Gen Bio 2 - MIDTERM ASSESMENT-ANSKEY

Department of Education
Region X – Northern Mindanao

Division of Malaybalay City
District VII
BANGCUD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Bangcud, Malaybalay City
General Biology 2 – MIDTERM ASSESSMENT
Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade & Section: __________

Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter in
the space provided each number. (2 pts each)
___1. The largest division of the geologic time scale is the

A. Eon B. Era C. Period D. Epoch
___2. The Mesozoic Era was the Age of Reptiles while the current
Cenozoic Era is the Age of
A. Mammals B. Birds C. Humans D. Technology
___3. The layers in sedimentary rocks are also called

A. eras B. epochs C. strata D. gaps
___4. The movie “Jurassic Park” got its title from which era?
A. Paleozoic B. Mesozoic C. Cenozoic D. Holozoic
___5. During which era were the first land plants formed?
A. Cambrian B. Pre-Cambrian C. Paleozoic D. Mesozoic
___6. The era of middle life, a time of many changes on Earth

A. Paleozoic B. Mesozoic C. Cenozoic D. Holozoic
___7. What is the longest part of Earth’s history where trace fossils
Appeared?
A. Pre-Cambrian B. Paloezoic C. Mesozoic D. Cenozoic
___8. The geologic time scale is subdivided into 4 groups. List them
from the largest to the smallest.
A. Eons, periods, epochs, eras B. Eras, eons, periods, epochs
C. Epochs, periods, eras, eons D. Eons, eras, periods, epochs
___9. The end of this era was believed to be caused by a comet or

asteroid colliding with Earth, causing a huge cloud of dust and
smoke to rise into the atmosphere, blocking out the sun.
A. Paleozoic B. Holozoic C. Mesozoic D. Cenozoic
___10. Which geologic event occurred during the Mesozoic era?

A. Pangaea formed B. Asteroids killed the dinosaurs
C. The Rocky Mountains formed D. The Pleistocene Ice Age began
___11. Two men who are identical twins marry two women who are also identical twins.
Each couple has a daughter. The daughters are more genetically similar than is usual
for first cousins.
Which statement describes the degree of genetic similarity between the daughters?
A. They are genetically different from each other due to independent
assortment in meiosis.
B They are genetically different from each other due to random
mutation.
C They are genetically identical because random mutation is rare.
D They are genetically identical because they share the same parental
gene pool.
___12. Skin colour in onions is controlled by two pairs of alleles, S/s and R/r, located on
separate autosomes.
The allele S is dominant and must be present to allow development of pigment in the
onion skin. Onions with genotype ss have white skin.
The allele R is dominant and gives a red colour. The allele r is recessive and gives a
yellow colour.
___13. What is the ratio of phenotypes in the offspring of a cross between plants of
genotypes SsRR and ssrr?
A. all red B. 1 red: 1 white C. 1 red: 1 yellow D. 1 white: 2 red: 1 yellow
___13. Which treatment is an example of somatic gene therapy?

A growing a replacement organ from a person’s stem cells
B injecting a functional dominant allele into the liquid in the eye to correct a retinal
disease
C introducing an extra allele for a growth hormone into sheep embryos
D joining a sperm cell, mother’s nucleus and an enucleated donor oocyte to make a
healthy baby
___14. What was the first life on earth?

A. Cyanobacteria B. Autotrophs C. Photoautotrophs D. Chemoheterotrophs
___15. One of the possible early sources of energy were/was?

A. green plants B. carbon dioxide C. chlorophyll D. UV rays and lightening
___16. during which geological period did the earth become oxygen rich?
A. Orosirian period B. Ediacarian period C. Devonian period D. Ordovician period
___17. the present epoch in the earth’s age is known as

A. Halocene B. Miliocene C. Pleistocene D. Pliocene
___18. the rise of human civilization is the main characteristics of?

A. Halocene B. Miliocene C. Pleistocene D. Pliocene
___19. which geological period in the age of earth is also known as the age of fish?
A. Orosirian period B. Ediacaran period C. Devonian period D. Ordovician period
___20. as per the latest radiometric dating, what is the age of the earth?
A. 4 billion years B. 4.54 billion years C. 4.45 billion years D. 4.64 billion years
___21. during which period in the age of earth did terrestrial life was well established?
A. Pleistocene period B. Jurassic period C. Carboniferous period D. cetaceous
___22. the first birds and lizards appeared on earth during what period?
A. Jurassic period
B. Carboniferous
C. Pleistocene period
D. cetaceous
___23. Angiosperm originated during
A. upper cretaceous
B. lower Jurassic
C. mid cretaceous
D. carboniferous
___24. during evolution the first multicellular organism appeared during

A. 1 billion years ago
B. 2 billion
C. 600 million
D. 200 million
___25. maximum diversity of reptiles was during

A. Jurassic
B. Ordovician
C. Triassic
D. Cretaceous
___26. the most apparent change during the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens is traced in/
A. loss of body hair
B. walking upright
C. shortening of the jaws
D. remarkable increase in the brain size
___27. which of the following is most primitive ancestor of man?

A. Homo habilis
B. Ramapithecus punjabicus
C. Australopithecus
D. Homo neanderthalensis
___28. the earliest fossil of prehistoric man is?

