SCIENCE 8 Direction: In a ¼ sheet of paper, write the letter of the correct answer.

QUARTER 4, SUMMATIVE 1
1. In what process do animals take in food that provides energy and nutrients?
Direction: In a ¼ sheet of paper, write the letter of the correct answer. A. assimilation C. excretion
1. In what process do animals take in food that provides energy and nutrients? B. digestion D. ingestion
A. assimilation C. excretion 2. The process in which digested foods are distributed into different parts of the body cells are
B. digestion D. ingestion _______.
2. The process in which digested foods are distributed into different parts of the body cells are A. assimilation C. excretion
_______. B. digestion D. ingestion
A. assimilation C. excretion 3. What is the process of turning food into smaller molecules with the aid of
B. digestion D. ingestion enzymes?
3. What is the process of turning food into smaller molecules with the aid of A. churning C. chemical digestion
enzymes? B. mastication D. mechanical digestion
A. churning C. chemical digestion 4. Where does the final stage in digestion of food happen?
B. mastication D. mechanical digestion A. liver C. small intestine
4. Where does the final stage in digestion of food happen? B. mouth D. large intestine
A. liver C. small intestine 5. What type of enzyme present in saliva helps break down starch?
B. mouth D. large intestine A. amylase C. lipase
5. What type of enzyme present in saliva helps break down starch? B. lactase D. maltase
A. amylase C. lipase 6. Which of the following breaks down food into tinier pieces to begin
B. lactase D. maltase mechanical digestion?
6. Which of the following breaks down food into tinier pieces to begin A. esophagus C. teeth
mechanical digestion? B. stomach D. tongue
A. esophagus C. teeth 7. What organ system is responsible for breaking down of large molecules into smaller
B. stomach D. tongue molecules and absorption of organic compounds needed by the body?
7. What organ system is responsible for breaking down of large molecules into smaller molecules A. circulatory system C. Nervous system
and absorption of organic compounds needed by the body? B. digestive system D. respiratory system
A. circulatory system C. Nervous system 8. What is the main function of the large intestine?
B. digestive system D. respiratory system A. It breaks down hemoglobin. C. It regulates the release of bile.
8. What is the main function of the large intestine? B. It secretes digestive enzymes. D. It reabsorbs water from chyme.
A. It breaks down hemoglobin. C. It regulates the release of bile. 9. What do you call the wavelike contraction of the smooth muscles of digestive tract pushes
B. It secretes digestive enzymes. D. It reabsorbs water from chyme. food in small sections through the gastro-intestinal tube?
9. What do you call the wavelike contraction of the smooth muscles of digestive tract pushes food A. mixing movement C. contractile movement
in small sections through the gastro-intestinal tube? B. parietal movement D. peristaltic movement
A. mixing movement C. contractile movement 10. If the liver is severely damaged, metabolism of which nutrients would be most affected?
B. parietal movement D. peristaltic movement A. carbohydrates C. proteins
10. If the liver is severely damaged, metabolism of which nutrients would be most affected? B. lipids D. All of the above
A. carbohydrates C. proteins 11. What is the most essential function of the intestinal villi?
B. lipids D. All of the above A. pushes the fecal matter into the rectum
11. What is the most essential function of the intestinal villi? B. increases surface area for nutrient absorption
A. pushes the fecal matter into the rectum D. secretes mucous to facilitate the movement of chyme via the alimentary canal
B. increases surface area for nutrient absorption 12. Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the processes involved in the human
D. secretes mucous to facilitate the movement of chyme via the alimentary canal digestive system?
12. Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the processes involved in the human A. assimilation, absorption, ingestion, digestion, and egestion
digestive system? B. digestion, ingestion, assimilation, egestion and absorption
A. assimilation, absorption, ingestion, digestion, and egestion C. egestion, absorption, digestion, assimilation and ingestion
B. digestion, ingestion, assimilation, egestion and absorption D. ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion
C. egestion, absorption, digestion, assimilation and ingestion 13. What is the term for the food that is chewed and mixed with saliva that turns into a moist
D. ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion ball?
13. What is the term for the food that is chewed and mixed with saliva that turns into a moist ball? A. bolus C. feces
A. bolus C. feces B. chyme D. gastric juice
B. chyme D. gastric juice 14. What is the process by which the nutrients from the digested food move into the blood
14. What is the process by which the nutrients from the digested food move into the blood vessels passing through the lining of the small intestine?
