Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XI
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE

Division Unified Test

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 7
School Year 2023-2024
Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade and Section: ____________________
School: __________________________________________________ Date: _________________ Score: ___________

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Select and shade the LETTER that
corresponds to your answer. You have one hour to answer the test. GOD BLESS!

1. In your biology class, your teacher demonstrated the proper way of handling a microscope when
transferring from one place to another. Which part of the microscope should you hold and grab when
lifting or moving the microscope?
Ⓐ Arm and Base Ⓑ Base and Stage Ⓒ Arm and Body Tube Ⓓ Lens and Mirror

2. What part of a microscope is responsible in supplying light that passes through the stage and
specimen slide?
Ⓐ Eyepiece Ⓑ Objective Lens Ⓒ Mirror Ⓓ Diaphragm

3. Linda, a grade 7 student, could not see anything but dark upon viewing the onion cell specimen on
the eyepiece of a microscope. What could be the possible problem of the microscope she is using?
Choose the correct statement(s) below.
STATEMENTS:
I. The diaphragm is closed
II. The nosepiece is not clicked into place with the desired lens
III. The mirror is not properly positioned, and no light reflects on the specimen
IV. The eyepiece is not positioned properly in the nosepiece

Ⓐ Statement I only Ⓒ Statements I, II, III, and IV

Ⓑ Statements I and III Ⓓ Statements I, II, and III

4. In your hands-on activity, you have already set the specimen in placed and examined it using the
scanning (4x) lens. Which of the following actions will you perform if you want to further examine your
specimen?
Ⓐ Move the slide left and right to see all parts of the specimen
Ⓑ Select another specimen so I can examine its details
Ⓒ Change to a higher magnification lens to examine the details of the specimen
Ⓓ Change to another objective lens in order to check my ability to focus a specimen

5. What do you call the small glass material that is placed on top of a specimen to prevent objective
lenses to be directly in contact with the specimen itself?
Ⓐ Glass Slide Ⓑ Cover Slip Ⓒ Stain Glass Ⓓ Tempered Glass

6. In your biology class, you were instructed by your science teacher to view a specimen in a compound
microscope in 400x magnification. If the eyepiece you are using has 10x magnification, which of the
following objective lens should you use?
Ⓐ 400x Ⓑ 40x Ⓒ 10x Ⓓ 0.4x
7. While studying about the functions of the microscope through hands-on activity, you thought of
adjusting the amount of light passing through the stage and the specimen. Which part of the microscope
will you manipulate in order to achieve this?
Ⓐ Mirror or Light source Ⓑ Lens Ⓒ Diaphragm Ⓓ Stage

8. You were assigned to examine water bears (tardigrades) – an eight-legged segmented micro-animal,
in a microscope. As tardigrades are commonly found in bodies of water, you collected samples of water
from ponds, canals, and rivers. How will you prepare your water specimen in the glass slide?
Ⓐ Place one drop of the water specimen into the glass slide and observe it under the microscope
Ⓑ Place one to two drops of water specimen into the glass slide and heat the specimen before placing
the cover slip
Ⓒ Place one to two drops of water specimen into the glass slide and place the cover slip on top of it
before observing it under the microscope
Ⓓ Place one drop of the water specimen into the glass slide, and another drop of staining solution, then
cover it up with another slide.

9. Safety measures must be observed while using the microscope. Which one of the following statements
is WRONG ?
Ⓐ When using the microscope, place it in a level and clean surface
Ⓑ Make sure to observe the mounted specimen on the side while using the coarse adjustment knob
Ⓒ Clean the eyepiece and lenses with a clean extra cloth
Ⓓ Do not tilt the arm excessively to avoid the mounted slide from falling

10. Which of the following findings from a microscope observation suggests correct and effective use
of a microscope to observe a specimen?
Ⓐ The onion peel specimen looks clear and visible multiple nucleus inside a single cell
Ⓑ The onion peel specimen looks sharp with clear and visible cell walls and a dark nucleus inside
Ⓒ The onion peel specimen looks blurry and out of focus, but cells are still visible
Ⓓ The onion peel specimen looks very blue and cell walls are not clearly visible

11. Which of the following is NOT an organ of plants?

Ⓐ Flowers Ⓑ Heart Ⓒ Leaves Ⓓ Stem

12. What do you call a group of individuals belonging to the same species and living in a particular area?
Ⓐ Community Ⓑ Ecosystem Ⓒ Organism Ⓓ Population

