SECOND QUATER EXAMINATION

GRADE 10 – SCIENCE

ANSWER KEY

1. B 11. B 21. C 31. C

2. B 12. D 22. C 32. A
3. B 13. B 23. B 33. D
4. A 14. C 24. C 34. A
5. B 15. B 25. A 35. A
6. A 16. C 26. B 36. B
7. B 17. A 27. A 37. A
8. C 18. C 28. A 38. A
9. C 19. A 29. C 39. B
10. A 20. C 30. A

40-42. Yes, her body is in homeostasis. Feed back mechanism which involves a coordinated functioning of
the nervous system, endocrine system, and the other part/organ of the body is a body process by
which a high level of a hormone triggers the production of another hormone. In this case, the high
level of sugar in her blood was processed by the brain to be lethal so the brain directed the pancreas
to produce insulin. Hence, the girl has now a normal glucose content in her blood leading o
homeostasis.

43-45. DNA--- transcription--> RNA -- translation--> protein-- creates --> traits

46-50. Given: ho= 10 cm

hi = 4 cm
di = ?
d0 = 5 cm

h0 d
  i
hi d0
10cm  di

4cm 5cm
 d i  12.5cm
d i  12.5cm