GENERAL EDUCATION – SCIENCE

1. The study of animal behavior is: A. air and volatile particles from bagoong mix and
A. zoology get spoiled further
B. entomology B. that is the neutral scent of bagoong
C. ethology C. molecules from bagoong spread in air
D. ornithology D. it uses spoiled fish ingredients

2. Proteins are made up of: 10. How many biological taxonomic levels are
A. glucose there?
B. amino acids A. 6
C. fats B. 10
D. nucleotides C. 12
D. 8
3. Which is called the building blocks of life?
A. system 11. In what kingdom do algae belong?
B. organ A. plantae
C. cell B. fungi
D. tissues C. protista
D. animalia
4. What kind of cell contains a nucleus?
A. prokaryote 12. Mushrooms are under kingdom:
B. animal cell A. animalia
C. eukaryote B. plantae
D. plant cell C. protista
D. fungi
5. What is the powerhouse of the cell?
A. nucleus 13. When insects shed off their old cuticle to grow
B. ribosomes in size, the process is called:
C. mitochondrion A. fertilization/peeling
D. cilia B. ecdysis/molting
C. metamorphosis
6. What are the small hair-like structures that serve D. photosynthesis
a sensory function in eukaryotic cells?
A. plasma membrane 14. Which of the following organisms under
B. mitochondria kingdom Plantae?
C. flagella A. yeast
D. cilia B. walrus
C. magnolidae
7. The waste product of photosynthesis is: D. streptococcus
A. carbon monoxide
B. nitrogen 15. It refers to the transfer of pollen grains from the
C. carbon dioxide anther to the stigma of the flower.
D. oxygen A. fertilization
B. pollination
8. Carbon dioxide is produced by plants in the: C. cell division
A. evening D. germination
B. afternoon
C. noon 16. What do you call an organisms that can make
D. morning their own food?
A. hetetrophic
9. Bagoong smells because: B. autotrophic
C. vascular
D. non-vascular 24. Ecosystem is the relationship between the
physical and biological environments in a certain
17. Which of the following is a hetetrophy? plain. Among desert ecosystems, the world’s
A. moss ecosystem is:
B. grasshopper A. Sahara
C. algae B. Gobi
D. fern C. Arabian
D. Kalahari
18. Which of the following is a segmented worm
that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation? 25. Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms.
A. maggots In an ecosystem what roles do they play?
B. leeches A. producers
C. bloodworms B. carnivore
D. earthworms C. saprophytes
D. epiphytes
19. Which of the following organisms have both
male and female organs? 26. A human arm, a bat’s wing and a seal’s flipper
A. bee are examples of:
B. ant A. analogous organs
C. earthworm B. homologous organs
D. leech C. embryonic organs
D. vestigial organs
20. Human reproduce when an ovum is combined
with a sperm leading to the development of an 27. Which of the following is an organism that
embryo. This form of reproduction is called: feeds on necrotic and decaying matter?
A. asexual reproduction A. vulture
B. fertilization B. parakeet
C. budding C. algae
D. binary fission D. yeast

21. Which of the iron-containing compounds gives 28. Predation is a relationship exemplified by:
the red corpuscles their color? A. an orchid attached to the trunk of a narra tree
A. fibrinogen B. a hunter shooting a duck in the forest and having
B. vitamin K it for dinner
C. hemoglobin C. a tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract of
D. calcium a toddler
D. a clownfish living within a sea anemone
22. Bile is secreted by the liver and it is stored in
the: 29. What is the direction of the planet’s revolution?
A. large intestine A. west to east
B. kidney B. east to west
C. gall bladder C. clockwise
D. pancreas D. south to north

23. Of the following, the only safe blood transfusion 30. Which among the following is a terrestrial
would be: planet?
A. Group B blood into a Group A person A. Saturn
B. Group AB blood into a Group B person B. Neptune
C. Group O into a Group AB person C. Mars
D. Group A blood into a Group O person D. Uranus

31. What planet is closest to the sun?

A. Venus C. Proxima Centauri
B. Mars D. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Earth 40. Who is the first animal who went to space?
A. Neil
32. What is the hottest planet in our solar system? B. Laika
A. Mercury C. Buzz
B. Mars D. Michael
C. Venus
D. Saturn 41. It refers to the position of the moon farthest to
the earth.
33. What is the largest planet in our solar system? A. apogee
A. Uranus B. perigee
B. Earth C. aphelion
C. Saturn D. perihelion
D. Jupiter
42. It refers to the position of the earth closest to the
34. What planet is closest to the Earth? sun.
A. Mercury A. apogee
B. Mars B. perigee
C. Venus C. aphelion
D. Saturn D. perihelion

