Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR
SAN LUIS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

4th Quarter Final Test

SCIENCE 8

Name:___________________________________________________________Section:________________
Score: __________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided
before each number.

_______1. Watery substance secreted by the salivary gland around the mouth. Helps moisten and soften
food for swallowing.
a. benedicts c. vitamins
b. lugols d. saliva
_______2. A pulpy mixture of food and gastric juices. Produced in the stomach, from which it passes into
the small intestine.
a. amylase c. peristalsis
b. bolus d. chyme
_______3. Regular muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
a. amylase c. peristalsis
b. bolus d. chyme
_______4. This muscle helps move food to the back of the mouth for swallowing
a. lips c. teeth
b. saliva glands d. tongue
_______5. A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch. It is found in saliva.
a. amylase c. lipase
b. gastric juice d. pepsin
_______6. The accessory digestive organs include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a liver c. stomach
b. pancreas d tongue
_______7. The following organs are part of the human digestive system EXCEPT:
a. mouth c. esophagus
b. small Intestine d . gastro vascular cavity
_______8. In humans, the large intestine is the major site for the
a. completion of lipid digestion c. completion of carbohydrate digestion
b. storage of nutrients for future use d. absorption of water into the bloodstream
_______9. What is the largest internal organ of the human body?
a. heart c. gall bladder
b. liver d. stomach
_______10. What is the role of teeth in digestion?
a. They break down food mechanically, stimulating enzyme synthesis in the food.
b. They break down food chemically, mixing saliva with the food for easier digestion.
c. They break down food chemically, aiding the movement of the food through the esophagus.
d. They break down food mechanically, increasing the surface area of the food for enzyme action.
_______11. In what part of the body does most chemical digestion take place?
a. large intestine c. pancreas
b. liver d. small intestine
_______12. What organ produces bile?
a. large intestine c. pancreas
b. liver d. small intestine
_______13. Which stage in the life of a cell is spent most?
a. cytokinesis phase c. mitotic phase
b. interphase d. synthesis phase
_______14. The food that has been chewed and mixed in the mouth with saliva is called _____.
a. bile c. bulos
b. bolus d. chyme
_______15. During interphase:
a. The cell grows c. The cell prepares for mitosis
b. Chromosomes start to duplicate d. All of the above
_______16. What structure inside the cell helps pull the chromatids apart:
a. Centromere c. Nucleus
b. Spindle Fibers d. Membrane
_______17. Cytokinesis occurs during which phase of cell division
a. prophase c. telophase
b. anaphase d. metaphase
_______18. Sister chromatids detach from each other during:
a prophase c. anaphase
b metaphase d. telophase
_______19. The end result of meiosis is:
a. four cells c. one cell
b. five cells d. two cells
_______20. The following are the functions of mitosis EXCEPT:
a. growth c. renew
b. repair d. reproduction

Test II. Label the main organs involved in the digestive system.
Test III. Use the correct word from the word bank to tell the correct stages of cell
division shown below. Each word should be used only once. Write the letter of your
answers beside the number. (Hint: Notice the traces of synapsis and crossing over in the
chromosomes during meiosis.)
Test IV. Write the correct chromosome number of the selected organisms.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Good luck and God Bless!

Prepared by:

Rey Ann A. Rubio

Subject Teacher