ASVAB General Science Practice Test 151330 Results

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1

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

63% Answer Correctly

scavengers

carnivores

omnivores

herbivores


Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.


2

What is the body's largest artery?

73% Answer Correctly

arteriole

vena cava

capillary

aorta


Solution

The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.


3

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by what kind of bond?

48% Answer Correctly

ionic

chemical

molecular

covalent


Solution

A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.


4

In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:

56% Answer Correctly

nuclei

chromatids

chromosomes

cells


Solution

During cell division, the cytokinesis phase occurs when cytoplasm and cell membranes complete their separation resulting in two separate cells.


5

Which of the following is true about species groups?

47% Answer Correctly

an ecosystem is a biological population

a community is made up of a group of populations

a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres

a population is made up of a group of communities


Solution

population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.