Bece Past Questions & Answers -2016 ( Science)

JUNE 2016
INTEGRATED SCIENCE 1
OBJECTIVE TEST
45 minutes

1. An example of a third class lever is
A. wheelbarrow
B. sugar tongs
C. pair of scissors
D. crowbar

2. The release of a mature egg from an ovary into the fallopian tube in humans is called
A. copulation
B. ejaculation
C. menstruation
D. ovulation

3. The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart is known as
A. pulmonary artery
B. pulmonary vein
C. vena cava
D. aorta

4. An example of a plant micro-nutrient is
A. calcium
B. copper
C. magnesium
D. potassium

5. What is the colour of the neutral wire in a three-pin plug?
A. Blue
B. Brown
C. Green
D. Yellow

6. In the pin-hole camera, the image formed is always
A. erect and bright
B. erect and blurred
C. inverted and real
D. inverted and virtual

7. The part of the flower that develops into a fruit is the
A. ovary
B. ovule
C. stamen
D. style

8. The number of elements in the compound Ca(OH)2 is
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

9. The reason why alum is added to water during treatment is to
A. kill germs
B. give taste to water
C. make water colourless
D. make suspended particles settle

10. Which of the following animal parasites could be controlled by hand picking?
A. Liver fluke
B. Tapeworm
C. Tick
D. Roundworm