This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Science > Reaching The Age Of Adolescence > Class 8 Science Chapter 10 Reaching The Age Of Adolescence – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 10 Reaching The Age Of Adolescence Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not a secondary sex characterstic? A) Release of insulin from pancreas. B) Change in body shape. C) Sexual feelings. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Release of insulin from pancreas. 2. The chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands are called hormones. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Hormones are secretions of ..... glands. A) Pitutary. B) Sebecious. C) Adrenal. D) Endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocrine. 4. Endocrine Hormone release its secretion in A) Blood. B) Duct. C) Outside blood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood. 5. The gametes have only A) Two set of chromosomes. B) Four set of chromosomes. C) Three set of chromosomes. D) One set of chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One set of chromosomes. 6. Which of the following represents the composition of female destined zygote in human beings? A) 22+X. B) 44+XX. C) 44+XY. D) 33+Y. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 44+XX. 7. When the zygote has one X and one Y chromosome, a male child is developed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The 5 dimensions of health include A) Think, Feel, Say, Do. B) Physical, Social, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual. C) Physical, emotional, social, practical, intelligence. D) Be aware, keep learning, be active, help others, ways to connect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical, Social, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual. 9. Which among the following is the change seen in boys during puberty?A. Broader shouldersB. Cracking of voiceC. Breast developmentD. Growth of facial hair A) A, B, C. B) B, C, D. C) A, B, D. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, B, D. 10. Menopause occurs at the age of A) 11 to 16. B) 13 to 19. C) Puberty. D) 45 to 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45 to 50. 11. This is a stress hormone A) Sperm. B) Oestrogen. C) Adrenalin. D) Thyroxine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adrenalin. 12. Which of these processes in the body is controlled by hormones? A) Blood Circulation. B) Digestion. C) Excretion. D) Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Growth. 13. The unfertilised egg always has X chromosomes A) One. B) Two. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 14. What girls should not do during menstural flow? A) Involve in light exercise. B) Should not take bath during these days. C) Change pads every 4-5 Hours. D) Take proper nutritious diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should not take bath during these days. 15. What usually grows first in a teen? A) Head and shoulders. B) Hands and feet. C) Length of legs. D) Length of arms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hands and feet. 16. An Embryo is made up of single cell A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. The sexual characters present in a human being from birth are called? A) Secondary characters. B) Primary characters. C) None. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary characters. 18. Which stage is worm-like and eats a lot? A) Egg. B) Larva. C) Nymph. D) Adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Larva. 19. Hormones from pitutary gland stimulates testes and ovaries to release (a) in male and (b) in female A) (a) Testosterone (b) Estrogen. B) (a) Estrogen (b) Testosterone. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (a) Testosterone (b) Estrogen. 20. Which hormone is secreted at the time of emergency A) Thyroxine. B) Testosterone. C) Adrenaline. D) Insulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adrenaline. 21. What is the stoppage of menstruation called? at which age does this happen? A) Gametes, 35-45. B) Menopause, 45-50. C) Insulin, 40-45. D) Menarche, 45-50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Menopause, 45-50. 22. The sex hormones present in females are represented by A) X X. B) X and. C) And x. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X X. 23. Which is these gland is called the ductless gland A) Sweat glands. B) Sebaceous glands. C) Salivary glands. D) Endocrine glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocrine glands. 24. Which hormone in females is responsible for the maintenance of pregnancy? A) Progesterone. B) Oxytocin. C) Thyroxine. D) Estrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progesterone. 25. Glands without ducts A) Pancreatic gland. B) Exocrine gland. C) Mammary gland. D) Endocrine glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocrine glands. 26. Reproduction in women starts when their A) Body weight increases. B) Breasts starts developing. C) Height increases. D) Menstruation starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Menstruation starts. 27. The voice deepens during puberty in case of A) Male. B) Female. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Male. 28. AIDS Disease is caused by A) Virus. B) Protozoa. C) Bacteria. D) Worms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Virus. 29. Children gain height during A) Menarche. B) Adolescence. C) Endocrine. D) Balanced food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adolescence. 