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Ultimate Year 8 End of Year Biology Quiz 2023

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tube that carries swallowed food to the stomach
a)
esophagus
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
d)
rectum
2.
Food is broken down to supply energy for your body in the ____________
a)
digestive system
b)
endocrine system
c)
excretory system
d)
reproductive system
3.
What happens when the food goes to the small intestine?
a)
nutrients gets into the blood
b)
the food keeps on going
c)
nothing
4.
The organ in orange represents the:
a)
Liver
b)
Lung
c)
Stomach
d)
Pancreas
5.
Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as:
a)
Chemical Digestion
b)
Physical Digestion
6.
The part of the digestive system which is highlighted represents:
a)
Esophagus
b)
Small intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Trachea
7.
The red organ is
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
8.
The highlighted organ is the
a)
liver
b)
large intestine
c)
small intestine
d)
stomach
9.
Chewing food is an example of _____________.
a)
chemical digestion
b)
mechanical digestion
10.
Saliva contains this enzyme to start the digestive process.
a)
spit
b)
amylase
c)
hydrochloric acid
d)
sodium bicarbonate
11.
The acid in your stomach used for digestion.
a)
sodium bicarbonate
b)
insulin
c)
hydrochloric
d)
amylase
12.
The main purpose of the large intestine.
a)
absorb hormones
b)
absorb protein
c)
absorb nutrients
d)
absorb water
13.
The organ that stores bile.
a)
gall bladder
b)
stomach
c)
liver
d)
appendix
14.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
15.
What is the name of the molecule in saliva that chemically digests food?
a)
bile
b)
stomach acid
c)
enzymes
d)
chyme
16.
Where digestion begins, teeth and tongue help break food into smaller pieces.
a)
mouth
b)
pharynx
c)
esophagus
d)
salivary glands
17.
Peristalsis refers to
a)
one of the digestive organs
b)
the action of the stomach
c)
heart rate increasing
d)
smooth muscles moving food through the digestive system
18.
Amylase breaks down simple ________.
a)
fats
b)
proteins
c)
amino acids
d)
starches/carbs
19.
A lump of food that you swallow is called a __________.
a)
bolus
b)
peristalsis
c)
alimentary canal
d)
spittal
20.
The mass of digesting food in your stomach is called...
a)
gross
b)
acid
c)
chyme
d)
feces
21.
The opening at the end of the digestive system where solid waste comes out is the...
a)
rectum
b)
anus
c)
mouth
d)
large intestine
22.

Involuntary muscle contractions that move food.

a)

Chemical breakdown

b)

Flexion

c)

Swallowing

d)

Peristalsis

23.

What is the chemical that breaks down food in your mouth?

a)

Saliva

b)

Lipase

c)

Lipid

d)

Bile

24.

What is the first Nutrient that is broken down in the digestion process?

a)

Fats

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Fiber

25.

Where does MOST of the digestion process occur?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Mouth

c)

Stomach

d)

Large Intestine

e)

Colon

26.

The physical & chemical breakdown of food is called?

a)

Digestion

b)

Absorption

c)

Swallowing

d)

Excretion

27.

Pick the correct order of digestion

a)

Mouth,stomach,esophagus,large intestine,small intestine

b)

Mouth,esophagus,stomach,small intestine, large intestine

c)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, colon

d)

Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

28.

What organ produces Insulin?

a)

Liver

b)

Stomach

c)

Appendix

d)

Pancreas

29.

Your stomach has what 3 functions?

a)

Stores food

b)

Makes Chyme

c)

Breaks down Fat

d)

Controls food moving into the small intestine

30.

What do carbohydrates do for our bodies?

a)

Gives us strong muscles

b)

Helps us to digest our food.

c)

Gives us energy.

d)

Gives us proteins.

31.

True or False: Fats give us less energy than carbohydrates?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Correct the sentence: Fats give us less energy than proteins

a)

Fats give us more energy than proteins.

b)

Fats give us less energy than carbohydrates.

c)

Fats give us more energy than vitamins

d)

Fats give us more energy than carbohydrates.

33.

Which helps to form your muscles

a)

Fats

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

34.

Why is calcium an important mineral?

a)

Because it makes up our bones

b)

Because its delicious.

35.

What is the function of the teeth in digestion?

a)

to dissolve food

b)

to break down food into smaller pieces

c)

to absorb nutrients

d)

to absorb water

36.

Where is excess water absorbed into the blood?



a)

Stomach

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Esophagus

37.

.......... is the breakdown of large molecules into small ones, so that they can be absorbed.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Absorption

c)

Digestion

d)

Respiration

38.

