Beaconhouse School System

Defence Campus
Grade VIII
Science Worksheets

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________

Q1: Circle the correct option i.e. A/B/C/D.

1. The differences between the individuals within a species are called:

A) Population
B) Inheritance
C) Variation
D) Genes

2. The diagram shows a chromosome with different genes on it.

If these genes are passed on to the next generation, what would be the process called?

A) Inheritance
B) DNA
C) Selective Breeding
D) Natural Selection
3. Which among the following scientists, proposed the theory of natural selection?

A) J.P Lamarck
B) Charles Darwin
C) Charles Lyell
D) August Weismann

4. Which term describes, if a living organism like bacteria is not affected by any of the Antibiotic?

A) Resistance
B) Neutralization
C) Adaptation
D) Fertilization

5. In which part of a cell DNA is found?

A) Ribosomes
B) Cytoplasm
C) Lysosomes
D) Nucleus
6. KN03 is the molecular formula of which salt among the following?
A) Sodium Chloride
B) Potassium Nitrate
C) Nitric Acid
D) Potassium Sulfate

7. Select the general equation which represents the process of neutralization:

A) Acid + Acid Salt + Alkali
B) Salt + Salt Acid + Alkali
C) Acid + Alkali Salt + Water
D) Alkali + Alkali Water + Acid

8. Name the process when the male gametes (sperm cells) and female gametes (egg cells) fuse:

A) Selective Breeding
B) Natural Selection
C) Fertilization
D) Variation
9. What product is form when sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid reacts?
A) Sodium Chloride + Water
B) Sodium Sulfate + Water
C) Sodium Carbonate + Water
D) Sodium Citrate + Water
 10. Which salts among the following is used to stop fungal growth?

A) Sodium Chloride
B) Copper Sulfate
C) Ammonium Nitrate
D) Calcium Sulfate
11. Limestone has the chemical name:

A) Ammonium Chloride
B) Calcium Carbonate
C) Sodium Sulfate
D) Calcium Citrate

12. A substance that kills bacteria, but does not harm humans is?

A) Antiseptic
B) Pain Killer
C) Antibiotic
D) Disinfectant

13. In story of giraffes, the factors that affected the size of a population are.

A) Availability of Food
B) Availability of Water
C) Drought
D) All the above

14. Copper Carbonates have green color in powder form.

A) True
B) False

15. Base is metal oxide, where hydroxides of metals are alkali?

A) True
B) False

Q2: Circle the correct option among the three given options:

a) When a metal oxide does not dissolves in water, it is known as:

 Base
 Acid
 Alkali
b) The process through which genes are passed on from parents to their off springs is :
 Variation
 Selective Breeding
 Inheritance
 c) The process of making salts in which the products are always salt and water is known as:
 Pollination
 Neutralization
 Germination
d) The D.N.A stands for :
 Hydrochloric Acid
 Dehydration
 Deoxyribonucleic Acid

e) The salt that is used as a fertilizer in crops is known as:

 Ammonium Nitrate
 Sodium Citrate
 Copper Sulfate

Q3: Fill in the blanks with appropriate terminology:

a) above 7.
Alkalis have PH level _________
b) reactive among all three elements of Group1.
Potassium is the most_________
c) sour
Acids have a _________ taste.
d) soapy touch.
Alkalis have a _________
e) Acids can turn blue litmus paper to _________
red ..

Q4: Differentiate between the following:

Metal Oxides Bases

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Selective Breeding Natural Selection

Q5: Write down the properties of Acids and Alkali (any two for each).
Acids: 1. They have a sour taste.
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2. The pH is below 7.
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Alkalis: 1. They have a bitter taste.
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2. The pH is above 7.
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Q6: Write any three precautionary measures to be taken while performing an experiment in the
laboratory dealing with the acids like hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid.

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Q7: Complete the following given Equations:

1) Zinc + Hydrochloric Acid Zinc Chloride + Hydrogen

2) Sulfuric Acid + Calcium Carbonate Calcium Sulfate + Water + Carbon Dioxide
3) Sodium Hydroxide + Hydrochloric Acid Sodium Chloride + Water
4) Magnesium + Sulfuric Acid Magnesium Sulfate + Hydrogen

Q8: Write two things which cause the variation with examples.

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Q9: Write how genes and environment causes the variation? Elaborate your answer with examples.

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Q10: Identify the organism and write the names of the following invertebrates.

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ECOSYSTEMS- LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DEFINITIONS:

1. PRODUCERS IN ECOSYSTEM:
Producers are organisms that can make their food, such as trees, shrubs, grass, and some bacteria. All of
these are green in color because they contain chlorophyll that absorbs the energy from the sun and uses
it to produce its food.

2. CONSUMERS:
Living things that must hunt, gather, and eat their food are called consumers. Consumers must eat to
gain energy, or they will die There are four types of consumers: omnivores, carnivores, herbivores ad
decomposers.

3. ENERGY FLOW:
The energy flow takes place via the food chain and food web. During the process of energy flow in the
ecosystem, plants being the producers absorb sunlight with the help of the chloroplasts and a part of it is
transformed into chemical energy in the process of photosynthesis.

4. FOOD CHAIN:
A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

5. FOOD WEB:
A food web consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem. Each living thing in an ecosystem is
part of multiple food chains.
FOOD CHAIN:

FOOD WEB:

Q11: What is meant by food relationship and how organisms can be inter- related to one another through
food?

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Q12: How food chain and food web make a relationship between organisms?

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Activity (Sorting Out Cards)

Q13: Sort out the metals according to the reactivity of these metals keeping in mind the reactivity Series

Potassium Lead
Copper Sodium
Calcium Silver
Magnesium Gold
Aluminum Tin
Lithium Zinc
Iron Platinum
Q14: The following list contains some statements about the properties of metals and non-metals.
Underline the statements that are properties of metals.

Most are solid at room temperature.

They make a ringing sound when hit.
They do not conduct heat energy well.
They are malleable.
They are dull.
They are brittle.
They conduct heat energy well.
They do not shatter.
They conduct electricity.
Most do not conduct electricity.
Many are gases at room temperature.
They are shiny.
They are ductile.

Q15: Complete the table:

Use Metal Reason this metal is used

Electrical Wiring
Gold
Stainless Steel
Bridges

Q16: Explain the meaning of the following terms:

Ductile: ___________________________________________________________
Malleable: ___________________________________________________________

Q17: What is formed when a metal reacts with oxygen?

Q18: Where in the Periodic Table are the metals found?

Q19: Explain why the surface of sodium is only shiny when it is freshly cut.

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Q20: Write down the answers of the following given questions:

Question 1: Where do all living things get their oxygen from?

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Question 2: Where did living things get oxygen from 4.6 billion years ago when there were no plants? Answer
what you think?
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Question 3: Do you think plants also need oxygen?
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Question 4: Where do they get the oxygen from and why do they need it?

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Question 5: What are the three stages of oxygen cycle?

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Question 6: Tell uses or importance of oxygen one by one.

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Question 7: Recall some of the things in daily lives that contain carbon. Make a list of these items.

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Question 8: How carbon moves from one place to another?

Question 9: Draw the oxygen cycle.