Pakistan
International
School,
English
Section
Subject: Biology
chapter
1: Classification MCQ
Grade: 8
Worksheet 1 – Characteristics and naming of
living organisms
Name: ______________________________
Section:
______
Choose the correct option:
1)
2)
3)
Which process involves the release of energy from food substances in all living cells?
A
breathing
B
nutrition
C
respiration
D
transpiration
The picture shows an animal. What is the name of this animal according to the binomial system?
A
Catus
B
Felis leo
C
Male African lion
D
Top African jungle carnivore
What do all living things release during respiration?
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4)
5)
What are characteristics of all organisms?
A
egestion and excretion
B
egestion and nutrition
C
excretion and nutrition
D
excretion and photosynthesis
The table shows the classification of four vertebrate animals. Which two organisms are most
closely related?
A
6)
1 and 2
B
1 and 3
C
2 and 3
D
2 and 4
The diagram shows some organisms living in water. Which process is carried out by all the living
organisms shown?
A
photosynthesis
B
pollination
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7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
C
respiration
D
transpiration
Which characteristic is shown by all living things?
A
breathing
B
growing
C
sleeping
D
walking
Which process removes the waste products of metabolism from the body?
A
excretion
B
nutrition
C
reproduction
D
respiration
According to the binomial system, how should a human be named?
A
Homo Sapiens
B
Homo sapiens
C
homo Sapiens
D
homo sapiens
Which process produces heat to maintain a person’s body temperature?
A
excretion
B
nutrition
C
reproduction
D
respiration
Which shows an organism that has been named using the binomial system?
A
Bacterium
B
Flowering plant
C
HIV
D
Homo sapiens
What is defined as the chemical reactions that break down food molecules in cells to release
energy?
A
excretion
B
movement
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13)
14)
15)
16)
C
nutrition
D
respiration
Which characteristic of living organisms can involve ingestion, absorption and assimilation?
A
excretion
B
growth
C
nutrition
D
respiration
Which system is used for naming species?
A
binomial
B
conservation
C
dichotomous
D
natural selection
Which characteristic is shown when a person smells a gas in the air?
A
excretion
B
movement
C
respiration
D
sensitivity
Which characteristic of living organisms is described by the following definition?
‘The ability to detect changes in the environment and make responses’.
17)
A
excretion
B
movement
C
respiration
D
sensitivity
The diagram shows a cell with groups of bacteria around its edge. The bacteria move to areas of
high oxygen concentration. Which process in the cell causes the bacteria to form these groups?
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18)
A
digestion
B
photosynthesis
C
reproduction
D
respiration
The diagram shows an amoeba, a single-celled living organism. The movement of gases at X
indicates the occurrence of which process or processes in the cell?
19)
20)
A
excretion and nutrition
B
excretion and respiration
C
nutrition and respiration
D
respiration only
Which process provides the raw materials needed for tissue repair?
A
excretion
B
growth
C
nutrition
D
respiration
The diagrams show a plant at the start of an experiment, and the same plant two days later.
Which characteristic of living organisms is not demonstrated by this experiment?
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21)
A
excretion
B
growth
C
movement
D
sensitivity
The diagram shows how a plant, called a Venus fly-trap, reacts to a fly landing on it. Which
characteristics of living things are shown by the plant in the diagram?
A
excretion and growth
B
growth and sensitivity
C
nutrition and reproduction
D
nutrition and sensitivity
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