The Educators (A Project of Beacons House)

Tharushah Campus
Mid-term Examination 2022

Class: Eight Subject: Science

Name of Student: _______________ Total Marks: 100

Q.01: Give the meaning of the following words. (10)

Sensitivity, Response, Characteristics, Neuron, Involuntary actions, Spinal cord
Metabolism, Nephron, Bladder, Genes

Q.02: Attempt any 08 question from following. (40)

i. Define Sensitivity?
ii. Explain the parts of brain with the help of a diagram.
iii. What is bowman’s capsule?
iv. What is the difference between chromosome and gene?
v. Differentiate between mitosis and meiosis?
vi. What are microbes, explain answer with examples?
vii. Explain the process of DNA replication.
viii. Explain nerve cell.
ix. What do homdogous means?
x. What are homdogous of neuron?

Q.03: Draw a diagram of neuron. (10)

Q.04: Fill in the blanks (10)
i. Useful substances such as_________are reabsorbed by blood vessels.
ii. Large molecules such as_________ can not pass through the walls of the capillary and one
left.
iii. The rest of the liquid passes down long looped part of the________
iv. ____________ protects animals from diseases.
v. Some small algae fungi and bacteria one directly used as________ source.
vi. A fungus called fusarium is used to make artificial.
vii. Methane also called __________ is made by bacteria feeding on organic waste sewage
works and forms.

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Tharushah Campus
Mid-term Examination 2022

viii. yeast feeds on sugar in the absence of oxygen to produce. _________________

ix. ____________ have been used to produced human growth hormones for children who
do not grow properly.
x. Meaning of science word is ___________.

Q.05: MCQS

1. The ability of an organism to respond to a stimulus is called_______

A) Response B) Stimulus C) Sensitivity D) None of these
2. The gap between nerve cells or neurons are called
None of the
A) Synopsis B) Sinuses C) Synapses D)
above
3. The largest part of brain is the_____________
A) Cerebellum B) Cerebrum C) Brain stem D) None of these
4. A quick and sudden movement is called ________action
A) Fast B) Reflex C) Smooth D) None of these
5. Which of the following organ is not related to excretion.
A) Lungs B) Kidney C) Stomach D) None of these
6. When blood is filtered__________ is produced.
A) Salt B) Glucose C) Urea D) All of the above
7. Chromosomes are made up of_____
A) RNA B) DNA C) CBM D) All of these
8. Genes are located all along the
A) Nerve cells B) Brain C) Chromosomes D) All of these
9. Each chromosomes replicates itself to form two_______
A) DNA B) Chromatids C) Genes D) All of these
10. Fermentation takes place with the help of______
A) Germs B) Bacteria C) Amoeba D) All of these

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