Grade 8 SUMMATIVE TEST

(BIODIVERSITY)

NAME:__________________________________YEAR & SEC.:____________ DATE:____________SCORE:_________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of your BEST & HONEST answer.

1. Variety of life.

a. genetic b. ecosyetem c. diversity d. specie

2. Different genes and combination of genes within populations.

a. genetic diversity b. ecosystem diversity c. species diversity d. biodiversity

3. A source of variations that enable populations to adopt to environmental changes.

a. genetic diversity b. ecosystem diversity c. species diversity d. biodiversity

4. It is important in maintaining structure of communities and food webs.

a. genetic diversity b. ecosystem diversity c. species diversity d. biodiversity

5. It provides life-sustaining services such as nutrients cycling and waste decomposition.

a. genetic diversity b. ecosystem diversity c. species diversity d. biodiversity

6. Organisms that have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring.

a. population b. ecosyetem c. diversity d. specie

7. A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring.

a. population b. ecosyetem c. diversity d. specie

8. The greatest reason for biodiversity loos.

a. habitat loss b. pollution c. population d. invasive

9. Process of grouping things based on their similarities.

a. domain b. kingdom c. classification d. taxonomy

10. Scientific study of how living things are classified.

a. domain b. kingdom c. classification d. taxonomy

11. Taxonomic category above the kingdom level.

a. domain b. phylum c. classification d. taxonomy

12. Oldest organism living on earth.

 a. archaebacteria b. eubacteria c. methanogens d. thermophiles

13. They are found in very harsh conditions such as in the volcanic vents or at the bottom of the sea.

a. archaebacteria b. eubacteria c. methanogens d. thermophiles

14. They were first discovered in 1977 by Carl Woose and George Fox.

a. archaebacteria b. eubacteria c. methanogens d. thermophiles

15. Which of the following is NOT an example of archaebacteria.

a. halophiles b. methanogens c. thermophiles d. heterotrophs

16. This type of archaebacteria live in oxygen free environments and they produce methane gasses.

a. halophiles b. methanogens c. thermophiles d. heterotrophs

17. Archaebacteria that live in water with a very high concentration of salt.

a. halophiles b. methanogens c. thermophiles d. heterotrophs

18. These type of archaebacteria live in hot areas.

a. halophiles b. methanogens c. thermophiles d. heterotrophs

19. They are used in seawage plant to help breakdown seawage.

a. halophiles b. methanogens c. thermophiles d. heterotrophs

20. They are found in Utah’s Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea in the Middle East.

a. halophiles b. methanogens c. thermophiles d. heterotrophs

II. ENUMERATION.

1.Categories of Scientific Classification System.

2.Threats to Biodiversity