ASVAB General Science Practice Test 115293 Results

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1

When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:

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less complex

none of these

similarly complex

more complex


Solution

Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.


2

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

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secondary consumers

scavengers

tertiary consumers

primary consumers


Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus.  Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.


3

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

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producers and tertiary consumers

herbivores and autotrophs

scavengers and decomposers

primary consumers and omnivores


Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.


4

A transition zone between two air masses is called:

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boundary

thunderstorm

front

fog


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


5

In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.

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atrium, atrium

ventricle, atrium

atrium, ventricle

ventricle, ventricle


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.