Year End Evalua,on – Biology Grade 8 – Cambridge Curriculum Name: …………………………………… 01. Underline the most appropriate answer for the following ques<ons. 1. Not a factor needed for photosynthesis. i. ii. iii. iv. Carbon dioxide Oxygen Sunlight Water 2. Gas exchange in a leaf happens through, i. Upper epidermis ii. Veins iii. Palisade cells iv. Stomata 3. Not a characteris<c of xylem vessels, i. Long ii. Strong iii. Solid tubes iv. Have hard walls 4. Not a type of carbohydrate, i. Kera<n ii. Starch iii. Glucose iv. Sugar 5. The test which is used to iden<fy sugar in food is, i. Iodine test ii. Benedict test iii. BiureSe test iv. Sudan III test 6. Not a good source of iron, i. Red meat ii. Spinach iii. Broccoli Time: iv. Brown rice 7. …………………………… is a deficiency disease of vitamin D. i. Beri Beri ii. Scurvy iii. Rickets iv. Anaemia 8. Diges<on of food starts at the, i. Stomach ii. Small intes<ne iii. Mouth iv. Large intes<ne 9. Bile is produced by, i. Liver ii. Gall bladder iii. Pancrease iv. Salivary glands 10. The chisel shaped teeth is, i. Incisors ii. Canines iii. Pre-molars iv. Molars 11. Which of the following is a biological catalyst? i. Enzymes ii. An<-bodies iii. Molecules iv. Hormones 12. The method in which gases enter the body from lungs is referred to as, i. Blood flow ii. Osmosis iii. Diffusion iv. Absorp<on 13. Not a part of the human circula<on system, i. Veins ii. Brain iii. iv. Arteries Heart 14. Iden<fy the processes happening in A and B respec<vely, i. ii. iii. iv. Contrac<ng, pumping Contrac<ng, relaxing Relaxing, contrac<ng Pumping, contrac<ng 15. The type of blood cell which involve in defending the body against diseases is, i. Red blood cells ii. Platelets iii. Plasma iv. White blood cells 02. Evin and his friends carried out an experiment to find out how water and minerals are transported. They used the following setup. A B 1. What is the <ssue responsible for transporta<on of water and minerals? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. State another func<on of the <ssue you men<oned above other than transpor<ng water and minerals. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. State 3 characteris<cs of the <ssue you men<oned above. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Iden<fy A and B of the above diagram. A - …………………………………………………… B - ………………………………………………………… 5. Briefly explain how we can use this apparatus to iden<fy the <ssue above. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Given below are 3 parts of the plant in which this <ssue can be found. Iden<fy them. ……………………………. ……………………………… ……………………………. 03. Answer the following ques<ons using the pie chart given below where necessary. E D A C B 1. What is a balanced diet? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Iden<fy the nutrients shown in the pie-chart above. A - …………………………………… D - …………………………………………… B - …………………………………… E - …………………………………………… C - …………………………………… 3. State 2 food items for each of the food groups given. A - ………………………………………………………. , ……………………………………………………… B - ………………………………………………………. , ……………………………………………………… C - ………………………………………………………. , ……………………………………………………… D - ………………………………………………………. , ……………………………………………………… E - ………………………………………………………. , ……………………………………………………… 4. State a func<on of each of the following nutrients. A - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. B - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. C - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. D - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Which nutrient should be taken in the largest amount? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Which nutrient should be taken in the least amount? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 04. A doctor diagnosed following children with following symptoms at a health camp hald at their school. Amali – Poor growth Sunil – Anaemia Sashini – Weak skin with sores Harith – weak bones and bent legs Liana – weak bones and teeth 1. What are deficiency diseases? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. State the reason why Amali is suffering from poor growth? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Briefly explain what Amali can do to improve her growth. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. What is anaemia? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Deficiency of which nutrient causes anaemia? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. State 2 food items Sunil can have to reduce anaemic condi<ons. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. What is the vitamin that Sachini lacks? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. What might have caused Liana’s teeth decay and bone fractures? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. What is the condi<on that Harith is suffer from? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10. Suggest a food item that Harith can use to get rid of his deficiency symptoms. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 03. Answer the following ques<ons based on your knowledge on nutrients. 1. What are the 3 nutrients which should be taken in large quan<<es? ……………………………………. , ……………………………………. , ……………………………………………… 2. State an importance of each of these nutrients. …………………………………. - …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………. - …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………. - …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. State 2 other nutrients we need in small quan<<es. …………………………………………………….. , ………………………………………………….. 4. What is the importance of fibers? ………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. State 2 food items which contain fibers. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………