SULTAN ALI AKBAR SINENGGAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION - SCIENCE 8

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Direction: In separate sheet, shade the circle which corresponds to the letter of
your answer.

1. What is the main role of food in the survival of species?

a) To make food taste better
b) To provide energy and support growth c) To replace exercise

2. How does food contribute to body repair?

a) By providing necessary substances for growth and healing
b) By making people feel full c) By increasing body temperature

3. Why do cells in the body need food?

a) To perform photosynthesis b) For energy, growth, and repair c) To store it for later use

4. What must happen to food before cells can use it?

a) It must be broken down into a usable form
b) It must be stored in the stomach c) It must be absorbed directly from the mouth

5. What system in the body is responsible for changing food into a usable form?
a) Nervous system b) Respiratory system c) Digestive system

6. What is the role of microscopic cells in the process of digestion?

a) They break down food in the stomach
b) They use the nutrients from food for energy and repair
c) They help transport food through the body

7. What is the first process that occurs in the digestive system?

a. Absorption b. Ingestion c. Digestion

8. Where does the journey of food begin?

a. In the intestines b. In the mouth c. In the stomach

9. What is the second process involved in the digestive system?

a. Ingestion b. Digestion c. Absorption

10. What is the role of the teeth in digestion?

a. They absorb nutrients from food
b. They cut, crush, and break food into tiny piecesc. They push food down to the stomach

11. What is the function of the tongue in digestion?

a. It secretes saliva b. It breaks down carbohydrates c. It helps mix food with saliva

12. What is the process of chewing called?

a. Peristalsis b. Mastication c. Absorption

13. What type of digestion is mastication?

a. Chemical digestion b. Mechanical digestion c. Enzymatic digestion

14. What enzyme is present in saliva?

a. Pepsin b. Trypsin c. Salivary amylase

15. What is the name of the moist ball of food formed in the mouth?
a. Chyme b. Bolus c. Bile

16. What tube connects the mouth to the stomach?

a. Trachea b. Esophagus c. Small intestine

17. What is the function of peristalsis?

a. To push and transport food and liquids to the stomach
b. To break down food chemically
c. To mix food with enzymes in the stomach

18. What is the shape of the stomach?

a) U-shaped b) J-shaped c) S-shaped
19. Which substances are secreted by the stomach to aid digestion?
a) Hydrochloric acid and pepsin b) Saliva and bile c) Oxygen and glucose

20. What is the function of bile in digestion?

a) It turns large fat droplets into smaller ones
b) It breaks down proteins into amino acids c) It helps absorb carbohydrates

21. What is the role of the pancreas in digestion?

a) It produces bile c) It absorbs nutrients from food
b) It releases enzymes that help digest carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

22. Which of the following is not an enzyme produced by the pancreas?

a) Amylase b) Peptidase c) Bile

23. How much digestive juice does the pancreas produce daily?
a) About 50ml b) About half a liter c) About 2 kilograms

24. What is the largest organ inside the human body?

a) Stomach b) Liver c) Pancreas

25. What is the function of the small intestine?

a. To break down food further for absorption
b. To store food temporarily c. To eliminate waste from the body

26. What happens to the cell during interphase?

a) It divides into two new cells
b) It stops functioning temporarily c) It grows and prepares for division

27. Why does the DNA molecule in the chromosome produce a copy of itself?
a) To create new proteins b) To prepare for cell division c) To repair damaged cells

28. During interphase, the chromosomes are:

a) Condensed and thickened b) Long and extended c) Broken down and dissolved

29. When do chromosomes become condensed or thickened?

a) During interphase b) During the mitotic phase c) During DNA replication

30. What does DNA stand for?

a. Deoxyribonucleic acid b. Dioxyribonucleic acid c. Deoxyribogenetic acid

31. Where is DNA located inside a cell?

a. Cytoplasm b. Nucleus c. Ribosome

32. DNA is found inside which structure within the nucleus?

a. Chromosome b. Mitochondria c. Lysosome

33. What is the role of DNA in heredity?

a. It transmits genetic material from parents to offspring
b. It helps in digesting food c. It controls the movement of the cell

34. What is the shape of DNA?

a. Circular b. Helical c. Linear

35. How many strands does DNA have?

a. One b. Two c. Three

36. What are the two identical halves of a replicated chromosome called?
a. Centromere b. Chromatids c. Nucleotides

37. What structure connects two chromatids in a chromosome?

a. Centromere b. Q arm c. Nucleus
38. What is the function of the centromere?
a. It helps in the replication of DNA
b. It serves as the attachment point of chromatids
c. It forms the outer membrane of the chromosome

39. What is another name for the short arm of a chromosome?

 a. Q arm b. P arm c. Centromere

40. Which part of the chromosome is typically longer?

a. P arm b. Q arm c. Centromere

41. What is the purpose of the centromere’s constriction point?

a. It holds chromatids together and divides the chromosome into two arms
b. It protects the chromosome from damage
c. It creates new chromatids during replication

42. What happens during the G1 phase of interphase?

a. DNA is replicated c. The cell undergoes division
b. The cell grows and synthesizes proteins and RNA

43. Which organelle increases in number during the G1 phase?

a. Ribosome b. Mitochondria c. Nucleus

44. What is the main event in the S phase?

a. DNA replication b. Protein synthesis c. Cell division

45. What happens during the G2 phase?

a. The cell prepares for division and grows rapidly
b. DNA is synthesized c. The cell shrinks to its smallest size

46. What is mitosis?

a. The process of creating four new cells with half the chromosome number
b. A type of cell division that produces two identical nuclei and cells
c. The fusion of two cells to form a single nucleus

47. How many cells are produced at the end of mitosis?

a. One b. Two c. Four

48. What happens to the chromosome number after mitosis?

a. It is reduced by half
b. It remains the same as the parent cell c. It doubles in each daughter cell
49. What is the correct order of the four stages of mitosis?
a. Anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
b. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c. Metaphase, telophase, prophase, anaphase

50. In which stage of mitosis do chromosomes align in the center of the cell?
a. Prophase b. Metaphase c. Anaphase

Prepared By:
MYRNA R. PATCHES
Subject Teacher