LYCEUM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Monthly Test – January 2018

Subject : Biology
Class : 8 ….......
Duration : 25 minutes Date : ......................................
Candidate's name : ........................................................... Admission no : ........................
Instructions : Keep your colour pencils at hand. Borrowing will not be allowed.
PART – I
Underline the correct answer.
(1) The heart is protected by the
(a) skull. (b) rib cage. (c) diaphragm. (d) intestine .

(2) Which of the following is correct regarding "double circulation" ?

(a) blood passing through the heart once, in a full circulation.
(b) blood passing through the heart twice, in one complete circulation.
(c) blood passing through the arteries and the veins.
(d) blood passing through the organs twice in a full circulation.
(3) Which one is not a disease concerning the heart ?
(a) Thrombosis (b) Asthma (c) Angina (d) Cardiac arrest

(4) What is the wrong statement about blood ?

(a) Blood is not a tissue.
(b) Blood helps to maintain a constant body temperature.
(c) Blood helps to transport waste products.
(d) Contains three types of blood cells.
(5) Deoxygenated blood carries,
(a) high oxygen. (b) low carbon dioxide.
(c) high carbon dioxide. (d) high carbon monoxide .

(6) Which part of the respiratory system helps in speech ?

(a) alveoli (b) nose (c) bronchioles (d) larynx
(7) Which of the following is a function of all veins ?
(a) Transporting blood away from the heart. (b) Transporting blood towards the heart.
(c) Transporting oxygen. (d) Transporting carbon dioxide.
(8) Lungs are located
(a) in the thorax. (b) in the abdomen.
(c) below the diaphragm. (d) in­between the kidneys .

(9) What is the average volume of air exchanged per breath when at rest ?
(a) 0.5 litres (b) 0.3 litres (c) 0.01 litre (d) 0.8 litres
(10) Exhaled air mostly contains ?
(a) oxygen. (b) hydrogen. (c) nitrogen. (d) carbon dioxide
[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]
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PART – II

(1) A simplified cross section of the human heart is given in the diagram below.
B C

D
A

(i) Name the blood vessels A, B, C and D.

A ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ C ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
B ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ D ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(4 marks)
(ii) What are the vessels connected to the lungs ?
(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(iii) Draw the blood flow in the diagram of the heart, using arrows. (Use two different colours).
(6 marks)
(iv) Name two ions dissolved in blood plasma.
(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(v) What is the function of valves in the heart ?
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(1 mark)
[Total = 15 marks]
(2) (i) Write the word equation to show the reaction for energy released in a cell in the
presence of oxygen.
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(5 marks)
(ii) Write the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(iii) Write the functions of the following, in the trachea.
(a) Mucus ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(b) Cilia ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(c) Cartilage rings ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(6 marks)
(iv) Name the structure in which the exchange of gases takes place inside the lungs.
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(2 marks)
[Total = 15 marks]
END Ref : NR