13. The heart pumps blood throughout the body. To which organ system does heart belong?
Ⓐ Circulatory System Ⓒ Excretory System
Ⓑ Digestive System Ⓓ Nervous System

14. Which is the correct sequence of the level of biological organization in an organism?
Ⓐ cell- tissue –organ- organ system- organism Ⓒ cell- organ system–organ- tissue - organism
Ⓑ cell- organ –tissue - organ system- organism Ⓓ cell- organ- organ system- organism-tissue

15. Read the statements carefully.

Statement I: Tissues are made up of cells.

Statement II: Organ system is made up of organs.
Ⓐ Statement I is TRUE while statement II is FALSE Ⓒ Both statements I and II are TRUE
Ⓑ Statement I is FALSE while statement II is TRUE Ⓓ Both statements I and II are FALSE
16. Mitochondria is one of the important organelles in an animal cell and is essential for vital cellular
activities to happen. Why does the mitochondria known as the “powerhouse” of the cell?
Ⓐ It has a flagellum. Ⓒ It is one of the major organelles in the cell.
Ⓑ It has double membrane structure. Ⓓ It produces energy through chemical reactions.

17. How is cell wall compared to a perimeter fence?

Ⓐ It guards the activity of the cell.
Ⓑ It protects the entire part of the cell.
Ⓒ It helps the cell to check what goes in and goes out.
Ⓓ It defends the entire cell from any foreign bodies that will invade the entire parts.

18. Plant cell are larger than animal cells in size. Is the previous statement about the cell size TRUE?
Ⓐ No, because plants and animal cell have the same size.
Ⓑ No, because plants and animal cell have the same parts.
Ⓒ Yes, because plants have larger central vacuole that functions as storage.
Ⓓ Yes, because plant cell is rectangular in shape and animals are spherical that makes it different.

19. What is a cell?

Ⓐ A cell is small organ in the body.
Ⓑ A cell is a kind of micro-organism that infects the host’s body.
Ⓒ A cell is a microscopic organism that inhabits another organism’s body.
Ⓓ A cell is the smallest unit of an organism’s body that is capable of performing life function.

20. Which of the following explains why DNA is called to be the blueprint of an organism?
Ⓐ DNA contains direction that leads an organism.
Ⓑ DNA contains signals for normal functioning of an organism.
Ⓒ DNA contains instructions for traits and characteristics of an organism.
Ⓓ DNA contains nutrients and substances for the development of an organism.

21. Which of the following statements is TRUE about asexual reproduction?

Ⓐ Only one parent is required.
Ⓑ A kitten is produced through asexual reproduction.
Ⓒ A mother and father are needed to produce offspring.
Ⓓ The offspring that are produced are genetically unique.

22. Which of the following structure is not involved in asexual reproduction?

Ⓐ Gametes Ⓑ Roots Ⓒ Stem Ⓓ Tuber

23. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of asexual reproduction?

Ⓐ Asexual reproduction results to genetic variation.
Ⓑ Asexual reproduction results to fast growth and development.
Ⓒ Asexual reproduction results to perpetuation of successful organism.
Ⓓ Asexual reproduction results to the production of numerous offspring.

24. The table below shows organisms and some data on their characteristics. Based on the information
in the table, which is likely to produce offspring that are all genetically uniform?
Organism Kingdom Mode of Reproduction Mode of Feeding
Gumamela Plantae Sexual Photosynthesis
Chicken Animalia Sexual Consumer
Hydra Animalia Asexual Consumer
Fish Animalia Sexual Consumer
Ⓐ Chicken Ⓑ Fish Ⓒ Gumamela Ⓓ Hydra

25. Ana’s father, a farmer grew only one type of onion. She told her father that all of the onion plants
will die from the same disease. Which do you think will support Ana’s idea?
Ⓐ Onion plants were genetically identical.
Ⓑ Onion plants were resistant to the disease.
Ⓒ Onion plants were genetically different from each other.
Ⓓ Onion plants were reproduced from two identical parents.