30. Which gland is called dual gland? A) Adrenaline. B) Testis. C) Lung. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testis. 31. Adolescence is the period of A) 11 to 19 years. B) 22 to 28 years. C) 30 to 40 years. D) 5 to 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11 to 19 years. 32. Production of thyroxin requires A) Magnesium. B) Bromine. C) Iodine. D) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iodine. 33. Which hormone is not secreted by the pituitary gland? A) Thyroxine. B) Thyroid stimulating hormone. C) Prolactin. D) Growth hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thyroxine. 34. A mature egg which gets fertilized by sperm in the embryo results in A) Abortion. B) Measurement. C) Pregnancy. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pregnancy. 35. Which gland is called master gland? A) Thyroid. B) Endocrine. C) Testorone. D) Pituitary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pituitary. 36. How does the DNA of the offspring formed from asexual reproduction compare to the parent? A) None of the DNA is transferred to the offspring. B) Half of the DNA is transferred to the offspring. C) The DNA of the offspring is identical to the DNA of the parent. D) None of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The DNA of the offspring is identical to the DNA of the parent. 37. Which of the following is the secondary sexual characteristics in females? A) Fallopian tubes. B) Ovaries. C) Seminal Vesicles. D) Vagina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seminal Vesicles. 38. The teenager period is up to 20 to 25 years. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Which of the following is a healthy drink for teenager? A) Soft drink. B) Colored juice. C) Water. D) Chocolate drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 40. Pancreas secretes ..... , thyroid produces ..... and adrenals produce ..... hormone. A) Insulin, thyroxine, adrenalin. B) Estrogen, thyroxine, adrenalin. C) Insulin, iodine, adrenalin. D) Testosterones, thyroxine, LH. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insulin, thyroxine, adrenalin. 41. Which gland is responsible for stimulating thyroid gland to produce thyroxine? A) Thyroid gland. B) Master gland. C) Pituitary gland. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c). 42. Endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream to reach a particular body part called ..... A) Active Site. B) Secondary site. C) Target site. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Target site. 43. Which of the following is a mis-matched pair? A) Adrenaline:Pituitary gland. B) Estrogen:Ovary. C) Pancreas:Insulin. D) Testosterone:Testis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adrenaline:Pituitary gland. 44. Testes produce male hormone called? A) Progesterone. B) Sperm. C) Testosterone. D) Ovaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testosterone. 45. The sex hormone secreted in females is: A) Insulin. B) Estrogen. C) Testosterone. D) Adrenaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estrogen. 46. At what age puberty starts in boys? A) 11-16. B) 10-15. C) 12-18. D) 19. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11-16. 47. How many cells are formed as a result of binary fission? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 48. Pick the odd one out HINT:balanced meal A) Pizza. B) Indian meal. C) Chapati. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian meal. 49. How many types of sperms are there? A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 50. Which of the following practices is NOT healthful to do? A) Eat vegetables and fruits daily. B) Limit the intake of sugar and salt. C) Increase the consumption of fatty foods. D) Eat breakfast high in fiber like oatmeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase the consumption of fatty foods. 51. Which gland stimulates the release of sex hormones? A) Adrenal gland. B) Pineal gland. C) Hypothalamus. D) Pituitary gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pituitary gland. 52. Growing adolescents need more: A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proteins. 53. The sex chromosomes present in male are denoted by A) X X. B) X and. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X and. 54. The thick and soft inner lining of uterus along with the blood and the dead ovum come out of vagina every month in the form of bleeding, it is called A) Sex. B) Hormones. C) Menstruation. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menstruation. 55. The word adolescence is derived from which language A) Latin. B) Spanish. C) Arabic. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin. 56. All human beings have ..... pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus of their cells. A) 44. B) 46. C) Million. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23. 57. Adolescents must maintain personal hygiene to prevent A) Bacterial infection. B) Goitre. C) Food poison. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacterial infection. 58. Which of the following glands segregate oil? A) Adrinale. B) Pituitary. C) Thyroid. D) Sebaceous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sebaceous. 59. The change from larvae to adult in insects is called: A) Metamorphosis. B) Metabolism. C) Morphology. D) Metastasis. 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