35. What are the two moons of Mars? 43. What term refers to a piece of a rock that enters
A. Phobos and Deimos the earth’s atmosphere?
B. Io and Europa A. comet
C. Ganymede and Phobos B. meteor
D. Titan and Rhea C. meteorite
D. asteroid
36. Which among the following is NOT a Galilean
moon? 44. What is the nearest star?
A. Io A. Sirius
B. Europa B. Polaris
C. Callisto C. Proxima centauri
D. Titan D. Scuti

37. What structure is located between Mars and 45. If you lose your direction while traveling at
Jupiter? night, which star should you look for and in what
A. Pluto constellation?
B. Asteroid belt A. Polaris and Ursa Major
C. Kuiper belt B. Sirius and Ursa Major
D. Orbit C. Polaris and Ursa Minor
D. Sirius and Ursa Minor
38. What is the color of the coolest star?
A. white 46. What are the basic layers of earth?
B. blue A. core, mantle, outer crust
C. red B. mantle, inner core, crust
D. yellow C. core, mantle, crust
D. crust, core, moho
39. What is the brightest star?
A. Sirius 47. What is one of the evidences that are our
B. Polaris continents are one before?
A. The jigsaw-like shapes of South America and 54. Which is true about lithosphere?
Africa A. crust and upper mantle
B. The jigsaw-like shapes of South America and B. crust and water on it
Asia C. continents and crust
C. The different animals found in South America D. crust and the core
D. The fossils of organisms in Antarctica
55. What part of the Earth is thought to be
48. Which of the following is the proper composed of iron and nickel?
arrangement of the continents? A. hydrosphere
A. Asia, Africa, North America, South America, B. asthenosphere
Antarctica, Europe, Australia C. lithosphere
B. Asia, Australia, North America, South America, D. core
Antarctica, Europe, Africa
C. Asia, Australia, South America, North America, 56. Tectonic earthquake is caused by:
Antarctica, Europe, Africa A. movement of rock layers along faults
D. Asia, Australia, North America, South America, B. throwing out of a huge amount of volcano ash
Africa, Europe, Antarctica C. movement of volcano
D. melting and boiling of rocks inside the volcano
49. What is the reason of the frequent earthquakes
and volcanic activities here in the Philippines? 57. If there are several earthquakes in a row, what is
A. we are located in the Pacific ring of fire the name of the largest of these earthquakes?
B. we are located in the Pacific basin A. tertiary shock
C. we are located in the Pacific brim of fire B. foreshock
D. we are located in the ring Pacific C. mainshock
D. aftershock
50. It refers to any movement of the ground due to
volcanic eruption and tectonic plates. 58. What term refers to a deposit of certain mineral?
A. intensity A. ore
B. seismograph B. galena
C. earthquake C. lead
D. magnitude D. chromite

51. What volano erupted in 1991? 59. What are the three types of rocks?
A. Pinatubo A. lead, igneous, metamorphic
B. Mayon B. metamorphic, coal, sedimentary
C. Taal C. marble, metamorphic, igneous
D. Hibok-hibok D. igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

52. Volcanic eruptions are also accompanied by 60. What is the first Philippine satellite?
earthquakes. What causes these earthquakes? A. Diwata
A. movement of magma through vents B. Bathala
B. melting and boiling of rocks inside the volcano C. Bataluma
C. movement of rock layers along faults D. Maya
D. throwing out of a huge amount of volcano ash
61. Which among the following properties is a
53. What is the measurement of energy released by measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?
an earthquake? A. Mass
A. focus B. Scratchless
B. epicenter C. Luster
C. magnitude D. Hardness
D. intensity
62. Which is the hardest substance that is natural 70. In basic Chemistry, what is a substance that
occurring on Earth? cannot be broked down by a chemical processes
A. Gold into simpler substances?
B. Diamond A. compound
C. Coal B. element
D. Iron C. atom
D. electron
63. Which of the following is the lowest rank of
coal and is otherwise called brown coal? 71. Of the following, the lightest element known in
A. Bituminous earth is:
B. Anthracite A. Pitchblende
C. Lignite B. Nitrogen
D. Charcoal C. Hydrogen
D. Helium
64. What do you call the process by which rock
breaks into pieces? 72. Which element has Te as its symbol?
A. erosion A. Terbium
B. weathering B. Titanium
C. lithification C. Tellurium
D. deposition D. Technetium