26. Which of the following set of organisms reproduce sexually?

Ⓐ Amoeba, Frog, Gumamela, Spirogyra, Yeast
Ⓑ Amoeba, Gumamela, Hydra, Sponge, Starfish
Ⓒ Elephant, Frog, Gumamela, Human, Spirogyra
Ⓓ Frog, Gumamela, Human, Spirogyra, Starfish

27. Which of the following is the result of sexual reproduction of organisms?

Ⓐ Sexual reproduction produces offspring with different traits as the parents.
Ⓑ Sexual reproduction results to rapid increase of organisms.
Ⓒ Sexual reproduction maintains the traits of the parents.
Ⓓ Sexual reproduction produces identical offspring.

28. Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants. How will you differentiate flowers from the
reproductive organs of animals?
Ⓐ Flowers need pollinators like bees to reproduce; animals do not.
Ⓑ Flowers are shed from time to time; nothing is shed from animal.
Ⓒ Flowers have male and female parts; animals have either male or female parts.
Ⓓ There is no difference between flowers and the reproductive organs of animals.

29. Chiquita plants a group of seeds that all came from the same flower. When seeds grow and bloom,
the resulting flowers are different sizes and colors. What can Chiquita conclude from his experiment?
Ⓐ Chiquita used soil that had other seeds in it.
Ⓑ The species of plants must have reproduced sexually.
Ⓒ The species of plants must have reproduced asexually.
Ⓓ The flowers changed colors because of its environment.

30. Jisoo was asked by his science teacher to give an example of an organism that can reproduce
sexually. She answered starfish. Is Jisoo correct about her answer?
Ⓐ No, because starfish needs one parent cell to reproduce.
Ⓑ Yes, because starfish needs one parent cell to reproduce.
Ⓒ No, because starfish needs two parent cells to reproduce.
Ⓓ Yes, because starfish needs two parent cells to reproduce.

31. A number of fleas found in dog’s body, veterinarian had diagnosed the cause of the Dog’s weight
loss. What ecological relationship took place between the dog and fleas ?
Ⓐ Commensalism Ⓑ Mutualism Ⓒ Organism Ⓓ Parasitism

32. How will it affect the environment if most of the population in a community occupied by many
animals like snakes and rats?
Ⓐ The community will lose its ecological balance
Ⓑ Snakes will be healthy
Ⓒ Rats will die eaten by snakes
Ⓓ No people will live in the community

33. When fungi are growing on tree trunks, what ecological relationship takes place?
Ⓐ Commensalism Ⓑ Mutualism Ⓒ Parasitism Ⓓ Predation

34. What is the correct sequence of energy transfer from producer to third order consumer?
Ⓐ grass → goat → hawk → snake
Ⓑ grass → chicken → frog → snake
Ⓒ ants → chick → snake→ hawks
Ⓓ cat → rats → snake → crocodile

35. Grasses are eaten by cows, cows are eaten by humans, what is the environmental role of the cow
based on the food chain given above?
Ⓐ Producer Ⓒ First order consumers
Ⓑ Decomposers Ⓓ Third order consumers

36. What do you call an ecological relationship in which both organism benefit from each other?
Ⓐ Commensalism Ⓑ Mutualism Ⓒ Parasitism Ⓓ Predation

37. What are the safety measures when calamity strikes us specifically storm?
Ⓐ Prepare an eco-bag for emergency, call the authority for rescue, go to an evacuation center
Ⓑ Go to an evacuation area and eat more food
Ⓒ Secure your important documents of property, call the authority for rescue, left your house
Ⓓ Guard the house to avoid damage materials

38. Which of the following terminologies given below is being killed and eaten?
Ⓐ Food Ⓑ Parasite Ⓒ Predator Ⓓ Prey

39. What will be the consequences if our ecosystem is being destroyed by natural phenomenon like
flood, storms and earthquakes?
Ⓐ People will experience scarcity
Ⓑ There will be no food to eat since vegetables are damaged
Ⓒ Most of the living organisms die due to loss of food and no shelter because habitat is destroyed
Ⓓ The government will provide food and shelter to those affected by the calamity

40. A barangay has been experiencing flood in a decade, most of the people left the community due to
loss of livelihood and livestock for income and for food. The barangay occupied with few settlers, few
animals and different plants. What do you think will be the effect of the number of populations in that
particular barangay?

Ⓐ The community will be left stagnant in terms of income

Ⓑ Most organisms occupying the place come to die
Ⓒ Few of the plants and animals has no use for survival
Ⓓ The community is rich in livestock because of the bigger area to lay

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