Saliva produced in our mouth has enzymes that break down_______.

a)

carbohydrates/ starch into simple sugar

b)

proteins into simpler form

c)

fats into fatty acids

d)

None

39.
Define the term 'balanced diet'.
a)
A diet containing some nutrients in the correct proportions.
b)
A diet containing most nutrients in the correct proportions.
c)
A diet containing none nutrients in the correct proportions.
d)
A diet containing all nutrients in the correct proportions.
40.
Which nutrient provides the most amount of energy per gram?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Fats
c)
Protein
d)
Vitamin
41.
When energy intake decreases and energy expenditure increases, body weight ______________.
a)
remains the same
b)
goes up
c)
goes down
d)
is unstable
42.
Define the term "energy balance".
a)
Energy intake is unequal to energy expenditure.
b)
Energy intake is equal to energy expenditure.
c)
Energy intake is more than energy expenditure.
d)
Energy intake is less than energy expenditure.
43.
_____________ increases the risk of diet related diseases.
a)
High Blood Pressure
b)
Coronary Heart Disease
c)
Diabetes
d)
Obesity
44.
Which component of a healthy, balanced diet helps with constipation? 
a)
Fibre
b)
Fats
c)
Minerals
d)
Protein
45.
Chicken, fish and meat contain which nutrient?
a)
Protein
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Fats
d)
Minerals
46.
Which food contains carbohydrates?
a)
Fish
b)
Pasta
c)
Egg
d)
Carrot
47.
Jerry wants to build up his muscles, which food group intake he should increase ? 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Fats
c)
Proteins
d)
vitamins
48.
How many calories would you consume if you ate the entire product? 
a)
50
b)
200
c)
990
d)
110
49.
Which nutrient contributes the most calories to this product?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Fats
c)
Proteins  
50.
You consume 2 servings of ice cream, how many calories are you consuming?
*150 calories per serving
a)
150
b)
275
c)
300
d)
350
51.
What information must be listed on a food label?
a)
Ingredient List
b)
Calories per serving
c)
Serving size
d)
All of these answers
52.

Which of the following factors determine the energy requirement of humans?

a)

Occupation/ Daily activities

b)

Age

c)

Gender

d)

All of the above

53.

What are the key nutrients in a balanced diet (tick ALL that apply)

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Meats

c)

Fats

d)

Fibre

e)

Water

54.

Deficiency of __________ causes Night blindness.

a)

Vitamin B1

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin A

55.

........... is essential for forming haemoglobin in the blood.

a)

Calcium

b)

Iron

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Magnesium

56.

What is the deficiency disease that can arise from the lack of protein?

a)

Kwashiorkor

b)

Scurvy

c)

Rickets

d)

Leukemia

57.

Which vitamin is lacking when scurvy occurs

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

58.

Overweight individuals are more likely to suffer

a)

hypotension and type II diabetes

b)

hypertension and type II diabetes

59.

Calcium helps to:

a)

Prevent birth defects

b)

Vision

c)

Build strong bones

60.

Which foods are the best source of Vitamin C:

a)

Fresh fruits and vegetables

b)

Cooked fruits and vegetables

c)

Animal foods

61.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
62.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
63.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
64.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
65.
Where an organism lives
a)
habitat
b)
niche 
c)
heterotrogh
d)
biosphere
66.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
67.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
68.
An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Succession Map
69.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
70.
A graphic illustration that shows each trophic level and the amount of useable energy contained within.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
All of these
71.
A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Ecosystem
72.
As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy _____.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
increases exponentially
73.
 plants that convert energy from the sun
a)
decomposer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
producer
74.

Which of these is the foundation of the Food Web and Energy Pyramid?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Plants

c)

Decomposers

d)

Omnivores

75.

Which of these is the main source of energy on Earth?

a)

The Sun

b)

Producers/Plants

c)

Consumers/Animals

d)

Decomposers/Fungi

76.

Which organisms have the ability to use the sun's energy to PRODUCE glucose?

a)

Snakes/Mice

b)

Grass/ Trees

c)

Hawks/Eagles

d)

Fungi/Bacteria

77.

Which species will have the largest population?

a)

Hawks

b)

Snakes

c)

Rabbits

d)

Grass

78.

Which species is the 2nd level consumer?

a)

Sharks

b)

Mackerel

c)

Herring

d)

Crustaceans

79.

A population is...

a)

All of the members of a species in the same area.

b)

All of the different species in the same area.

c)

All of the Biotic and Abiotic factors in an area.

80.

An ecosystem is...

a)

All of the members of a species in the same area.

b)

All of the different species in the same area.

c)

All of the Biotic and Abiotic factors in an area.

