WorksheetsGrade 8 Fourth Quarter Unit Test
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 57mins
It is the process of taking in food through the mouth that provides energy and nutrients.
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Excretion
This happens when digested food are distributed into the different parts of the body or cells.
Ingestion
Digestion
Assimilation
Excretion
The process of turning food into smaller molecules with the help of enzymes.
mechanical digestion
chemical digestion
churning
mastication
Where does the final stage in digestion of food happen?
mouth
stomach
small intestine
anus
What type of enzyme present in saliva helps break down starch?
lactase
amylase
maltase
lipase
Which of the following breaks down food into tinier pieces to begin mechanical digestion?
epiglottis
stomach
tongue
teeth
On which part of the digestive system does absorption happen?
small intestines
rectum
large intestines
stomach
On which part of your body does digestion occur?
small intestines
stomach
large intestines
mouth
It is a combination of chewed food and saliva
kanin
chyme
bolus
Partly digested food that has been mixed with gastric juices in the stomach
chyme
bolus
How does the food move through the digestive tract?
By gravity
By cilia
Wavelike muscle contraction
The involuntary progressive wavelike contractions in the esophagus, stomach and intestines that moves the food during ingestion and digestion.
pelistalsis
peristalsis
peristalis
peristaltis
It reabsorbs water from chyme.
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
anus
It secretes acid and enzymes that digest food.
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
rectum
The temporary storage site for feces.
anus
rectum
large intestine
stomach
The cell grows physically larger and copies organelles.
G1
G2
S phase
M phase
The cell synthesizes a complete copy of the DNA in its nucleus.
G1
G2
S phase
M phase
The cell grows more, makes proteins and organelles, and begins to reorganize its contents.
G1
G2
S phase
M phase
What is the form of reproduction whose benefit is variability of the offspring?
sexual
asexual
binary fission
mitosis
What is the function of the kinetochores in cell division?
To regulate the movement of molecules in and out of the nucleus
To produce energy for the cell
To provide structural support to the nucleus contents
To connect chromosomes to spindle fibers
In mitosis, the double-stranded chromosomes separate and go to opposite
ends of the cell.
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
The nuclear membrane disappears during this stage in mitosis.
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Define cytokinesis.
division of the cytoplasm
division of chromosomes
lining of of chromosomes at the metaphase plate
swapping of genetic material between chromosomes
Which of the following is true about the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
(select two answers)
Mitosis involves only one round of cell division, while meiosis involves two rounds.
Mitosis produces haploid cells, while meiosis produces diploid cells.
Mitosis occurs only in eukaryotic cells, while meiosis occurs only in prokaryotic cells.
Mitosis results in two daughter cells with identical genetic material, while meiosis results
in four daughter cells with unique genetic material.
Select THREE TRUTHS about Mitosis.
The first phase is prophase.
It makes diploid or haploid nuclei.
It forms four daughter cells.
Separation of sister chromatids occurs.
On which phase does cytokinesis happen?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
A cell with 24 chromosomes undergoes meiosis, the sex cells produced will each have how many chromosomes?
6
12
24
48
The diploid (2n) chromosome number in an organism is 42. What is the normal
chromosome number of its sex cells?
21
42
63
84
Select everything that occurs in both mitosis and meiosis.
karyokinesis or division of the nucleus
cytokinesis or the division of the cytoplasm
DNA replication
synapsis or the fusion of homologous chromosomes
On which phase of Meiosis does crossing-over occurs?
Prophase II
Metaphase I
Prophase I
Anaphase II
Select the type of cell that undergoes meiosis.
bone cells
sperm cells
unicellular organisms
muscle cells
Where do homologous chromosomes pair up?
mitosis
meiosis
DNA replication happens.
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Describe homologous chromosomes.
Chromosomes that did not move away from each other during meiosis.
Chromosomes that has different locus for a specific gene.
Chromosomes that are similar in size, shape and genetic content
Chromosomes that are varying in size, shape and genetic content
Condensed chromosomes become visible.
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Chromatids separate and move away from each other.
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Chromosomes line up at the center or metaphase plate.
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
What could be the possible result of CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITY?
viral infection
bacterial infection
lack of oxygen supply during birth
Down's Syndrome
Who studied garden peas and established the Principles of Inheritance
Gregor Mandela
Gregor Mendel
Reginald Punnett
Humans are called diploid organisms because they have two alleles at each genetic locus, with one allele inherited from each parent. Which of the examples below is an allele for a diploid organism?
T
TTT
TL
TT
It is the study of genes to determine traits inherited by the offspring from the parents.
Histology
Biology
Heredity
Genetics
Which of the following allele is homozygous dominant?
Gg
ee
BB
Pp
It is a genetic cross involving a single pair of genes or trait.
A. monohybrid B. dihybrid C. hybrid D. monobrid
Monohybrid
Dihybrid
Hybrid
Monobrid
It is the allele of a gene that masks, hides or suppresses the expression of an alternate allele or the trait appears in the heterozygous condition.
It is the trait that can be seen in the offspring.
dominant
recessive
The allele of a gene that is masked or hidden.
dominant
recessive
The genetic makeup of an organism.
genotype
phenotype
The physical traits of an organism (hair color, height, shape).
genotype
phenotype
A pair of dissimilar alleles for a certain trait. (big letter and small letter)
sample: Aa, Bb, Cc
heterozygous genes
homozygous genes
Which is NOT an example of an allele?
FF
ff
Em
rr
An organism that has two different alleles for a single trait.
example: Ff, Nn, Ss
heterozygous
homozygous
In a monohybrid cross, organisms differ in how many traits?
four
three
two
one
Which of the following is a heterozygous dominant genotype?
RR
oo
Ww
rr
Select the homozygous recessive genotype.
FF
Ff
ff
FFF
Which of the following is true about monohybrid cross?
It uses two factors or characters
It uses a single trait or character
It uses several factors or characters
It uses a combination of character
Select all the applicable reasons why Gregor Mendel chose pea plants in his study.
grows easily/short gemination period
has a perfect flower
can be pollinated manually
has contrasting traits
Last phase of nuclear division occurs at what phase of mitosis?
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
