Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
CAYAMBANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Urdaneta City Pangasinan

FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION

SCIENCE 8

Name: _________________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________ Score:

________________

I. Write TRUE on the before the number if the statement is correct, an FALSE if it is incorrect.

__________1. Denitrification is the process by which nitrogen in the soil is release back into the
atmosphere.
__________2. A mutation is a change in the genes that cause the inheritance of a new trait.
__________3. Aristotle grouped organisms according to their habitat.
__________4. Cnidarians are warm blooded vertebrates that have wings and are covered with feathers.
__________5. Some bacteria are helpful and have uses in the food industry, in medicine and in
agriculture
__________6. Carolous Linnaeus grouped organisms according to their structure.
__________7. Organisms that can manufacture their own foo is called consumer.
__________8. Sponges are classified as poriferans because their bodies have many pores.
__________9. Invertebrates are animals with backbone.
__________10. Mollusks are called as “spiny-skinned animals”.

II. Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. Marsupial mammals complete their development ______________.

a. in eggs with hard shells c. in eggs leathery shells
b. in their mother’s pouch d. inside their mother’s body.

2. Algae belong to Kingdom ______________.

a. penguin b. spiny anteater c. primates d. platypus

3. Rod-shaped bacteria are called _____________.

a. spirilla b. bacilli c. cocci d. endosphere

4. It is where complete digestion of food takes place in the human digestive system.
a. mouth b. large intestine c. small intestine d. stomach

5. It is responsible in the absorption of water and mineral salts from the undigested food material.
a. mouth b. large intestine c. small intestine d. stomach
6. Plants that do not contain conductive tissues are called ____________.
a. vascular plants b. nonvascular plants c. photosynthetic d. saphrophytic

7. These are mammals that can live on both land and water.
a. mammals b. reptiles c. coelenteratesd. amphibians

8. Who is the Father of Taxonomy?

a. Aristotle b. Carolous Linnaeus c. Gregor Menel d. James Watson

9. Starfish belong to a group of invertebrates called _____________.

a. arthropods b. cnidarians c. echinoderms d. mollusks

10. Which animal is not a mammal?

a. penguin b. spiny anteater c. primates d. platypus

11. Who is the Father of Genetics?

a. Aristotle b. Carolous Linnaeus c. Gregor Menel d. James Watson

12. Which is not a characteristic of all arthropods?

a. They have jointed legs c. They don’t have backbone
b. they have exoskeleton d. They have gills.

13. It is the process by which nitrogen in the soil is released back into the atmosphere by the help of
denitrifying bacteria?
a. nitrogen fixation b. nitrogen cycle c. nitrification d. denitrification

14. Plant tissue that carries food substances own from plant leaves is called ____________.
a. stomata b. cambium c. phloem d. xylem

15. How many cotyledons does a dicot contain?

a. one b. two c. three d. four

III. Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided
before the number.

A. B.

______ 1. This refers to the variety and variability of life on earth. a. Methanogens
______2. They are known as “hot-loving” an “acid-loving” organisms. b. Genetics
______3. This type of archaebacteria are adopted to very salty environment. c. Biodiversity
______4. Organisms that break down organic matter into simpler substances to d. Ecology
be used as fertilizer in the soil. e. Consumers
______ 5. Organisms that feed on producers. f. Halophiles
______6. Special type of consumer that feed on the boy of dead organisms. g. Scavengers
______7. The study of heredity or passing on a traits from an organism to its h. Taxonomy
offspring i. Binomial
______8. The system used to name organisms wherein each organism is given nomenclature
two part scientific name. j. decomposers
______9. The study of relationship and interactions of living k. methanogens
 things with one another and with their environment.
______10. A branch of science that deals with identifying and classifying
organisms.

IV. A. Classify the following invertebrate animals. Write SPONGES, COELENTERATES, WORMS,
MOLLUSKS, ECHINODERMS and ARTHROPOS on the blank.
1. Lampreys = __________________ 6. Wombats = __________________
2. Caecilians = __________________ 7. Sting ray = __________________
3. Tuna = __________________ 8. Ostrich = __________________
4. Penguin = __________________ 9. Zebra = __________________
5. Snakes = __________________ 10. Crocodile = __________________

B. Classify the following vertebrate animals. Write FISH, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS and
MAMMALS on the blank.
1. Sea anemone = __________________ 6. Jelly fish = __________________
2. Sea cucumber = __________________ 7. Leech = __________________
3. Crabs = __________________ 8. Snail = __________________
4. Clams = __________________ 9. Starfish = __________________
5. Bath sponge = __________________ 10. Spider = __________________

VI. Enumerate the answers of the following.

1-4 Give at least four Kingdoms under Six Kingdom Classification
5-6 Enumerate the two major groups of animals.
7-8 Give at least 2 classification of worms
9-10 Give at least two classifications of fishes
11-12 Enumerate two cycles in the ecosystem
13-15 Give at least three organs of the human digestive system.

1. 9.
2. 10.
3. 11.
4. 12.
5. 13.
6. 14.
7. 15.
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Prepared by: Recommending Approval: Approved by:

KAYCIN G. DUZON MARGARITA D. VELASCO ARSENIA T. MANUEL

Subject Teacher Head Teacher III Principal II