65. What type of clouds produces thunderstorms? 73. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and
A. cirrus an atomic number of 14. How many protons are in
B. cumulonimbus this atom?
C. cumulus A. 14
D. stratus B. 12
C. 28
66. How do you identify or classify a cloud? D. 7
A. shape and altitude
B. size and altitude 74. Element X has an electronic configuration of
C. shape and rain 1s2 2s2 2p2. Based on information, the name of
D. size and shape element X is:
A. Neon
67. Which of the following gases has the greatest B. Chlorine
percentage in the earth’s atmosphere? C. Helium
A. oxygen D. Carbon
B. argon
C. nitrogen 75. Iron is what tupe of magnetic material?
D. carbon dioxide A. Non-magnetic
B. Ferromagnetic
68. Where does cyclone form? C. Paramagnetic
A. Pacific ocean D. Diamagnetic
B. Antlantic ocean
C. Arctic ocean 76. Alcohol is a class of organic compound
D. Indian ocean characterized by:
A. A halogen attached to an alkyl group
69. Habagat is also known as: B. A carbonyl group bounded to two carbon atoms
A. Northeast monsoon C. A hydroxyl bonded to an alkyl group
B. Southwest monsoon D. A carbonyl attaced to an ether linkage
C. Southeast monsoon
D. Northwest monsoon 77. Which of the following is an alternative to
ozone depleting substances?
A. hydrofluorocarbons 85. Which has more mass, a kilogram of cotton or a
B. chlorofluorocarbons kilogram of diamond?
C. carbon tetrachloride A. diamond
D. methyl bromide B. cotton
C. cannot be determined
78. Besides solid, liquid and gas, what is the fourth D. both have the same mass
form of matter?
A. Gel 86. It refers to the push or pull by one body to
B. Colloid another.
C. Plasma A. work
D. Foam B. force
C. energy
79. What state of matter is considered as a very hot D. power
gas?
A. solid 87. How many complete pathways are there in a
B. plasma series circuit?
C. tokamak A. 1
D. vendetta B. 2
C. 4
80. Foams, emulsions and sols are heterogeneous D. depends on the number of bulbs
mixtures. To what type do they belong?
A. pure solutions 88. What is the reason why a passenger tends to
B. colloidal dispersions move forward when the car suddenly stops?
C. solutions A. law of interaction
D. suspensions B. law of acceleration
C. law of inertia
81. Halo-halo; heterogeneous as _____ D. law of motion
homogeneous
A. mayonnaise 89. Which law of motion explains this occurrence:
B. marshmallow when a rocket is propelled upward by the downward
C. vinegar discharge of exhaust gases?
D. fog A. Inertia
B. Universal Gravitation
82. We classify air as: C. Acceleration
A. compound D. Interaction
B. electrolytes
C. element 90. In which of the following materials will light
D, mixture travel fastest?
A. Air
83. Which type of reaction does the general B. Plastic
equation (AB + energy – A + B) show? C. Glass
A. endothermic synthesis D. Water
B. exothermic synthesis
C. exothermic decomposition 91. Vinegar is also known as:
D. endothermic decomposition A. acetic acid
B. acetone acid
84. What is the base unit for time? C. sulfuric acid
A. hour D. ascorbic acid
B. minute
C. second 92. What is the core made of?
D, millisecond A. iron
B. aluminum
C. steel A. shapes
D. iron and nickel B. sizes
C. ways of obtaining food
93. What do we call the point where an earthquake D. environmental needs
starts?
A. epicenter 101. In a pond or desert, light, warmth, water,
B. target minerals, carbon dioxide, oxygen make up the:
C. focus A. ecosystem
D. fault B. biotic
C. gases
94. A narrow passage of water joining two larger D. physical environment
bodies of water is a:
A. lake 102. Green plants make glucose from:
B. straight A. water and carbon dioxide
C. gulf B. roots and leaves
D. river C. water and oxygen
D. oxygen and carbon dioxide
95. Which science studies forces and processes that
produce weather? 103. A female structure in the flowering plant is the:
A. astronomy A. filament
B. meteorology B. pollen
C. geology C. pistil
D. oceanography D. stamen
96. What does the word “monsoon” mean?
A. moon will come soon 104. The spoilage of meat is delayed when kept in
B. seasons the refrigerator because the cold temperature:
C. weather A. keeps the flies insects away
D. climate B. changes the color/odor of meat
C. slows down the action of bacteria
97. It occurs when the earth is between the sun and D. turns the water component to ice
the moon, with the earth’s shadow cast over the
moon. 105. What is the process of changing solid to gas
A, solar eclipse without passing the liquid state?
B. eclipse A. condensation
C. lunar eclipse B. evaporation
D. eclipse of the sun C. sublimation
D. freezing
98. One of the planets has the greatest gravitational
pull. Which one is it? 106. Matter is anything that has:
A. Mars A. weight and volume
B. Mercury B. mass and volume
C. Earth C. weight and mass
D. Jupiter D. mass and shape

