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Integrated Science1999

BECE · 40 questions · Answers included

40 questions

1

A mixture of sand and common salt could be separated by

2

What structure links the mouth to the stomach

3

Which of the following organisms causes bilharziasis?

4

Which of the following processes is a chemical change?

5

An atom has 5 protons and 5 neutrons in its nucleus. How many electrons are present in the atom?

6

Which of the following features in plants are used for defence?

7

The ability of birds to fly depends on

8

Gases are more compressible than solids because:

9

Which of the following statements about machines is/are true ?

10

Which of the following substances reacts with ammonium chloride to produce ammonia gas?

11

Plastic materials may be used to make the handles of cooking utensils because they are

12

Which of the following substances will turn red litmus paper blue?

13

The heat of the sun reaches the earth through

14

The mineral salts in dead organisms become available to the soil through

15

A ray of light is incident at an angle of 30° to the surface of a plane mirror. Calculate the angle of reflection.

16

Salt could be obtained from sea water by

17

A fertilised ovum is known as

18

The smallest planet known in the solar system is

19

The organic constituent of the soil is

20

A car head lamp lights up when connected to a battery. What type of energy is obtained from the battery?

21

Which of the following statements about bacteria is true ?

22

Which of the following organisms is a parasite on plants?

23

The main parts of the central nervous system are the

24

Which of the following pairs of diseases can be spread easily when food is exposed to houseflies?

25

Which of the following activities is a mode of transmission of AIDS?

26

The eclipse of the moon occurs when the

27

Spitting in public is a bad social habit because it

28

The male sex cells in the flower are found in the

29

Which of the following substances is a pollutant?

30

Digestion of protein starts in the

31

The sun, the heavenly bodies and the planets form the

32

Which of the following practices encourages soil erosion?

33

Which of the following metals is an alloy?

34

Which of the following statements about plants is true ?

35

Which of the following practices will destroy the breeding grounds of mosquitoes?

36

A plastic pen on rubbing in the hair attracts pieces of paper. What force is responsible for the attraction?

37

When carbon dioxide is passed through lime water

38

Which of the following solids melts easily on exposure to sunlight?

39

Which of the following structures regulate the amount of light that enters the eye?

40

Leguminous crops such as beans are cultivated to