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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SCIENCE 2000

Objective Test

Question 1

Which of the following organs is used by the fish for movement?






Question 2

A group of stars found in the universe is called






Question 3

The basic unit of matter is the






Question 4

Which of the following process is a physical change?






Question 5

The organ that removes metabolic wastes from the human body is






Question 6

The food chain that occurs in nature is






Question 7

The device that uses an electromagnet in its operation is the






Question 8

Which of the following statements about mammals is true?






Question 9

The parasite that is found on dogs is






Question 10

The substance that sublimes when heated is






Question 11

In plants, when the male gamete fuses with the egg, the first structure that is formed is the






Question 12

Clayey soil holds more water than any other type of soil because it has






Question 13

Disposal of urine and faeces into a river used for domestic purposes may cause the outbreak of






Question 14

The temperature of 20°C on the Kelvin scale is






Question 15

The heavenly body that produces and emits its own light is






Question 16

Desert plants shed their leaves to reduce the rate of






Question 17

Which of the following materials transforms electrical energy into light energy?






Question 18

The name of the smallest blood vessel in humans is






Question 19

Which of the following activities is a reflex action?






Question 20

The method of separation used in the treatment of water at the water works is






Question 21

The gas produced when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to calcium carbonate is






Question 22

Which of the following environmental factors increases sweating in humans?






Question 23

Which of the following crops is propagated vegetatively?






Question 24

The type of energy stored in food is referred to as






Question 25

The end product of protein digestion is






Question 26

The attracting power of magnets is greatest at the






Question 27

The substances which help in the digestion of food materials are called






Question 28

The transfer of heat through a solid medium is by






Question 29

Casual and loose sex life can result in the spread of






Question 30

Which of the following conditions will cause the same quantity of sugar to dissolve faster in a given volume of water?






Question 31

The raw material for photosynthesis is






Question 32

Which of the following heavenly bodies is at the centre of the planetary system?






Question 33

Legumes are generally included in crop rotation because they






Question 34

The insect which transmits the plasmodium parasite is called






Question 35

The property of water that causes mosquito larvae to float on it is






Question 36

Which of the following practices is a bad habit?






Question 37

Addition of more solvent to a solution makes the solution more






Question 38

An atom has 4 protons and 5 neutrons in its nucleus. How many positively charged particles are in the atom?






Question 39

Which of the following statements about all living things is true?






Question 40

Spectacle with converging lenses are used by people suffering from