99. In the Atlantic region, a strom is called: 107. Which element has the chemical symbol “Hg”?
A. typhoon A. Gold
B. cyclone B. Silver
C. strom C. Mercury
D. hurricane D. Antimony

100. Plants and animals in the same ecosystem 108. Which is TRUE of metalloids?
usually have similar
A. conduct heat and electricity less effectively than C. The period during which someone builds up
non-metal immunity to a disease
B. conduct heat and electricity better than metals D. The recovery period after being sick
C. conduct heat better than metals
D. have properties of both metals and non-metals 116. When large areas of forest are removed so land
can be converted for other uses, such as farming,
109. Which are considered the “protein which of the following occurs?
manufacturer” of eukaryotic cells? A. greater oxygen production
A. golgi bodies B. colder temperature
B. ribosomes C. increased carbon dioxide
C. endoplasmic reticulum D. decreased erosion
D. mitochondria
117. What layer of atmosphere in which weather
110. What is the term used when an egg develops occurs?
into a new organism without itself being fertilized A. Stratosphere
by a sperm? B. Troposphere
A. fission C. Mesosphere
B. budding D. Exosphere
C. regeneration
D. parthenogenesis 118. What is the study of fungi such as yeasts and
mushrooms?
111. Gases can be compressed because particles are: A. Microbiology
A. always moving B. Phycology
B. far apart C. Mycology
C. near D. Botany
D. low in energy
112. How many elements are in the Periodic Table 119. Which of the following is used in pencils?
of Elements? A. Graphite
A. 110 B. Lead
B. 112 C. Charcoal
C. 116 D. Phosphorous
D. 118
120. When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is
113. Which device can convert electrical energy to formed:
mechanical energy? A. without any change in the mass of the nail
A. battery B. with decrease in the mass of the nail
B. generator C. with increase in the mass of the nail
C. motor D. without any change in color or mass of the nail
D. photo voltaic cell
121. During summer, the days are:
114. What is the sun’s energy source? A. shorter than the nights
A. mechanical energy B. the same length as the night
B. chemical energy C. longer than the nights
C. heat energy D. none of them
D. nuclear energy
122. Bats are animals that can fly and can feed their
115. Many diseases have an incubation period. young with milk. What group of animals do they
Which of the following best describes what an belong?
incubation period is? A. Fish
A. The effect of a disease on babies B. Bird
B. The period during which someone has an C. Mammal
infection, but is not showing symptoms D. Amphibian
 D. evaporating water in our skin produces cooling
123. Which of the following is a vitamin? effect
A. Adenine
B. Thymine 131. Which part of the flower develops into seeds?
C. Thiamine A. pistil
D. Trypsine B. ovule
C. ovary
124. Which of the following is an unsafe practice D. ovary wall
that may lead to fire?
A. overloading the circuit 132. Who advocated the idea that all things are
B. replacing fuse when it melts made up of four elements of fire, air, earth and
C. using standard fuse water?
D. regular checking of wirings A. Newton
B. Aristotle
125. The hinge type of join can be found in: C. Galileo
A. hip D. Einstein
B. wrist
C. shoulder 133. Angiosperms are also known as:
D. knee A. cone bearing
B. seed bearing
126. Plants store glucose in the form of starch while C. flower bearing
animals store glucose in the form of: D. spore bearing
A. cellulose
B. chitin 134. Why do fishermen catch more fish during new
C. sucrose moon than during the full moon?
D. glycogen A. Fishes look for mates during the new moon
B. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing
127. Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of: boat
A. glucose and galactose C. Fishes go near the water surface during new
B. glucose and fructose moon because the water is warmer
C. fructose and galactose D. Fishes are more active during new moon because
D. two glucose units the salt content of water is just right

