UTKARSHA ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE

Class Test -2
Sub – School Science Time – 1 Hour
Std. – 8 Date – 26.07.2020 Max Marks – 25
Instructions to Candidates :
1 Do not write anything on question paper except Name.
2 All questions are compulsory.
3 Neat & labeled diagram must be drawn wherever necessary.
4 Assume suitable data if necessary.
5 Figures to the right indicates full marks

Q.1 Fill in the blanks. (Solve any five) 05

a) Common salt has been used to preserve_________ and ________for ages.
b) Microorganisms can be seen with the help of a _____
c) The food material which is preserved by pasteurization is __________
d) Alcohol is produced with the help of _____
e) Blue-green algae fix ______ directly from the air to enhance the fertility of soil.
f) Cholera is caused by ______

Q.2 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) (Solve any five) 05

a) Carrier of malaria-causing protozoan is:
(a) female Anopheles mosquito (b) cockroach
(c) housefly (d) butterfly
b) The bread or idli dough rises because of:
(a) heat (b) grinding
(c) growth of yeast cells (d) kneading
c) Pathogenic micro organisms present in host cells are killed by medicines called
(a) pain killer (b) antibodies
(c) antibiotics (d) vaccines
d) The gas released during the preparation of bread is
(a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide
(c) nitrogen (d) sulphur dioxide
e) The first antibiotic called penicillin was extracted from:
(a) a bacterium (b) a protozoan
(c) a fungus (d) an alga
f) Which of the following cannot be used as a food preservative?
(a) sodium metabisulphate (b) sodium hydroxide
 (c) sodium benzoate (d) citric acid

Q.3 Solve any five 05

a) Name the process in yeast that converts sugars into alcohol.
b) Name the instrument (or device) which is needed to see the micro-organisms.
c) Name any two human diseases caused by bacteria.
d) Name an antibiotic extracted from fungus (mould). Name the fungus.
e) Name any four diseases which can be prevented by vaccination.
f) Name one ‘biological nitrogen-fixer’
g) Name any two diseases spread by housefly.

Q.4 Solve any five 10

a) Match the names of scientists given in Column I with the discovery made by them
given in Column II.

b) Suggest a suitable word for each of the following statements.

(a) Chemicals added to food to prevent growth of micro organisms.
(b) Nitrogen-fixing micro organism present in the root nodules of legumes.
(c) Agent which spreads pathogens from one place to another.
(d) Chemicals which kill or stop the growth of pathogens.
c) Name any two examples of the following
(a) bacteria (b) viruses (c) protozoa (d) algae, and
(e) fungi.
d) Write any 4 points on the usefulness of microorganisms in our lives.
e) What are antibiotics? What precautions must be taken while taking antibiotics?
f) Write a short paragraph on the harms caused by microorganisms.