MID TEST ODD SEMESTER

SMP KRISTEN PENABUR JAKARTA

8
SUBJECT : BIOLOGY
CLASS / SEMESTER : 8 (EIGHT) / I
DAY, DATE : FRIDAY, SEMPTEMBER 8, 2023
TILME ALLOCATION : 60 MINUTES
ACADEMIC YEAR : 2023/2024 MAIN
I. Choose the Correct Answer.

1. See the following table.

Root section Characteristics

1. The cells grow and increase in length

2. The layer that protects the root tip as it
penetrates the soil
3. It has root hairs and contains mature cells
4. It contains small and actively dividing cells to
increase the amount of new cells

Which of the following is the correct pair between part pointed by letter in the diagram and its
characteristic?
A. W-1; X-2; Y-3; Z-4
B. W-1; X-3; Y-2; Z-4
C. W-3; X-1; Y-4; Z-2
D. W-3; X-2; Y-4; Z-1

2. The following diagram shows a cross section of plant root.

Figure X Figure Y

Which of the following statement is correct based on the diagram?

A. Figure X belongs to dicot because the vascular bundles arranged in a ring
B. Figure Y belongs to dicot because the arragement of vascular bundles are scattered
C. Figure X belongs to monocot because the xylem and phloem are arranged in alternate radii
D. Figure Y belongs to monocot because the xylem and phloem are arranged alternately in an X shape

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3. See the paragraph and the image of plants below.
A student is doing an abservation of the cross section of stem in laboratory. She observes two types of
sample under the microscope. Sample I has scattered vascular bundles and it doesn’t have cambium,
sample II has the vascular bundles arranged in a ring and it has cambium.
Moreover, the students is given some plants as the following image.

K L M N
Which of the following option shows the correct relationship between the sample and the plant in the
figure?
Options Sample I Sample II
A K and M L and N
B L and N K and M
C K and L M and N
D K and N L and M

Read the following text and answer questions number 4 and 5.

Annual rings are concentric circles that can be seen in cross section of woody stems as result of secondary
growth. In rainy season, there was abundant of water and minerals so that the growth is rapid. The cells are
lighter because the cells absorb a lot of water, so that the ring is wider. In dry season, the ring is darker because
the cells are small. Therefore, annual ring is consist of 2 colors, which are dark and light that counted as one
year. Annual rings are used to calculate the Dendro-Chronology (age of trees), and their thickness provides
information about the environment (Paleo-Climatology).
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4. Based on the paragraph above, the correct statement is …

A. the dry season makes the plants absorb a lot of water, so that the ring is wider and dark.
B. annual rings are the result of lateral meristem activity which makes the stem growing wider.
C. the more the number of the annual rings, the older the age of plant because the meristem apical works
more active.
D. in the rainy season, the plant grows taller because abundant water in the enviroment support the
secondary growth

5. See the following diagram of stem.

Which of the following statement is correct based on the
diagram and the text above?
A. This is the stem from 9 years old plant because it
consists of 9 dark and 9 bright concentric rings
B. X is the cambium activity in the dry season with the big
area of concentric ring while Y is the activity in the rainy
season with the small area of concentric ring
C. This is the organ from 18 years old plant because it
consists of 18 dark and bright concentric rings from dry
and rainy season
D. X is xylem and Y is phloem because secondary growth
activity produces large and thin-walled of xylem cells
and small and thick-walled of phloem cells

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6. See the following diagram and function of plant organ.

Function:
P. Transport water and nutrients
Q. Transport the result of photosynthesis
R. Provide the formation of annual ring
S. Protect the tissues underneath

The correct pair of pointed tissue and its function is shown by....
A. 1-P, 2-S, 3-R, 4-Q
B. 1-Q, 2-R, 3-S, 4-P
C. 1-R, 2-P, 3-Q, 4-S
D. 1-S, 2-Q, 3-P, 4-R

Read the following text and answer question number 7 and 8.

Transpiration is the process of releasing water in the form of water vapor mainly through the stomata. This
process also happens in other part of the plant, such as lenticels, but it was just a little portion compared to the
stomata. Transpiration is the important process to maintain the balance of body fluid (turgor pressure); allow the
absorption and transportation of water and minerals throughout the plant body; and control the temperature of
the plant.
There are several factors that affect the rate of transpiration. Internal factors such as the size or area of leaves,
the thickness of leaves, the presence of cuticle and the number of stomata. External factors such as humidity,
air temperature, light intensity and wind velocity.
This following figure is one of an experiment to prove that transpiration occurs in plant:

Note: V is the volume of water.

Result of experiment is shown by the table below.

Volume of water
Plant Time spent
Before After
W 200 ml 190 ml 24 hours
X 200 ml 180 ml 24 hours
Y 200 ml 175 ml 24 hours
Z 200 ml 160 ml 24 hours

7. The fastest rate of transpiration occurs in plant indicated by letter….

A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z

8. Which of the following statement is a correct conclusion of the experiment?

A. Transpiration doesn’t occur in plant W because the volume of water doesn’t change after 24 hours
B. In 24 hours, the rate of transpiration decreases compared with initial condition
C. Plant X and Y have relatively wider and thinner leaves than plant Z
D. Number of leaves affects the rate of transpiration in plants

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Read the following article and answer question no. 9 and 10.
Rain tree or Samanea saman is a type of big, tall, wide
branch and leafy plant. The name rain tree came from the
water droplets from the tips of leaves that occurs at night
or in the early morning when the humidity is high.
This phenomenon is called guttation caused by high of
water and minerals uptake that initiated by high root
pressure but the rate of transpiration is low so that excess
water and minerals is removed through pores on the tip
and along the edge of the leaf called hydathode.

