BIOLOGY
(One hour and ten minutes)
Formative Assessment-1, 2023-24
Practice Paper
GRADE: VIII Maximum Marks: 40
Please check that this question paper contains 4 printed pages.
Answers to this Paper can be written on the paper provided separately.
The time given at the head of this Paper is inclusive of the reading time and writing time.
Reading time: 10 minutes
Writing time: 1 hour
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All questions are compulsory.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
Question 1
(i) Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [5]
(a) The force responsible for ascent of sap is _____.
1. Root pressure
2. Capillary force
3. Transpiration pull
4. All of these
(b) The blood vessel which carries blood from right ventricle to the lungs is ______.
1. Pulmonary artery
2. Aorta
3. Superior vena cava
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4. Capillaries
(c) Blood group ______ is called the universal donor.
1. AB
2. A
3. O
4. B
(d) The condition which occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood
around the body:
1. Hypertension
2. Heart attack
3. Cardiac arrest
4. Palpitation
(e) _____ is not a component of lymph.
1. WBC
2. Protein
3. RBC
4. Fat
(ii) Give the biological (technical) terms for the following: [5]
(a) Movement of molecules from their lower concentration to a higher
concentration with the expenditure of energy.
(b) Natural pacemaker of the heart.
(c) The process of upward movement of water and minerals in the plants.
(d) The type of blood circulatory system seen in insects.
(e) Protective double-layered membrane of the human heart.
Question 2
(i) Choose the odd one out: [5]
(a) Arteries, Lymph vessels, Veins, Capillaries.
(b) Diffusion, Transpiration, Osmosis, Active transport.
(c) Superior vena cava, Aorta, Inferior vena cava, Pulmonary artery.
(d) Sieve tubes, Vessels, Companion cells, Phloem fibres.
(e) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Iron, Potassium.
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(ii) Match the following and rewrite the correct pairs: [5]
A B
(a) Karl Landsteiner 1. Drainage
(b) Lymph 2. Protection from jerks
(c) Phloem 3. Receiving chambers
(d) Pericardial fluid 4. Blood groups
(e) Auricles 5. Conducting system
Question 3
(a) List any two lymphatic organs seen in humans. [1]
(b) State two functions of phloem. [2]
(c) Differentiate between the following pairs based on the points given in the [2]
brackets:
1. Pulmonary artery and Aorta (Kind of blood flowing)
2. Artery and Vein (Direction of blood flow)
(d) State and explain the role of any two factors that affect the rate of transpiration. [2]
(e) Observe the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow: [3]
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1
2
1. Label the Parts marked ‘1’ and ‘2’.
2. Name the Part marked as ‘3’ and mention its function.
Question 4
(a) Define: Diffusion. [1]
(b) List any two ways to keep the heart healthy. [2]
(c) Name and explain the two types of circulation in humans. [2]
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(d) Define the terms: [2]
i. Hypertension
ii. Palpitation
(e) Draw a neat well-labelled diagram of a magnified view of the root hair. [3]
(Label any three parts)
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