
bone to another bone in our body?

A. Tendon C. Joints

B. Cartilage D. Ligament

13. Name the kind of organelle that is found in the cytoplasm which is composed of protein and lipid
molecules and is considered the powerhouse of the cell?

A. Mitochondria C. Centrosome

B. Lysosome D. Golgi bodies

14. Fishermen are advised not to drink ocean water because it can cause

A. dehydration of the cells C. increase in cell pressure

B. bursting of the cells D. poisoning of the cells

15. Name the feeding procedure unique to birds wherein the mother bird partially digests the food and
places an amount into the young's beak?

A. Redigestion. C. Regurgitation

B. External digestion D. Internal digestion

16. Describe the chromatopores that lizards and snakes possess.

A. Green-colored cells used for protection.

B. Pigment cells that enable them to change color.

C. Colored pigments used for defense.

D. Colored pigments used food-getting.

17. The "caste system" exhibited by honeybees wherein each member has specific task to perform is
called

A. polymorphism. C. morphologic system

B. metamorphosis D. adaptive mechanism

18. How do soluble organic molecules travel from photosynthesis storage areas to the organs that need
them? What do we call "long distance transport" of solutes?

A. Translocation C. Transduction
B. Diffusion D. Transpiration

19. Name the plant hormone that promotes stem elongation and helps break dormancy of seeds and
buds.

A, Florigen C. Gibberellins

B. Abscisic acid D. Cytokinins

20. Which part of the flower of the cashew plant develops into a fleshy part where the seed is attached?

A. Ovary C. Pistil

B. Receptacle D. Stigma

21. Bile which is used to emulsify fat is stored in the

A.liver C. gall bladder

B. urinary bladder D. kidney

22. Which is the emergency hormone?

A. Throxine

B. Pitvitrin

C. Ptyalin

D. Adrenalin

23. The most importanton-going project today which involves the mapping of the genes in all our 46
chromosomes is the

A. Human Genome project

B. Stem Cell production

C. Cloning of organisms

D. Genetic Engineering Project

24. In a double-stranded DNA, which of the following are complimentary to each other?

A. Members of a base pair. C. Thymine and cytosine

B.Ribose and organic base D. Adenine and guanine

25. In the creation of a genetically modified organism in the country today what microbial organism is
being used?

A. Pscudomonas vulgaris C. Bacillus thuringensis

B. Agrobacterium. D. Escherichia coli

A. Eggs; it spoils the taste of leaves.

B. Larva; it cats the parts of the plant.

C. Adult; it kills the flowers.

D. Pupa; it adds to the weight of the branch.

27. Why do leaves of plants wilt temporarily at noontime?

A. Transpiration occurs faster than root absorption of water.

B. Roots absorb water that the leaves evaporate,

C. Too much heat makes the leaves weak.

D. Osmosis of the water through the stem is faster.

28. Which of the following is a possible food chain in a particular area?

A. cat -corn rat

B. corn rat cat

C. rat - corn cat

D. corn-cat rat

29. In an energy pyramid which group of organisms receive the least amount of energy?

A. Producers C. Second-order consumer

B. First-order consumer D. Third-order consumer

30. In what way we become part of the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle?

A. We use oxygen and carbon dioxide to keep in alive

B. we give off oxygen during respiration

c. we breathe oxygen and give off carbon dioxide

D. We take in carbon dioxide and the oxygen for respiration

31. What kind of biome is prevalent in the equatorial zone of the earth.

A Taiga C. Tropical rainforest

B. Tundra. D. Fre seeshwater

A. Measure the area and count the number of grass.

B. Measure the ares occupied byonegrass.

C. Count the big grass in the area during one month.

D. Count the grass growing in one year.

33. In a particular ecosystem, what trophie level is occupied by the herbivores?

A. Primary conmimer C. Consumers

B. Producers D. Decomposer

34. What interspecific relationship may exist between frogs and fishes in a pond ecosystem'?

A .Parasitism. C. Competition

B. Predation D. Commercialiam

35. Which of the follwoing factors contribute to an increase in a town's human population?

A. Immigration and natality

B. Emigration and mortality

C. Immigration and mortality

D. Emigration and ratality

36. Which together is with the property the role it of plays a particular in relation species with living
other in species?a particular setting

A. Habitat C. Population

B. Niche D. Community

37. Choose from among these heterotrophs organisms that feed on partially decomposed tissues of
plants and animals.

A. Herbivores C. Detritivores

B. Autotrophs D. Carnivores

38. Which is the biogas obtained from biological wastes such as those from animal manures which
contains hydrocarbons?

A. Methane C. Ester

B. Alcogas D. Ethanol

39. One of the main features of man-made aerosol is a propellant which includes such gases as butane
and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Why is this group seen as a dangerous pollutant?.
A. Flouro carbons break down and release carbon monoxide.

B. Contains insecticides that can eliminate pests.

C. Couldact aspollutantsof bodies of water.

D. Fluorocarbons does not cause thermal pollution.

40. What is a disposal area where solid wastes are deposited, spread in layers. compacted and covered
with soil daily?

A. Open Dump. C. Sanitary landfill

B. Incenerator. D. Recycling dump