Region I

CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SAN FERNANDO

DR. QUINTINTanqui,
BALCITA SR. 700-1759
Telefax: (072) NATONAL HIGH SCHOOL
City of San Fernando, La Union
/ 700-1713

Mameltac, City of San Fernando, La Union

Email Address : deped_sanfernandocity_r1@yahoo.com

THIRD PERIODIC TEST

SCIENCE 7
Name: ___________________________ Grade and Section: _________________
Date: ____________ Parent’s Signature: ______________ Score: _____________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

1. The heart pumps blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to the different
parts of the body. To which organ system does the heart belong?
A. circulatory C. excretory
B. digestive D. reproductive
2. Cancer starts from cells that start to grow uncontrollably fast. They destroy
tissues and organs. What does this say about the effects of diseased cells on
the higher levels of organization in an organism?
A. Cancer involves only certain kinds of cells and does not affect any other
kind of cell.
B. Diseased cells do not affect the other parts of an organism.
C. Diseased cells affect only the next higher levels of organization that they
make-up the tissues.
D. Diseased cells damage the higher levels of organization they make up:
tissues, organs, organ systems, and eventually the whole organism.
3. Each part of an organ system plays a specific function. Which of the
following structures does not match its function?
A. eyes : sight C. heart ; circulation
B. kidneys ; respiration D. stomach : digestion
4. Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants. How are flowers different
from the reproductive organs of animals?
A. Flowers need pollinators like bees to reproduce; animals do not.
B. Flowers are shed from time to time; nothing is shed from animals.
C. Flowers have male and female parts; animals have either male or female
parts.
D. There is no difference between flowers and the reproductive organs of
animals.
5. The organ systems of plants consist of the root and shoot systems. Why is it
important for these organ systems to work together?
A. to avoid pests and other animals
B. to grow and survive
C. to survive droughts and earthquakes
D. to survive floods and strong winds
6. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?
A. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs.
B. Organs and tissues make up an organ system.
C. Organs and tissues are made up of cells.
D. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues.
7. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the
characteristics of life be carried out?
A. cell C. organ system
B. organ D. tissue
8. Which is the correct sequence – from biggest to smallest – of the levels of
organization in an organism?
A. cell – organ – organ system – tissue
B. organ – organ system – tissue – cell
C. tissue – cell – organ – organ system
D. organ system – organ – tissue – cell
9. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Groups of cells working together are called tissues.
B. Groups of organs working together are called cells.
C. Groups of organs working together are called organisms.
D. Group of tissues working together are called organ systems.
10. Which of the following parts allow different activities of the cell to
happen?
A. cytoplasm C. vacuole
B. lysosome D. vesicle
11. You are asked to identify an unknown slide. Which of the following could
help you identify that it is an animal cell?
I. absence of centrioles
II. irregular shape
III. presence of cell wall
IV. angular and rigid shape
V. absence of chloroplast

A. I and III C. II and V

B. I and IV D. III and Iv
12. Which two parts of the light microscope magnify the image of an object?
A. eyepiece and mirror C. objectives and diaphragm
B. eyepiece and objectives D. objectives and mirror
Use the numbers in the figure below to answer questions 13-16.
13. It moves the body tube and objectives up and down.
A. part 1 C. part 10
B. part 2 D. part 11
14. Which part makes possible the changing of the objectives?
A. part 3 C. part 12
B. part 4 D. part 13
15. Which part will you adjust if the onion cell you are observing under the
HPO is not clear?
A. part 3 C. part 10
B. part 7 D. part 13
16. You are to transfer the microscope to the next room. Which parts should
you be holding in carrying the microscope properly?
A. 9 and 10 C. 9 and 12
B. 9 and 11 D. 9 and 13
17. A plant cell is viewed using a 10X eyepiece and a 43x HPO. How much will
the cell be magnified?
A. 10x or 10 times C. 143x or 143 times
B. 43x or 43 times D. 430x or 430 times
18. What is the correct way of carrying a microscope?
A. Hold the arm by grasping it with one hand and support the base with the
other hand.
B. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand and the stage with the other
hand.
C. Hold the base by grasping with two hands.
D. Hold the arm by grasping with one hand.
19. Which of the following can be observed using the light microscope?
A. acacia bark C. piece of stone
B. five peso coin D. tip of gumamela leaf
For items 20 to 22, study the cell shown below:
20. Which of the parts show that it is a plant cell?
A. cell wall and chloroplast C. cell membrane and chloroplast
B. cell wall and cytoplasm D. cell membrane and cytoplasm
21. Which part of the plant cell prevents some substances from entering and
leaving the cell?
A. cell membrane C. chloroplast
B. cell wall D. cytoplasm
22. Which part controls all activities of the cell?
A. chloroplast C. nucleus
B. cytoplasm D. vacuole
For item number 23, refer to the table below showing a comparison between
3 kinds of cells.
Parts of the cell Types of cells
A B C
Nucleus / / /
Cytoplasm / / /
Chloroplast X / X
Cell membrane / / /
Cell wall x / x
23. Which two cells could possibly have come from the same organism?
A. A and B C. A, B and C
B. A and C D. B and C
24. Which of the following statements about cells are TRUE?
I. A cell is the smallest unit of life.
II. Not all living things are made up of cells.
III. Different cells have different shapes and functions.
IV. As an organism grows bigger, the cells in the body increase in size.
A. I and III C. I, III and IV
B. I, II, III and IV D. III and IV
25. What is the total magnification of a microscope with two lenses when one
lens has a magnification of 15x and the other lens has a magnification of
30x?
A. 15x C. 45x
B. 30x D. 450x
26. Which of the following shows letter “e” seen under the microscope?
A. C.

