BECEzone

THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SCIENCE 2010

Objective Test

Question 1

Water that forms lather readily with soap is said to be





Question 2

Which of the following life activities are common to both plants and animals?





Question 3

A suitable instrument that could be used to measure the internal diameter of a bamboo flute is





Question 4

The ability of soils to supply the right amounts of essential nutrients to plants is known as





Question 5

The simplest way of making well water suitable for laundry purpose is by





Question 6

Washing down of soil nutrients beyond the reach of roots of plants is referred to as





Question 7

Which of the following statements explain(s) why an object floats in water? A floating object





Question 8

An example of leafy vegetable crops is





Question 9

The structure in the respiratory system of humans where gaseous exchange occurs is





Question 10

The gas produced when glucose is oxidized during internal respiration is





Question 11

The farm animal which has crop as part of its digestive system is the





Question 12

A beneficial effect of wind on the environment is





Question 13

The chemical solution that can be used to test for the presence of protein in food substances is





Question 14

Which of the following statements about bush fires is/are true?





Question 15

The most effective method of controlling soil erosion on steep slopes is





Question 16

Which of the following agencies is responsible for providing information on the weather and climate conditions of an area?





Question 17

The farming system which involves the growing of one type of crop on the same piece of land every season is known as





Question 18

The fifth planet from the sun in the solar system is





Question 19

The process that takes place when the sperm and the egg of humans fuse together is referred to as





Question 20

The process by which water vapour moves through the stomata of leaves into the atmosphere is known as





Question 21

An example of intensive system of poultry keeping is the





Question 22

The diagram below represents a circuit symbol in an electronic device. Study it carefully and use it to answer the question below.

The symbol represents





Question 23

The diagram below represents a circuit symbol in an electronic device. Study it carefully and use it to answer the question below.

The part of the diagram labelled I has





Question 24

A spot made on a white paper with a given food substance turned the spot on the paper translucent. The food substance is likely to contain





Question 25

Which of the following sources of energy is non-renewable?





Question 26

Which of the following farm animals is/are housed in a hutch?





Question 27

Which of the following blood vessels carries deoxygenated blood?





Question 28

The energy transformation that takes place in a car battery is





Question 29

The type of liquid suitable to construct a thermometer to read temperatures of about 150°C is





Question 30

Amino acids are the end-products of the digestion of





Question 31

The type of teeth used by mammals to eat food materials is





Question 32

Fishponds are often stocked using





Question 33

Which of the following processes result(s) in the formation of a new substance?





Question 34

The use of resistance breeds of farm animals in controlling diseases is a





Question 35

A load of 10 N is moved through a distance of 2 m. Calculate the work done.





Question 36

Which of the following components of human blood is dissolved in the plasma?





Question 37

An atom of carbon is represented as 612C. How many neutrons are in the nucleus of the carbon atom?





Question 38

In agribusiness, middlemen operate within the





Question 39

Which of the following illustrations shows the correct direction of the lines of force around a bar magnet?





Question 40

The human sex cells are produced in the