DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 8 DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 8

Fourth Quarter, Fourth Quarter,

SY 2017 - 2018 SY 2017 - 2018

Direction: Read and analyze each question. Write Direction: Read and analyze each question. Write
only the letter of your choice on your answer sheet. only the letter of your choice on your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is the correct sequence of 10. Which of these organisms would most likely be
the levels of classification? found at the top of an energy pyramid?
a. kingdom, phylum, class, order, a. planktons c. fishes
family, genus, species b. Sharks d. plants
b. kingdom, class, phylum, family,
order, genus, species 11. Which of the following is NOT a function of the
c. kingdom, family, class, phylum, liver?
order, genus, species a. produce bile c. store glucose
d. kingdom, phylum, order, b. store vitamins d. produce saliva
class, family, genus, species
12. Food is completely digested and absorbed in
2. Eukaryotic cells are different from prokaryotic cells which organ?
because eukaryotic cells ___________________. a. stomach c. large intestine
a. have nuclei b. small intestine d. pancreas
b. are much smaller
c. have nuclear membrane 13. The digestion brought about by enzyme actions
d. have a higher rate of reproduction on different food groups.
a. chemical digestion
3. Organisms such as halophiles, halophiles, b. incomplete digestion
metanophiles belong to kingdom ________. c. Mechanical digestion
a. Archaebacteria c. Eubacteria d. complete digestion
b. Protista d. fungi
14. The muscular tube through which food passes
4. To which of the following phyla carrier of from the pharynx to the stomach.
malaria, the Plasmodium, belong? a. mouth c. large intestine
a. Ciliophora c. Sporozoa b. pancreas d. esophagus
b. Sarcodina d. Mastigophora
15. A chemical substance that is a combination of
5. A characteristic that is common to annelids like the watery fluid and mucus which help in digestion.
centipede, earthworm and leech is that they have a. enzymes c. bile
____________________. b. hormones d. hydrochloric acid
a. long bodies c. segmented bodies
b. rounded bodies d. flat bodies 16. Mario wants to study the traits inherited by the
offspring from the parents. What does
6. The interconnecting food chains of organism is Mario wants to study about?
called ___________________. a. Paleontology c. Evolution
a. Food webs c. energy flow b. Ecology d. Heredity
b. energy pyramids d. trophic levels
17. How many chromosomes are there in each
7. The first trophic level in food chain contains the human body cell?
____________________. a. 10 b. 23 c. 36 d. 46
a. producers c. decomposers
b. consumers d. herbivores 18. An offspring has a genotype of AaBB. What
kind of gametes do the parents have?
8. Which of the following is NOT considered as an a. Ab; aB c. aB; aB
autotroph? b. AB; aB d. aB; ab
a. rice c. corn
b. ostrich d. cassava 19. Amino acids are required in the human diet for
the synthesis of _________.
9. In a food chain, what happens to the amount of a. proteins c. sugars
energy as one goes farther from the first trophic b. starches d. lipids
level?
a. the energy increases 20. The expression of the genotype of an individual
b. the energy decreases for a particular character is called ________.
c. the energy remains the same a. dominant c. recessive
d. the energy is converted to light energy b. phenotype d. trait

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