B. D. none of the above

27. The green alga, Caulerpa, and mushrooms have some characteristics
similar to plants. What are these characteristics that are also found in plants?
I. green color for food making III. spores
II. fruit-like parts IV. stem-like parts
A. I and II C. II and III
B. I and III D. II and IV
28. Just like many living things, fungi have certain needs to survive. What are
these needs?
I. air and water III. sunlight and soil
II. food IV. water
A. I and II C. II and III
B. I and III D. I and IV
29. Fungi cannot make their own food. What is the effect of their food getting
activities?
A. They can cause decomposition of living things.
B. They can trap solar energy.
C. They produce starch.
D. They release oxygen.
30. What characteristic differentiates fungi, algae and bacteria from the
plants studied in Grades 3-6 aside from their small size?
A. They do not have true roots, true leaves, true stems, fruits and flowers.
B. They are the base of the food chain while animals are at the top.
C. They cause diseases while plants and animals have many uses.
D. Most do not make their own food unlike plants.
31. Which of the following is used in making cheese and yogurt?
A. algae C. lichens
B. bacteria D. molds
32. Which of the following is an example of fungi?
A. algae C. lichen
B. bacteria D. mushroom
33. Which microorganism is used in making bread?
A. bacterium C. mold
B. lichen D. yeast
34. The shore of the beach was seen to have greenish color. What could
have been present in the waters to cause such color?
A. algae C. molds
B. bacteria D. yeasts
35. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about lichens?
A. They are examples of fungi.
B. They provide home for the algae.
C. They act as an indicator of pollution.
D. They are partly fungi and part algae.
36. Is mushroom a kind of plant?
A. Yes. Because it has roots, stems and seeds.
B. No. Because it cannot make its own food.
C. Yes. Because it produces spores.
D. No. Because it is poisonous.
37. Why are bacteria and fungi important in the environment?
A. They act as decomposers.
B. They are source of energy.
C. They cause diseases to humans.
D. They help beautify the surroundings.
38. A loaf of bread was left on the cabinet and stayed there for days. John
got hungry one day and looked for something to eat in the kitchen. He found
the loaf of bread covered with greenish thread and smells foul. What could
have happened to the loaf of bread?
A. It was covered with algae causing it to spoil.
B. It was covered with molds causing it to spoil.
C. It was covered with bacteria causing it to spoil.
D. It was covered with seaweeds causing it to spoil.
39. Which of the following is TRUE about fungi?
A. They can produce starch.
B. They release oxygen to the air.
C. They trap solar energy to produce sugar.
D. They can cause decomposition of living things.
40. Which of the following structures are NOT involved in asexual
reproduction?
A. gametes C. stem
B. root D. tuber
41. A farmer grew only one type of onion. All of the onion plants died from
the same disease. What can be said of this onion plant population?
A. The onion plants were genetically identical.
B. Only few plants were resistant to the disease.
C. All of the onion plants were resistant to the disease.
D. The onion plants were genetically different from each other.
42. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of a crops in a way which
maintained all its desirable traits. Which of the following methods should be
used?
A. growing seeds produced from this variety
B. self-pollination
C. vegetative propagation
D. cross-pollinating this crop with another good variety and growing the
seeds resulting from the cross
43. A sperm cell unites with an egg cell to form a zygote. Which process is
taking place?
A. asexual reproduction C. pollination
B. fertilization D. vegetative propagation
44. In sexual reproduction, what is the source of the genetic material in a
zygote?
A. an egg cell and a sperm cell C. an egg only
B. a pollen and sperm cell D. a sperm only
45. Which of the following differentiates asexual reproduction from sexual
reproduction?
A. Asexual reproduction requires gametes while sexual reproduction requires
body parts.
B. Asexual reproduction undergoes fertilization while sexual reproduction
undergoes binary fission.
C. Asexual reproduction does not require gametes while sexual reproduction
requires the union of gametes.
D. Asexual reproduction produces offspring which is different from the parent
while sexual reproduction produces offspring identical to the parent.
46. Which of the following is TRUE about fertilization?
A. It is form of sexual reproduction.
B. No sex cells are needed for fertilization to occur.
C. One type of sex cell is needed for fertilization to occur.
D. Sperm cells and egg cell are needed for fertilization to occur.
47. Which of the following performs fertilization during reproduction?
A. chicken C. mushroom
B. hydra D. yeast
48. What happens after fertilization?
A. A full grown organism is formed C. A zygote is formed.
B. An organism reproduces by budding D. an egg is formed
49. In asexual reproduction, what is the source of the genetic material in a
zygote?
A. a pollen and a sperm only C. egg cell only
B. an egg cell and a sperm cell D. sperm cell only
50. Which of the following reproduces by regeneration?
A. crab C. squid
B. sponge D. starfish

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DIOSDADO I. CAYABYAB
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 KEY ANSWERS

1. A 26. C
2. D 27. D
3. B 28. A
4. C 29. A
5. B 30. A
6. D 31. B
7. A 32. D
8. D 33. D
9. A 34. A
10. A 35. A
11. C 36. B
12. B 37. A
13. C 38. B
14. B 39. D
15. A 40. A
16. B 41. A
17. D 42. B
18. A 43. B
19. D 44. A
20. A 45. C
21. A 46. D
22. C 47. B
23. B 48. C
24. A 49. B
25. D 50. D