BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSBy Acadlly BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 0% BECE/JSCE (BASIC SCIENCE) BECE BASIC SCIENCE APP Questions will be picked at random from the question bank.You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to. Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.Goodluck! 1 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Ozone is a type of oxygen with __________ atoms of oxygen 4 2 6 3 2 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The theory that states that particles are always in motion is ________ newton kinetic joule Dalton 3 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The body hormones which contribute to body growth are ____________ and _________ pituitary, thyroxin insulin, progesterone acdrenaline, oestrogen parathyroid, testosterone 4 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The processing by which the constituents coal are separated is ________ distillation fractions thermal lie-big destructive 5 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION In the female reproductive system the part which houses the unborn baby is the ________ oviduct uterus cervix ovary 6 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Kunle added few drops of iodine solution to a piece of yam, the result was blue black colour which was formed at the surface of the yam. Which food item was being tested? glucose fats and oil protein starch 7 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The atmospheric condition of a place studies over a short period is called the _________ climate weather topography environment 8 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The soil type mostly rich in nutrient is __________ clay gravel loamy sandy 9 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION A food substance which contains sulphur, nitrogen and phosphorus in addition to carbon, hydrogen and oxygen is __________ carbohydrate mineral protein fats 10 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Ovulation is defined as the release of ___________ sperm from the tests urine from the bladder blood from the vagina ovum from the ovary 11 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The parts of the body that are responsible for movement are _______, _______ and joint cartilage, muscle bone, cartilage bone, muscle skeleton, cartilage 12 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The number of electrons an atom requires to lose to become an ion is termed __________ combining power atomic structure electronic configuration activity series 13 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The slender structure, that carry blood to the heart is referred to as the ___________ cell plasma tube vessel 14 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Conditions necessary for germination are the following EXCEPT __________ air warmth wind water 15 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Oil spillage is NOT caused by _________ leaking of marine vehicle killing of fish with gemmalin 20 oil tank washing dripping of oil vehicles 16 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Movement of food from the gullet down to the stomach is through __________ movement breaking swallowing chuming peristalsis 17 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Whale is a/an ______________ mammal primate amphibian reptile 18 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Activity series of non-metals is from most reactive to moderately reactive least reactive to most reactive least reactive to moderately reactive moderately reactive to passive 19 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The blood that fight against germs in the body is platelets plasma red blood cell white blood cell 20 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The quantity of water in a body is termed ___________ weight force pressure mass 21 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The breakdown of food substances to release energy is referred to as _________ respiration irritability excretion nutrition 22 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The bone-like structures found in the middle ear are called ___________ ossicles blades pinna earbone 23 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Drugs can be obtained from the following Except plant barks medicinal leaves food material roots and shrubs 24 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION One major difference between plant and animals is ___________ movement excretion reproduction respiration 25 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION These activities are responsible for our disappearing forest EXCEPT ___________ cultivation of crops construction of building cutting of timber for wood use of firewood for cooking 26 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Power is equal to __________ distance/time force/distance time/work done work done/time 27 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Climate change may lead to the following EXCEPT flooding global warming green house effect oil spilage 28 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to solid is called _________ point melting boiling sublimation freezing 29 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Example of non-metal include these EXCEPT sodium iodine oxygen nitrogen 30 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The nutrient gotten from protein food after digestion is acid citric acid fatty acid glucose 31 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION One of the reasons why human beings are special animals is their ability to __________ communicate sleep walk eat 32 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Electronic configuration is best described as _________ protons in the nucleus of atom electrons of the outer most orbit attraction of electrons in an atom arrangement of electrons in an atoms 33 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Inadequate energy generation and supply affects quality of life in the following way EXCEPT ____________ technological advancement starvation poverty unemployment 34 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The female part of a flower is made up of ___________ anther, filament, ovary anther, stigma, ovary stigma, style, overy stigma, style, anther 35 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The outer layer of the human skin is known as __________ epidermis sweat gland sweet pores dermis 36 / 50 Category: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES PAST QUESTION Lack of vitamin B leads to ricket beriberi bleeding scurvy 37 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Which of these statements is NOT an assumption of the kinetic theory? the particles are in constant motion matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles the particles of matter possess potential energy evaporation of liquid occurs at all temperature 38 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION These are field forces EXCEPT __________ force frictional gravitational magnetic electric 39 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION All these are microscopic organisms EXCEPT fungi spider virus bacteria 40 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Coal is a mineral mined in ____________ Ajaokuta Jos Ewekoro Enugu 41 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Children under five (5) years are immunized against these disease EXCEPT __________ measles tuberculosis diphtheria kwashiorkor 42 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The particles in a gaseous substance can move easily because the ______ particles are moving with great speed force between them is weak containing vessel is too big particles are free to move 43 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The most reactive non-metal is ____________ chlorin iodine bromine fluorine 44 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The pigment which gives plants the green colour is chlorophyll chloroform chloroplast chloroplast 45 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The temperature of the sun’s radiation is ____________ 600 degrees 60 degrees 60,000 degrees 6000 degrees 46 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION The function of lipase is to digest __________ vitamins fats starch proteins 47 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Work = force X? length distance acceleration power 48 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Dangers of radioactive ray does not include ____________ undesirable hereditary effects tracer of body defects destruction of body cells and tissues death due to over exposure 49 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through ________ sharing bed hand shake unsafe sex insect bite 50 / 50 Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION Nigeria generate a lot of useful products from crude oil EXCEPT _________ plastic bitumen kerosene petrol Your score is 0% Restart quiz