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Class 8: Conservation of Plants and Animals, Cell

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A place in environment where an organism lives is ________

a)

Home

b)

Resort

c)

Habitat

d)

Reservoir

2.

Deforestation takes place by

a)

Human activities

b)

Only by natural resources

c)

Both of these

d)

None of these

3.

The species which are at the verge of the extinction

a)

Endemic

b)

Extinct

c)

Endangered

d)

None of these

4.

The growing more and more of plants is called

a)

Deforestation

b)

Afforestation

c)

Reforestation

d)

None of these

5.

Fauna indicates for

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Both plants and animals

d)

None of these

6.

The places where animals receive protection is called

a)

Zoo

b)

National parks

c)

Rock shelters

d)

None of these

7.

Project Tiger was launched on

a)

1 April 1973

b)

23 May 1973

c)

21 September 1973

d)

25 December 1973

8.

Sanctuary is a place where

a)

Animals are protected

b)

Plants are protected

c)

Office of forest department

d)

None of these

9.

Part of earth which supports the biodiversity is called

a)

Biosphere

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Ecosystem reserve

d)

Biotic community

10.

PLANTING TREES AND CREATING FOREST IN AN AREA WHERE NONE EXISTED BEFORE IS CALLED AS

a)

ENDEMIC

b)

FLORA

c)

AFFORESTATION

d)

CONSERVATION

11.

VARIETY OF LIVING ORGANISMS FOUND ON EARTH IS KNOWN AS

a)

ECOSYSTEM

b)

BIODIVERSITY

c)

FAUNA

d)

MIGRATION

12.

ALL THE NATURALLY OCCURRING, OR INDIGENOUS ANIMAL LIFE IN AN AREA

a)

FLORA

b)

FAUNA

c)

SPECIES

d)

EXTINCT

13.

ALL THE NATURALLY OCCURRING, OR INDIGENOUS PLANT LIFE IN AN AREA

a)

FLORA

b)

FAUNA

c)

MIGRATION

d)

SPECIES

14.

A PERIODIC MOVEMENT WHERE BIRDS AND ANIMAL MOVE ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER PLACE IS KNOWN AS

a)

SPECIES

b)

MIGRATION

c)

ENDEMIC

d)

FAUNA

15.

A PLANT, ANIMAL WHICH IS NOT FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IS CALLED

a)

ENDANGERED

b)

MIGRATION

c)

ENDEMIC

d)

EXTINCT

16.

THE PROCESS BY WHICH AN AREA GETS CONVERTED INTO A DESERT IS KNOWN AS

a)

ENDEMIC

b)

DESERTIFICATION

c)

DESERT

d)

ALL OF THEM

17.

DESERT PLANTS ALSO KNOWN AS

a)

DES. PLANTS

b)

XEROPHYTE

c)

PLANTS IN DESERT

d)

DESERTIC PLANTS

18.

The existence of a diverse variety of plants and animals living in a region is called_______.

a)

Species

b)

Flora

c)

Fauna

d)

Biodiversity

19.

Relationship between a biotic community and an abiotic environment is called________.

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Survival

20.

Loss of biodiversity is also because of _______ in human population.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Spread

d)

Fight

21.

Oil spill is a threat to organisms living in ________.

a)

Forests

b)

Deserts

c)

Seas

d)

Plains

22.

Eucalyptus is an ______ species.

a)

Endangered

b)

Exotic

c)

Extinct

d)

None of these

23.

Dodo bird is an example of ________ species.

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Rare

24.

Which of the following is not an endangered species?

a)

Bengal Tiger

b)

Blue whale

c)

Asian elephant

d)

Polar bear

25.

Which is not included in the IUCN red list?

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

Existing

d)

Vulnerable

26.

The Asiatic Lion is found in ______.

a)

Assam

b)

Kerala

c)

Gujarat

d)

Rajasthan

27.
______ make protein for the cell.  
a)
Nuclei
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Vacuoles 
28.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

c)

Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

29.
Which of the following would be found in both eukaryotic AND prokaryotic cells?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
30.
Why is the nucleus important? 
a)
It give the cell its energy
b)
It stores genetic information
c)
It uses sunlight for food
d)
It makes the proteins
31.
Which of the following is an enzyme filled organelle that breaks down waste in the cell?
a)
lysosomes
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria 
d)
Golgi apparatus 
32.

organelle in eukaryotic cells near the nucleus

that has ribosomes attached to it

a)

rough ER

b)

smooth ER

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

lysosome

33.
What organelles transfer energy from organic molecules to ATP?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vesicles
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Mitochondria
34.
Vacuole function:
a)
Stores proteins
b)
Digests waste
c)
Stores water (large in plants)
d)
Contains genetic material
35.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
Supports and protects the cell
b)
Controls the cell
c)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
d)
Metabolic reactions occur here
36.
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells both have? 
a)
Mitochondria 
b)
Nucleus 
c)
DNA 
d)
Choloropast
37.

long skinny structures that help with cell structure/ support

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

lysosomes

d)

cell membrane

38.
What type of cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts?
a)
Plant cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Plant and animal cells
d)
Neither plant NOR animal cells
39.

this protects the nucleus

a)

nucleolus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

nuclear membrane

40.

collects, processes, and packages proteins for the cell

a)

mitochondria

b)

gogli apparatus

c)

smooth ER

d)

rough ER

41.

Organelles are suspended in this.

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

golgi body

d)

ribosome

42.

Prokaryotes do NOT have....

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

DNA or RNA

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Life

43.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

a)

unicellular

b)

floating DNA

c)

very small

d)

complex

44.

It contains the genetic material of the cell (DNA)

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi complex

45.

They synthesise proteins

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

46.

It surrounds the cell and controls entry and exit of solutes

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Mitochondria

47.

They produce energy

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

48.

Spherical vesicles containing hydrolytic enzymes

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Riboomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Centriole

49.

Gelationous liquid that fills the inside of a cell

a)

Vacuole

b)

DNA

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cytoplasm

50.

They store waste, water solutes and enzymes

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Plasma membrane

51.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

Organ

b)

Cell

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

52.

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

Gives energy to the cell

b)

Are the site of protein synthesis

c)

It packaged proteins and send them off

d)

It regulates what goes In and out

53.

What organelle structure regulates what enters and leaves the cell

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nucleus

54.

What organelle produces ATP

a)

mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

55.

Where are the proteins made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Vacuole

56.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Unicellular

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Multicellular

57.

a cell that has the DNA and controls the cell's activities.

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

58.

What fluid can be found in cells that holds organelles?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chlorine

c)

Blood

d)

Plasma

59.

Which plant organelle transforms light into glucose to use as food?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplasts

60.

What organelle is used as storage?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell

61.

The organelle that is the control center of the cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

ER

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

62.

example of a prokaryote cell is

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

63.

The function of the rough ER is to

a)

Produce and folding proteins

b)

Produce and folding carbohydrates

c)

Produce and folding lipids

d)

Produce and folding Nucleic acids

64.

The function of the smooth ER is to

a)

Make lipids

b)

Make proteins

c)

Make carbohydrates

d)

Make nucleic acids

65.

all organisms are made of cells

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Theory

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Chloroplasts

66.

An organism made of only one cell is called

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Monocellular

d)

Eukaryotic