ATENEO de DAVAO UNIVERSITY

Senior High School

STEM- Pre-Science- Biology
E. Jacinto Street, Davao City, Philippines

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT NO. 4: Grade 12

General Biology 1
1st Grading
Session 6: Animal Tissues

1. A tissue can be defined as: 12. Which of the following muscle tissues has a striped
a. A group of structurally similar cells forming different appearance and is under voluntary control?
functions a. skeletal c. smooth
b. A group of structurally similar cells performing the b. cardiac d. both a and c
same function
c. A group of structurally dissimilar cells performing 13. Functions of skin include:
different functions a. first line defense against pathogens
d. A group of structurally dissimilar cells performing the b. helping to cool the body
same function. c. protecting underlying tissues
d. all of these
2. Muscular tissues are the most active of all tissues in
an animal body. Which of the following organelles are 14. Your body stores excess fats in:
expected to be numerous in the cells of these tissues? a. fibroblasts c. adipocytes
a. nuclei c. centrioles b. osteocytes d. melanocytes
b. mitochondria d. ribosomes
15. Most animals have glands derived from:
3. Ligaments join: a. epithelium c. muscle tissue
a. bones to muscles c. bones to bones b. connective tissue d. nervous tissue
b. muscles to muscles d. muscles to
cartilage

4. The tissue type responsible for transporting messages

and coordinating the body’s response to stimuli is:
a. muscular c. nervous
b. epithelium d. connective

5. In the human nervous system, the supporting cells

present with neurons are classified as:
a. dendrite cells c. malign cells
b. benign cells d. neuroglial cells

6.__________ send signals away from neurons whereas

_______ receive signals from other neurons.
a. axons; dendrites c. axons; synapses
b. dendrites; axons d. synapses; axons

7. What type of muscle is specialized for contraction?

a. skeletal muscle c. cardiac muscle
b. smooth muscle d. all of these

8. Which of the following types of tissue line the blood

vessels?
a. simple squamous epithelium
b. simple cuboidal epithelium
c. loose connective tissue
d. stratified squamous epithelium

9. Which of the following tissues is sheetlike and has an

apical surface?
a. epithelial c. nervous
b. connective d. muscular

10. What connect(s) epithelium to underlying connective

tissue?
a. gap junctions c. keratinocytes
b. basement membrane d. plasma

11. Which of the tissues consists mainly of plasma?

a. dense connective c. blood
b. cartilage d. bone