81.

Which of these are ways that animals will use to conserve energy during the winter?

a)

Grow more fur

b)

Hibernate

c)

Take a long trip to find food (migrate)

d)

Find a cabin with a fire place

82.
Which of the following is TRUE of predator/prey relationships?
a)
The amount of prey does not affect the number of predators.
b)
Herbivores are limited by the number of prey in an ecosystem.
c)
Humans are not considered predators.
d)
The number of predators is determined by available prey.
83.
Which of the following will increase the size of a population?
a)
emigration and births
b)
immigration and deaths
c)
immigration and births
d)
emigration and deaths
84.

An organism that hunts other animals is a _______.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

85.

An organism that gets hunted is a _______.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

86.

True or False: The population size of predators are equal to the population size of prey.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

______________ occurs when one organism captures and feeds on another organism.

a)

Predation

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Competition

d)

Dependent

88.

How all the living and nonliving things in an area interact.

a)

Competition

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Dependent

d)

Ecosystem

89.

What is an example of a predator–prey relationship?

a)

Bacteria and humans

b)

Fox and rabbit

c)

Tick and deer

d)

Lion and hyena

90.

An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Nutrients

91.

An organism that makes their own food using sunlight.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Nutrients

92.

What does this image show?

a)

Food web

b)

Food chain

c)

Food pyramid

93.

Who is the top, apex, tertiary consumer in this food web?

a)

Raccoon

b)

Eagle

c)

Grass

d)

Snake

94.

An organism that only eats producers are called _________________.

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Secondary Consumers

c)

Tertiary Consumers

95.

What do the arrows in food chains and food webs represent?

a)

The arrows point in random directions.

b)

The arrows point to what will be eaten.

c)

The arrows point in the direction the life cycle moves.

d)

The arrows point in the direction the energy flows.

96.

What does this image show?

a)

Food web

b)

Food chain

c)

Food pyramid

97.
Which animal is the apex predator?
a)
hawk
b)
lizard
c)
snake
d)
grass
98.
Which animal is not the apex predator but, a predator to a mouse?
a)
hawk
b)
rabbit
c)
snake
d)
grass
99.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
100.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
101.

Pests are defined as

a)

Any species that interferes with human welfare

b)

Chemicals that can kill

c)

Any species that can be beneficial to humans

102.

True/False: Synthetic pesticides can pose a risk to other, desirable species.

a)

True

b)

False

103.
Chemicals used to kill insects, weeds, and other pests
a)
Salinization
b)
Pesticide
c)
Biological pest control
d)
Genetic engineering
104.

All-natural farming practice-no pesticides used

a)

inorganic farming

b)

organic farming

c)

monoculture farming

d)

polyculture farming

105.

Significant Agricultural monetary losses are due to the destruction of ____ through pesticide spray and drift and residues on flowers.

a)

Ladybirds beetles

b)

Honeybees

c)

Pray Mantises

d)

Monarch Butterflies

106.

What is bioaccumulation or biomagnification?

a)

buildup of toxins in an organism

b)

the total mass/amount of organisms in a given area

c)

the number of different species in an area

107.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

hawk

108.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

A because it consumes all the toxins from B, C, and D

b)

D because energy is lost as heat

c)

A because I'm not really reading what this says.

d)

D because it consumes all the toxins from B, C, and D

109.

Which of the following is an example of biological control?

a)

Introducing ladybirds into a greenhouse to eat aphids.

b)

Spraying aphid pheromones to them.

c)

Spraying aphid hormones to interfere with their development.

d)

Altering the DNA of aphids.

110.

How is a food web different from a food chain?

a)

Food webs contain only producers, not consumers.

b)

Food webs do not include decomposers.

c)

Food webs contain many different, linked food chains.

d)

Food webs exist in aquatic environments; food chains exist in terrestrial environments.

111.
How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?
a)
one 
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
112.
The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?
a)
Different than their parents
b)
Identical to parents
c)
Like a combination from both parents
d)
A different species
113.

If a person is suffering from a severe infection caused by bacteria, which solution might a doctor propose?

a)

antibiotics

b)

exercise

c)

surgery

d)

vaccination

114.

Which of the following is not a type of microbe?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

mosquito

d)

virus

115.

Microbes are called, microbes because?

a)

You can hear them through a micro-scope.

b)

They are very minute

c)

They can only be seen using a micro-scope,

d)

both 2 and 3

116.

Typhoid is caused by?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

protozoa

d)

fungus

117.

Which of these diseases is not bacterial?

a)

Tonsillitis

b)

Food poisoning

c)

Influenza (flu)

d)

Tuberculosis (TB)

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