UNIVERSITY OF LUZON DAGUPAN CITY

4TH GRADING EXAMINTION 2013 TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING APPROACH O-BIOLOGY- II

Name: ________________________________

Score: __________

Test I. Multiple Choice: Select the correct answer. Write the letter of your choice on the space provided before the number. _______1. It is a thin, tube- shaped part of the plant that usually holds the leaf onto the stem. a. blade b. stalk c. midrib d. veins

_______2. It is the outer covering that protects the leaf from water loss and insects. a. upper epidermis b. spongy _______3. It is the main part of the plat that makes food. a. stalk b. leaf c. midrib d. blade c. lower epidermis d. wax layer

_______4. It is the source of energy used by plants in making food. a. carbon dioxide b. light _______5. It is a leaf vein that carries water. a. xylem cells b. phloem cells c. stoma d. guard cells c. water d. oxygen

_______6. These are green cells that change the size of the stoma in a leaf. a. xylem cells b. phloem cells c. guard cells d. lower epidermis

_______7. Which of the following elements is NOT involved in photosynthesis? a. carbon dioxide b. chlorine c. oxygen d. hydrogen

_______8. It is a group of organisms where all of the same species live in a certain area. a. population b. community c. ecosystem d. environment

_______9. These are the organisms that make food in the community. a. consumers b. producers c. decomposers d. scavengers

_______10. These are consumers that eat producers to get energy. a. secondary consumer b. decomposer c. primary consumer d. scavengers

_______11. It is a consumer that eats another consumer for energy. a. secondary consumer b. decomposer c. primary consumer d. scavengers

_______12. It is made up of all the populations living in a certain area. a. ecology b. environment _______13. It is the non-living part of an ecosystem. a. biotic b. environment _______14. Which of the following is NOT a function of soil? a. b. c. d. It serves as home for many living things. It serves as a place for plants to anchor their roots. It holds other biotic parts like water, nutrients and gases. It is given off by plants during photosynthesis. c. ecosystem d. abiotic c. ecosystem d. community

_______15. What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems? a. carbohydrates b. sunlight c. water d. carbon

_______16. It is the repeated movement of water between the earth s surface and the atmosphere. a. water cycle b. condensation cycle c. precipitation d. evaporation

_______17. Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere? a. water b. nitrogen _______18. It means change from liquid to gas. a. evaporation b. condensation c. precipitation d. cellular respiration c. carbon d. energy

_______19. It is the water in the air that falls to earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail. a. evaporation b. condensation c. precipitation d. cellular respiration

_______20. The following are the reasons why we should care for the earth s resources and biodiversity, EXCEPT_________. a. b. c. d. ethical & moral reasons aesthetic & cultural reasons material & economic reasons population density

Test II. IDENTIFICATION: Identify each of the following statement. Write the answer on the space provided for. ____________________1. It is a green tissue pigment that has the ability to trap light energy. ____________________2. A process by which plants make food.

____________________3. The study of how living things interact with each and their environment. ____________________4. Is a relationship in a community in which two organisms live together and depend on each together and depend on each other. ____________________5. Is a pathway of energy and materials through a community. ____________________6. It is a web that shows how energy is moved through a community. ____________________7. Is a relationship between two organisms in one is harmed and the other is helped. ____________________8. The reusing of nitrogen in an ecosystem. ____________________9. The series of changes that takes place in the community as it gets older. ____________________10. An area with a distinct climate and with specific types of plants and animals. Test III. TRUE OR FALSE: Write true if the statement is true and false if it is false. __________1. Predator increases the size of prey populations. __________2. The struggle among organisms for the same materials or conditions is called competition. __________3. Immigration causes an increase in population. __________4. Emigration causes decrease in population. __________5. All life requires a constant supply of energy. __________6. The climate of an area controls the types of living things that can live there.

Test IV. ANSWER what is asked in each item. Use the space/s provided in writing your answer. A. Illustrate the formula for photosynthesis.

B. DIFFERENTIATE the following:

1. BIOTIC

ABIOTIC

2. PREDATOR

PREY

3. MUTUALISM

PARASITISM

C. ENUMERATE 6 Biomes found on land.

Test V. ESSAY. 1. Do all leaf cells have chlorophyll?

2. Explain why all consumers depend on producers for food?

3. Cite an example on how biotic and abiotic part of the ecosystem work together.