NEW HORIZON PUBLIC SCHOOL

INDIRANAGAR, BANGALORE-08
FIRST TEST
JULY 2021-22
BIOLOGY
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STD: VIII MAX MARKS: 50
DATE: 08/07/21 TIME: 1 HR 15 MINS

Attempt all questions.

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Section A (20 Marks)

Question 1
(a) Name the following: [5]
(i) The brain stem.
(ii) The organ that perceives stimulus.
(iii) The finger like projections branching out from cyton.
(iv) The two halves of cerebrum.
(v) The bony case that covers the brain.

(b) The following statements are all false. Rewrite the correct statement [5]
by changing the first or last word only:
(i) Axons are afferent process.
(ii) Nerves are functional unit of the nervous system.
(iii) Brain is protected by three membranes called pericardium.
(iv) In the spinal cord, the outer layer is the grey matter.
(v) Cerebrum is called the little brain.

(c) Choose the odd one out and state the category of the remaining: [5]
(i) Cerebrum, medulla oblongata, spinal cord, cerebellum.
(ii) Beating of heart, peristaltic movement, memory, breathing
movement.
(iii) Axon, stimuli, dendrite, cyton.

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 (iv) Swallowing, intelligence, conscious, will power.
(v) Blinking of eye, pupil reflex, knee-jerk response, sneezing.

(d) Match the following: [5]

A B
(i) Folds a. Cerebellum
(ii) Chemical Messages b. Sulci
(iii) Control of Voluntary action c. Myelin Sheath
(iv) Grooves d. Neurotransmitters
(v) Schwann Cells e. Gyri

Section B (30 Marks)

Question 2
(a) Do as directed: [5]
(i) Draw a neat labelled diagram of the neuron.
(ii) Nerve impulses are unidirectional. Give reason.
(iii) Write the two functions of Myelin sheath.

(b) Differentiate between the following based on the instruction [5]

given in the brackets:
(i) Cerebrum and medulla oblongata (function)
(ii) Cranial nerves and spinal nerves (number of pairs)
(iii) Nerve and neuron (definition)
(iv) Sensory nerve and motor nerve (example)
(v) Gray matter and white matter (location in brain)

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Question 3
(a) Observe the diagram and answer the questions that follow: [5]

(i) Label the parts a, b, c and d.

(ii) State the location of b and c.
(iii) Injury to part c leads to immediate death. Give reason.
(iv) Define synapse.

(b) Give the scientific terms for the following: [5]

(i) The constriction between two Schwann cells.
(ii) The structure that protects the spinal cord.
(iii) The shortest path the stimulus travels from the receptor to the
effector.
(iv) The fluid that protects the brain from mechanical shocks.
(v) The fatty substance around the axons.

Question 4
(a) Answer the following: [5]
(i) Mention the components of a typical reflex arc.
(ii) A person who has consumed alcohol walks unsteadily. Give reason.
(iii) State the location and function of spinal cord.

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(b) Observe the diagram and answer the following questions: [5]

(i) Label the parts A, B, C and D.

(ii) State the function of C.
(iii) Define Reflex action.
(iv) Give any two examples of Reflex action.
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