General Luna National High School

General Luna, Surigao del Norte

SECOND GRADING EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 8
S.Y. 2019-2020

Name: __________________________________Section:_______________Date:________Score:______

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Direction. Choose the correct answer for each question and write the letter only before
each number. NOTE: It should be capital letter.

______1. Is the process by which food is broken down into smaller components that the body can absorb to nourish
its cell.
A. Digestion B. Digestive system C. Respiration D. Circulation
______2. An organ that break down the food into smaller pieces (incisor, canines, premolars and molars).
A. Tongue B. Teeth C. Palate D. Ducts of salivary glands
______3. It is the muscular organ that mixes the food with the saliva and the same time aids in swallowing. It also
contain taste buds-enable us to taste food.
A. Palate B. Ducts of salivary glands C. Tongue D. Bolus
______4. It secrete the saliva that lubricates the food, and contains the enzymes that help in chemical digestion of
carbohydrates.
A. Tongue B. Teeth C. Palate D. Ducts of salivary glands
______5. It forms the roof of the mouth.
A. Teeth B. Tongue C. Palate D. Ducts of salivary glands
______6. Are organic catalysts and they are protein substances that can either initiate or speed up chemical reactions.
A. Enzymes B. Substrate C. Chemical D. pH of the substrate
______7. Expanded organ located between esophagus and small intestine.
A. Epiglottis B. Stomach C. Rogue D. Peristalsis
______8. Muscular tube through which food passage from the pharynx to the stomach.
A. Esophagus B. Stomach C. Epiglottis D. Pharynx/throat
______9. It is located immediately posterior to the mouth.
A. Esophagus B. Epiglottis C. Peristalsis D. Pharynx/throat
______10. It is a sphincter muscle that relaxes and raises to cover the opening of the trachea during swallowing
therefore it prevents the bolus from entering the trachea.
A. Bolus B. Epiglottis C. Esophagus D. Peristalsis
_____11. A semifluid partially digested food.
A. Heartburn B. Chyme C. G cells D. Parietal cells
______12. It is a condition which is caused by the occasional back flowing of the acidic chime in the esophagus.
A. Heartburn B. Chyme C. Jejunum D. Duodenum
______13. It is located at the distal end of the sigmoid colon. About 8 inches long and serves as the warehouse for the
undigested residue or feces.
A. Rectum B. Anus C. Cecum D. Sigmoid
______14. A chemical substance that is a combination of watery fluid and mocus.
A. Amylase B. Glands C. Enzyme D. Saliva
______15. The largest organ in the body and located at the right side of the upper abdomen.
A. Gall Bladder B. Esophagus C. Sublingual gland D. Liver
_____16. An organ where the bile is temporary stored and concentrated.
A. Pancreas B. Gall Bladder C. Liver D. Small intestine
_____17. A large, elongated gland that lies posterior to the stomach.
A. Pancreas B. Liver C. Small intestine D. Gall Bladder
______18. The proximal of the ascending colon and a blind sac that bears the vermiform appendix.
A. Sigmoid B. Cecum C. Rectum D. Jejunum
______19. A substance that is transformed with the help of enzymes.
A. Enzymes B. Trypsin C. Substrate D. Pepsin
_____20. He is a nobellaureate in Organic Chemistry in 1894 was the first to demonstrate the specificity of enzymes
in what he called “lock-and-key” model.
A. Emil Fischer B. Gregor Mendel C. Galileo D. Linnaeus

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION. Write the correct/specific answer in the space provided before each number.
NOTE. Incorrect spelling is automatically wrong.

_____________21. Are organic catalysts and they are protein substances that can either initiate or speed up chemical
reactions.
_____________22. It is secreted by the chief cells down protein to small polypeptides in stomach.
_____________23. An enzymes in the small intestine that will repeat the work of pepsin to ensure that small
polypeptide is broken down into polypeptides.
_____________24. A pancreatic enzyme that will act on fats and break down into fatty acids and glycerol.
_____________25. An intestinal enzyme that will break down nucleoside to pentose and nitrogenous base(purine and
pyrimidine).
_____________26. A chemical messenger that signal the organs of the alimentary tract and accessory organs to
perform different digestive process.
_____________27. Hormones that secreted by G-cells of gastric glands for smelling, tasting, and seeing.
_____________28. It refers to the presence of an excessive amount of gas in the stomach and intestines.
_____________29. One of the digestive problem that caused by the excess secretion of stomach acid.
_____________30. A hormones secreted by S-cell lining the small intestine which stimulated as gastric juice from thr
stomach reaches the duodenum by peristalsis.
_____________31. A constituent of green and yellow fruits and vegetables.
_____________32. Are inorganic substances needed by the body in a minute quantities and essential nutrients that
the cells need to optimize energy production.
_____________33. It is a primary source of energy.
_____________34. It is build and repair tissues.
_____________35. It is needed for growth and development.
_____________36. It is an important source of energy.
_____________37. Hormones secreted by I-cells lining the small intestine which stimulate the secretion of pancreatic
juice containing digestive enzymes.
_____________38. Are bacteria present in our digestive system and are components of infant’s formula, yogurt.
_____________40. It pertains to the inflammation of the large intestine which can result to ulcers in colon and in
rectum.
_____________41. Nutrients that are needed by the body in small quantities to promote growth and maintenance of
health and life processes but they do not yield energy but instead they assist the digestive enzymes execute their
functions well.

TEST III. ENUMERATION.

42-45. What are the different food groups?
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46-50. what are the Digestive Problems?

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