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9. The correct statement regarding the article above is……

A. high root pressure caused water vapor released through hydathode
B. high amount of water and mineral push the water loss along the edge of the leaf
C. high temperature forced the water droplets along the edge and on the tip of the leaf
D. high environmental humidity increased the forced out of water vapor and minerals through stomata

10. The correct part of plant tissue that plays role in guttation based on the article is ….
A. stomata because it has important role in evaporation and gas exchange
B. xylem because it has function to transport water and minerals to stem and leaves
C. epidermis because it has important role to increase the rate of transpiration in plant
D. phloem because it plays role to transport the result of photosynthesis to all parts of plant body

11. See the diagram and function of flower below.

Function
K. Produce male gametes
L. Protect the flower when it is in the bud stage
M. Attract the insects
N. Produce female gametes

The correct pair between the numbered part of flower and its function is shown by ……
A. 1-N, 2-K, 3-M, 4-L
B. 1-M, 2-L, 3-N, 4-K
C. 1-L, 2-M, 3-K, 4-N
D. 1-K, 2-N, 3-L, 4-M

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Read the text below and answer questions number 12 and 13.
Transportation in plant is the movement of substances that passing through vascular system start from one part
to other part of plant body. In water transportation, the plant absorbs water and minerals from soil to be drawn
to the leaves. The vertical movement of water and dissolved substances through vascular tissue occurs because
of the root pressure pushes water up, capillarity in stem draws water up within the vascular tissue and
transpiration create the tension in leaves to pull the water in the vascular tissue.

A group of students doing an experiment to prove the process of transportation in plant using celery. The
following diagram shows the experimental design.

12. Which of the following is the correct prediction of the result?

A. The leaf and stem of plant X will turn into red
B. The stem of plant Y will not turn into blue because it does not have leaf
C. The colored solution in plant X and Y will be transported through phloem
D. Plant X and Y will not change the color because there is no water transportation

13. The correct statement regarding the rate of transportation in plants X and Y is…...
A. the rate of water transportation in plant Y is faster than X because it only occurs in the stem
B. the rate of transportation in plants in X and Y will be the same because it uses the same type of plant
C. the volume of remaining solution in glass X will be more than glass Y because the transpiration rate in Y
is faster than X
D. the rate of water transportation in plant X is faster than Y because the pulling force of transpiration in the
leaf will accelerate the rate of transportation

See the following information and answer questions number 14 and 15.
A group of students conducted the photosynthesis experiment as in the following diagram.

14. The purpose of step indicated by number 1 is to ……

A. prove the presence of starch as the result of photosynthesis
B. prove the effect of light in the process of photosynthesis
C. dissolve chlorophyll
D. soften the leaf cells

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15. The correct conclusion from the experiment is …….
A. the leaves in X experience the photosynthesis, because after the leaves are dropped by Lugol, it will turn
blue-black
B. the leaves in Y experience the photosynthesis, because after the leaves are dropped by Lugol, it will turn
blue-black
C. in leaves X and Y photosynthesis do not occur, because light cannot penetrate the transparent and black
plastic
D. in leaves X and Y, photosynthesis occurs, because light can penetrate the transparent and black plastic

16. Look at the following table.

Root Section Statement

1. composed of differentiated cells

2. composed of cells that grow elongated
3. composed of cells that are actively divide
4. serves to push root tips deeper into soil
5. to form new root tip cells
6. there is a section that serves to expand the area
of water and mineral absorption

The statements for the zone labelled by Y are shown by…

A. 2 and 4.
B. 1 and 6.
C. 3 and 6.
D. 2 and 5.

17. A student observes four types of flowers. He writes his observations into a following table.

Parts of Flower Observed

Flower
Sepal Petal Pistil Stamen

J √ X √ √

K √ √ X √

L √ √ √ X

M X √ √ √

Note:
√ : present
X: absent

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 Based on the table above, the flowers which considered as imperfect flower are … .

A. J and K.
B. J and M.
C. K and L.
D. L and M.

18. Look at the following picture of plants.

1 2 3

4 5 6

See the cross section of stem below.

The relationship between type of plant and the cross section of stem is shown by… .

A. A: 3, 5, 6; B: 1, 2, 4
B. A: 1, 2, 4; B: 3, 5, 6
C. A: 1, 2, 3; B: 4, 5, 6
D. A: 4, 5, 6; B: 1, 2, 3

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19. Read the following text and the diagram of leaf.
One of the processes in plants’ body is the production of glucose. It involves the pigment called chlorophyll.
The chlorophyll absorbs the energy from sunlight. Plants take the carbon dioxide from air and water from
soil. So, this process happens when all of these four components are available which are water, carbon
dioxide, chlorophyll and sunlight.

The process described by the text happens in the tissue indicated by……
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

20. Look at the picture below.

The picture shows the solar panels work to generate electricity that utilizes energy from sunlight and then
converts it into electrical energy to support human life. The part indicated by black arrow has the same
working principle with a part of plant. The suitable part of plant and the process adopted is…...
A. xylem and phloem, which carry out the substance’s transportation from one part to another part of the
plant body.
B. palisade tissue that converts energy from glucose in cells into light energy so that leaves look green .
C. epidermis which is composed of a dense layer of cells to protect the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf.
D. chloroplasts use energy from sunlight to produce glucose and chemical energy.

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MID TEST ODD SEMESTER SMPK PENABUR JAKARTA
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023/2024

Biology Grade 8 Name/Class/No.: ___________________________

21. A group of students conducted an osmosis experiment with the following design:

They made observation for 10 minutes.

Complete the following table connect with the experiment. . (Score: 5)

No. Note Answer Score

1 Sugar condition after 10 minutes 1

2 Volume of water in the glass after 1

10 minutes

3 Conclusion of the experiment 2

4 Function of osmosis for plants 1

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