ASVAB General Science Practice Test 177177 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.01
Score 0% 60%

Review

1

In the food chain, omnivores may be which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

secondary consumers or scavengers

primary or secondary consumers

secondary or tertiary consumers

primary or tertiary consumers


Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.


2

Which of the following indicates the correct reproductive sequence?

64% Answer Correctly

ovum → fetus → zygote

none of these are correct

ovum → zygote → fetus

zygote → ovum → fetus


Solution

During intercourse, the penis ejaculates sperm, produced in the testes, into the vagina. Some of the sperm makes their way to the uterus where, if they encounter an egg to fertilize, unite with the ovum to form a fertilized egg or zygote. The zygote then may implant in the uterus and eventually develop into a fetus.


3

As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:

64% Answer Correctly

protein

sugars

starches

fat


Solution

The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.


4

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

kinetic energy

a force

power

work


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


5

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

55% Answer Correctly

all of these

away from

back to 

within


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.