vessels passing through the lining of the small intestine? A. assimilation C. egestion
A. assimilation C. egestion B. digestion D. elimination
B. digestion D. elimination 15. Which of these substances is an enzyme that digests protein in the stomach?
15. Which of these substances is an enzyme that digests protein in the stomach? A. amylase C. pepsin
A. amylase C. pepsin B. hydrochloric acid D. saliva
B. hydrochloric acid D. saliva 16. The following organs are part of the human digestive system EXCEPT _____.
16. The following organs are part of the human digestive system EXCEPT _____. A. mouth C. small Intestine
A. mouth C. small Intestine B. esophagus D. gastro vascular cavity
B. esophagus D. gastro vascular cavity 17. In which part of the digestive system does the breaking down of food into tinier pieces
17. In which part of the digestive system does the breaking down of food into tinier pieces occur? occur?
A. mouth C. small intestine A. mouth C. small intestine
B. stomach D. large Intestine B. stomach D. large Intestine
18. Which of the following helps in the digestion of food in the mouth? 18. Which of the following helps in the digestion of food in the mouth?
A. amylase C. protease A. amylase C. protease
B. bile D. saliva B. bile D. saliva
19. What enzyme aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine? 19. What enzyme aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine?
A. amylase C. lipase A. amylase C. lipase
B. gastric enzyme D. pepsin B. gastric enzyme D. pepsin
20. Which tiny structures line the internal surface of the small intestine to increase its surface 20. Which tiny structures line the internal surface of the small intestine to increase its surface
area for the absorption of nutrients? area for the absorption of nutrients?
A. bile ducts C. salivary glands A. bile ducts C. salivary glands
B. cilia D. villi B. cilia D. villi
21. What aids the passage of food through the digestive tract? 21. What aids the passage of food through the digestive tract?
A. pull from the anus C. movement of the cilia A. pull from the anus C. movement of the cilia
B. chemical absorption D. wavelike muscle contractions B. chemical absorption D. wavelike muscle contractions
22. What is the main work of the digestive system? 22. What is the main work of the digestive system?
A. fights disease C. breaks down food A. fights disease C. breaks down food
B. regenerates cells D. distributes energy throughout the body B. regenerates cells D. distributes energy throughout the body
23. Which of the following is the correct order of the digestive tract? 23. Which of the following is the correct order of the digestive tract?
A. mouth → rectum → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine → large intestine A. mouth → rectum → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine → large intestine
B. mouth → stomach → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine →large intestine B. mouth → stomach → esophagus → rectum → anus → small intestine →large intestine
C. mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → rectum → anus C. mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine → rectum → anus
D. mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → anus → large intestine → rectum D. mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → anus → large intestine → rectum
24. How do nutrients from digested food reach the blood? 24. How do nutrients from digested food reach the blood?
A. by passing through the esophagus into the blood A. by passing through the esophagus into the blood
B. by being absorbed into the blood through the blood vessels B. by being absorbed into the blood through the blood vessels
C. by being absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs C. by being absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs
D. by passing through the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood D. by passing through the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood
25. What will happen to the undigested food that pass through the digestive tract? 25. What will happen to the undigested food that pass through the digestive tract?
A. goes to the pancreas to await disposal A. goes to the pancreas to await disposal
B. enters to the stomach and await disposal B. enters to the stomach and await disposal
C. goes to small intestine and await disposal C. goes to small intestine and await disposal
D. moves down to the large intestine and await disposal D. moves down to the large intestine and await disposal

SCIENCE 8
QUARTER 4, SUMMATIVE 1