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Science 8 School Achievement Test
Science 8 School Achievement Test
Buenavista, Quezon
SCIENCE 8
SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT TEST
Name:__________________________________________ Date:_______________
I- MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the statements carefully, then write the letter of your choice on the space
provided before the number.
______1. Which of the following consist of the large number and all different kinds, shapes colors and sizes of
organism that inhabit the earth?
a. ecosystem diversity b. genetic diversity c. species diversity d. object diversity
______2. Which of the are small, simple plants usually found in moist locations?
a. vascular plants b. non-vascular plants gymnosperm d. angiosperm
______3. Which of the following are arthropods with more than four pairs of jointed legs?
a. arachnids b. crustacean c. myriapods d. insects
______4. Which of the following bacteria is present on bottoms of lakes, swamps and rice fields?
a. thermophiles b. methanogens c. halophiles d. eubaceria
______5. What bacterial infection is due to exposure to the spirochete bacterium?
a. pimple b. tuberculosis c. leptospirosis d. anthrax
______6. Which of the following are a group of vascular plants whose seeds are housed in cones?
a. angiosperms b. gymnosperms c. non-vascular d. vascular
______7. Which of the following is NOT a seedless vascular plant?
a.ferns b. horsetail c. conifers d. club moses
______8. Which is short, palm-like plant growing in tropical and subtropical areas?
a. conifers b. cycads c. gingkoes d. fern
______9.Which of the following is a linear sequence of links in a food web starting from a species that are called
producers in the web and ends at a species that is called decomposers species in the web?
a. food web b. food Chain c. food court d. food pyramid
______10. Which of the following are called producers because they are able to use light energy from the Sun to
produce food (sugar) from carbon dioxide and water?
a. plants b. animals c. humans d. butterflies
______11.Which of the following is the term for animals that eat other animals?
a. carnivores b. herbivores c. omnivores d. homnivores
______12. Which of this represents the series of transfer of energy in different levels of community?
a. food chain b. food pyramid c. food web d. food court
______13. Which of the following shows a correct transfer of energy from one organism to another?
a. Grass—Worm----Turtle—Eagle
b. Grass---Turtle----Eagle---Worm
c. Grass----Eagle----Turtle----Worm
d. Grass----Worm----Eagle----turtle
______14. Which of the following is the cultivation of a single crop in large areas?
a. Agriculture b. Horticulture c. Monoculture d. Culture
_______15.Which process occurs in the form of rain or snow?
a. evaporation b. precipitation c. condensation d. transpiration
_______16. Which of the following is a watery liquid made by the salivary glands?
a. saliva b. urine c. acid d.
______17. Which of the following process by which contractions of muscles in the esophagus help move the
food down to the stomach?
a. ingestion b. peristalsis c. mechanical breakdown d. digestion
______18. Where do digestion process starts?
a. peristalsis b. ingestion c. elimination d. absorption
______19. Which is present in fresh pineapple juice that is used to demonstrate digestion of protein?
a. bromelain c.gastric juice c. vitamin d. carbohydrates
______20. How many glasses of water do a person needs to drink every day?
a.6 b. 7 c.8 d.9
______21. Who developed a food pyramid for Filipinos , a simple and easy to follow daily eating guide?
a. FNRI b. FRNI c. FIRN d. FNIR
______22. How many serving from the rice and rice products group should you eat each day?
a. 6-8 b.3 c. 1 d. 2 ½
______23. Which of the following is NOT included?
a. corn b. crops c. bread d. milk
______24. Which of the following diseases may be prevented by fiber?
a. pneumonia b. cancer c. asthma d. high blood pressure
______25. Which is the variety of genes or inheritable characteristics present in a population?
a. ecosystem diversity b. genetic diversity c. species diversity d. object diversity
______26 Which of the following characteristics of amphibian is NOT included?
a. moist scale-less skin
b. eggs laid in water
c. larva has gills while adults has lungs
d. scaly skin
______27. Which of the following is NOT included?
a. fish b. mammals c. insects d. amphibians
______28.. What is also known as flowering plants, produce seeds within a fruit?
a. gymnosperm b. angiosperm c. non-vascular d. vascular
______29. What is also known as consumer-resource system?
a. food chain b. food web c. food pyramid d. food court
______30. Which of this is NOT included?
a. condensation b. evaporation c. perspiration d. transpiration
______31. What do plants produce needed by animals?
a. carbon dioxide b. oxygen c. protein d. nutrients
______32. What do farmers spray to their crops to kill insect pests?
a. herbicides b. insecticides c. chemical fertilizer d. organic fertilizer
______33. The undigested food or those that were not absorbed by the body are eliminated as_____.
a. manure b. feces c.
______34. Which of the following is the digestive tract of a chicken?