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