128. It refers to the application of scientific 135. What component in toothpaste is effective in
knowledge. preventing tooth decay?
A. Applied Math A. peroxide
B. Science B. zinc chloride
C. Health C. spearmint
D. Technology D. fluoride

129. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the 136. Bronze is a mixture of:
ozone layer? A. Copper and Tin
A. troposphere B. Copper and Zinc
B. stratosphere C. Copper and Silver
C. mesosphere D. Copper and Gold
D. thermosphere
137. What is the numerical value of the hardest
130. Which of the following statements explains mineral?
why we feel cool after perspiring? A. 8
A. vapor in the air condenses in our skin B. 10
B. water coming out of our body is cold C. 20
C. pores in our skin allow cool air to enter D. 100
 A. Copper
138. A tropical storm may upgrade into a typhoon B. Barium
based on: C. Potassium
A. its position D. Strontium
B. its direction
C. its wind speed 145. In which medium would sound travel fastest?
D. its eye volume A. Copper
B. Water
139. The term “RADAR” is derived from the C. Oxygen
phrase? D. Air
A. Radio Detecting and Ranging
B. Radiation Diffusion and Ranging 146. What is the biggest natural satellite in the Solar
C. Radio Diffraction and Resolution System?
D. Radiation Diffraction and Resolution A. Ganymede
B. Callisto
140. What do you mean by LED? C. Europa
A. Light Energy Device D. Io
B. Light Emitting Diode
C. Light Emitting Device 147. What is the highest mountain in the Solar
D. Light Essential Device System?
A. Everest
141. Which term indicates the amount of space B. Olympus mons
occupied by matter? C. Mauna Kea
A. Density D. Chimborazo
B. Weight
C. Volume 148. What element is found inside a bulb?
D. Mass A. Filament
B. Tungsten
142. What type of muscle is found in your legs in C. Silver
order to walk? D. Copper
A. cardiac
B. smooth 149. Which of the following is true about planets?
C. soft A. They all rotate from west to east
D. skeletal B. They revolve counterclockwise
C. They are all made up of gases
143. What do you mean by G in PAG-ASA? D. They can all support life
A. Geological
B. Geophysical 150. Human fertilization occurs in:
C. Geometrical A. Ovary
D. Geochemical B. Uterus
C. Fallopian Tube
144. Which of the following metals are added to D. Vagina
fireworks to make them brilliant red?
 Answer Key
1. C 39. A 77. A 115. B
2. B 40. B 78. C 116. C
3. C 41. A 79. B 117. B
4. C 42. D 80. B 118. C
5. C 43. B 81. C 119. A
6. D 44. C 82. D 120. C
7. D 45. C 83. D 121. C
8. A 46. C 84. C 122. C
9. C 47. A 85. D 123. C
10. D 48. A 86. B 124. A
11. C 49. A 87. A 125. D
12. D 50. C 88. C 126. D
13. B 51. A 89. D 127. B
14. C 52. A 90. A 128. D
15. B 53. C 91. A 129. B
16. B 54. A 92. D 130. D
17. B 55. D 93. C 131. B
18. B 56. A 94. B 132. B
19. C 57. C 95. B 133. C
20. B 58. A 96. B 134. B
21. C 59. D 97. C 135. D
22. C 60. A 98. D 136. A
23. C 61. D 99. D 137. B
24. A 62. B 100. D 138. C
25. C 63. C 101. D 139. A
26. B 64. B 102. A 140. B
27. A 65. B 103. C 141. C
28. B 66. A 104. C 142. D
29. A 67. C 105. C 143. B
30. C 68. D 106. B 144. D
31. C 69. B 107. C 145. A
32. C 70. B 108. D 146. A
33. D 71. C 109. B 147. B
34. C 72. C 110. D 148. B
35. A 73. A 111. B 149. B
36. D 74. D 112. D 150. C
37. B 75. B 113. C
38. C 76. C 114. D