ASVAB General Science Practice Test 149631 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.52
Score 0% 70%

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1

The most diverse kindgom of life is which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

plants

fungi

protists

animals


Solution

Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi.  (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)


2

The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?

87% Answer Correctly

nervous

circulatory

reproductive

digestive


Solution

Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.


3

A transition zone between two air masses is called:

71% Answer Correctly

fog

thunderstorm

front

boundary


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.


4

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

72% Answer Correctly

producers

secondary consumers

decomposers

primary consumers


Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis


5

Elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements are ordered by which of the following?

75% Answer Correctly

atomic mass

atomic number

atomic weight

number of electron shells


Solution

The Periodic Table of the Elements categorizes elements primarily by the number of protons in their nucleus (atomic number) and secondarily by the characteristics they exhibit.