A. Dryopithecus
B. Ramapithecus
C. Sivapithecus
D. Australopithecus
___29. the tailess primate is?

A. lemur
B. Spider monkey
C. African
D. Loris
___30. the chronological order of human evolution from early to the recent is?
A. Ramapithecus-Australopithecus- Homo habilis- Homo erectus
B. Ramapithecus- Homo habilis- Australopithecus- Homo erectus
C. Pithecanthropus- Homo erectus- Ramapithecus- Homo habilis
D. Australopithecus- Homo erectus- Ramapithecus- Homo habilis
___31. the first living cell originated?

A. 4.6 billion years ago B. 3.8 billion years ago
C. 2.6 billion years ago D. 1.2 billion years ago
___32. the first formed cells were?

A. photoautotrophs B. saprotrophs C. chemoautotrophs D. chemoheterotrophs
___33. the first formed photosynthetic organisms were?
A. algae B. cyanobacteria C. mycoplasmas D. bryophytes
___34. the first formed organisms were?

A. unicellular eukaryotes B. multicellular simple eukaryotes
C. unicellular prokaryotes D. multicellular prokaryotes
___35. the scientifically suggested reason for the extinction of dinosaurs is?
A. volcanic eruption B. massive storm C. massive asteroid hit D. massive flood
___36. the atmosphere of primitive earth was?

A. CO2 rich B. O2 rich C. both a and b D. CO2 rich and free oxygen was absent
___37. the most important requirement for evolution is?

A. mutation B. natural selection C. variations D. continuity germplasm
___38. genetic drift operates only in?

A. large populations B. smaller population
C. island populations D. mendelian populations
___39. mutation may be described as

A. continuous genetic variation B. phenotypic change
C. discontinuous genetic variation D. change due to hybridization
___40. the theory of use and disuse was given by?

A. Stebbins B. Lamarck C. Aristotle D. Vavilov
___41. what does it mean to “clone a gene”

A. makes many copies of the gene B. removes the gene
C. changes the gene D. destroys the gene
___42. the two kinds of stem cells are?

A. big and small B. prokaryotic and eukaryotic
C. adult and embryonic D. diploid and haploid
___43. which of the following are potential therapeutic uses of embryonic stem cells?
A. replaces nerve cells after an accident
B. regenerate cells of the immune system
C. repair damage to heart muscle after a heart attack
D. all of the above are potential therapeutic uses of embryonic stem cells.
___44. an advantage of using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) over fertilized embryos obtained
from fertility clinics is?
A. Embryos from SCNT are genetically identical to the patient so they are less likely to be rejected by
the patient’s body.
B. Embryos from SCNT are genetically different from the patient so they are less likely to be rejected
by the patient’s body.
C. Embryos from SCNT are genetically identical to the patient so they are more likely
to be rejected by the patient’s body.
D. Embryos from SCNT are genetically different from the patient so they are more likely
to be rejected by the patient’s body.
___45. DNA from a human has been inserted into a bacterial plasmid and reinserted back into the
bacterium. The bacterium now contains both human DNA and bacterial DNA the bacterium is now
considered a?
A. mutation B. clone C. PCR D. transgenic organism
___46. Genetic engineering involves
A. cutting out a DNA sequence. B. changing a DNA sequence.
C. reinserting DNA into living organisms. D. all of the above
___47. What does Figure 13-1 show?
Figure 13–1
A. gel electrophoresis B. DNA sequencing
C. a restriction enzyme cutting sequences of DNA D. polymerase chain reaction
___48. The process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms is called
A. selective breeding B. genetic engineering C. inbreeding. D. hybridization
___49. A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is known as
A. a mutant B. a change C. strange DNA D. recombinant DNA
___50. The structure labeled C in Figure 19-1 is?
Figure 19-1
A. DNA. B. an organelle C. the nucleus D. high-energy sugar

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Department of Education

Region X – Northern Mindanao

General Biology 2 – MIDTERM ASSESSMENT

Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade & Section: __________

___1. The largest division of the geologic time scale is the

___3. The layers in sedimentary rocks are also called

___6. The era of middle life, a time of many changes on Earth

___9. The end of this era was believed to be caused by a comet or

___10. Which geologic event occurred during the Mesozoic era?

___13. Which treatment is an example of somatic gene therapy?

___14. What was the first life on earth?

___15. One of the possible early sources of energy were/was?

___17. the present epoch in the earth’s age is known as

___18. the rise of human civilization is the main characteristics of?

___24. during evolution the first multicellular organism appeared during

___25. maximum diversity of reptiles was during

___27. which of the following is most primitive ancestor of man?

___28. the earliest fossil of prehistoric man is?

___29. the tailess primate is?

___31. the first living cell originated?

___32. the first formed cells were?

___34. the first formed organisms were?

___36. the atmosphere of primitive earth was?

___37. the most important requirement for evolution is?

___38. genetic drift operates only in?

___39. mutation may be described as

___40. the theory of use and disuse was given by?

___41. what does it mean to “clone a gene”

___42. the two kinds of stem cells are?

___47. What does Figure 13-1 show?

___50. The structure labeled C in Figure 19-1 is?

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