SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION

GRADE 8 SCIENCE
BUENAVISTA SPECIAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL

Name: ________________________________ Date: ________________

Teacher: Mrs. Mae P. Tagarao Score: _______________
I. Choose the letter that represents the correct answer. Write it on the space provided for before the number.
_____1. It refers to the variety of organisms living on Earth.
a. Biology b. Biodiversity c. Geology d. Taxonomy
_____2. It refers to the different kinds of places where organisms live.
a. species diversity b. ecosystem diversity c. genetic diversity d. all of the choices
_____3. It consists of the large number and all different kinds of organisms that inhabit the Earth.
a. species diversity b. ecosystem diversity c. genetic diversity d. all of the choices
_____4. He is the Father of Biology.
a. Aristotle b. Carl von Linnaeus c. Galileo d. Albert Einstein
_____5. It is a field of science that deals with the classification and naming of organisms.
a. Biology b. Astronomy c. Geology d. Taxonomy
_____6. He is the Father of Taxonomy.
a. Aristotle b. Carl von Linnaeus c. Galileo d. Albert Einstein
_____7. It is the largest category into which organisms have been classified.
a. class b. species c. kingdom d. domain
_____8. It is a group of similar organisms and capable of reproducing their own kind.
a. class b. species c. kingdom d. domain
_____9. Given the scientific name Canis lupus, which one represents the species?
a. lupus b. Canis c. both a and b d. can’t tell
_____10. Living things are often called
a. prokaryotes b. eukaryotes c. organisms d. all of the choices
II. A. Matching Type. Match the words in column A to those in column B. Write only the letter.
A B
_____1. they live in extreme environments a. Gymnosperms
_____2. they are referred to as true bacteria b. Cnidarians
_____3. they come from unrelated ancestors c. Archaebacteria
_____4. they are involved in decomposing organic materials d. Sponges
_____5. they have transport system e. Eubacteria
_____6. plants whose seeds are borne in cones f. Angiosperms
_____7. “flowering plants” g. Protists
_____8. they kill or inhibit disease-causing organisms h. Vascular Plants
_____9. they are the simplest animals i. Antibiotics
_____10. their tentacles contain nematocysts j. Fungi
II. B. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the missing word/s. Choose your word/s from the box
below.

invertebrate vertebrate four five birds fish reptiles mammals insects

amphibians mollusks squid gills lungs warm octopus cold birds

exoskeleton reptiles arthropods echinoderms earthworms

An animal that has a backbone is called a _______________________ and an animal without a

backbone is called an _______________________. There are __________ main groups of vertebrates. The
main groups of vertebrates are m_____________, f_________, r_____________, a_________________ and
b__________. ________________ like ants and bees are invertebrates. Slugs and snails are ________________
that live on land and o_______________, s__________ and cuttlefish are mollusks that live in the sea.
Mammals breathe using ____________ and fishes breathe using __________. Most reptiles and fishes are
__________-blooded. Mammals and birds are __________-blooded. Scorpions, spiders, crabs and insects are
called ________________ because they have hard bodies called ____________________ and jointed legs.
Animals like starfish and sea-urchin are called __________________. ____________ are called annelids
because they have segmented bodies.
III. Answer the following briefly:
1. What is the greatest contribution of plants to living things on Earth?
2. What is the importance of biodiversity to ecosystems?