Ghana BECE 2000 INTEGRATED SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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

2) A group of stars found in the universe is called

3) The basic unit of matter is the

4) Which of the following processes is a physical change?

5) The parasite that is found on dogs is

6) The food chain that occurs in nature is

7) The organ that removes metabolic wastes from the human body is

8) The device that uses an electromagnet in its operation is the

9) Which of the following statements about mammals is true?

10) The substance that sublimes when heated is

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

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

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

14) The temperature of 20°C on the kelvin scale is

15) The heavenly body that produces and emits its own light is

16) Desert plants shed their leaves to reduce the rate of

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

18) The name of the smallest blood vessel in humans is

19) Which of the following activities is a reflex action?

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

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

22) Which of the following environmental factors increases sweating in humans?

23) Which of the following crops is propagated vegetatively?

24) The type of energy stored in food is referred to as

25) The end product of protein digestion is

26) The attracting power of magnets is greatest at the

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

29) Casual and loose sex life can result in the spread of

Which of the following statements about all living things is/are 30) true?
I. They respire
II. They manufacture their own food
III. They grow

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

32) The raw material for photosynthesis is

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

34) Legumes are generally included in crop rotation because they

35) The insect which transmits the plasmodium parasite is called

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

37) Which of the following practices is a bad habit?

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

39) Addition of more solvent to a solution makes the solution more

40) Spectacles with converging lenses are used by people suffering from