ASVAB General Science Practice Test 187968 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.78
Score 0% 76%

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1

In the food chain, bacteria and fungi convert the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. Bacteria and fungi are:

85% Answer Correctly

decomposers

scavengers

primary consumers

producers


Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.


2

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

72% Answer Correctly

a force

power

kinetic energy

work


Solution

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


3

Which of blood component carries oxygen?

83% Answer Correctly

plasma

platelets

red blood cells

white blood cells


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


4

What part of the brain is responsible for the major senses (thinking, hearing, seeing)?

65% Answer Correctly

brainstem

cerebellum

cerebrum

medulla


Solution

The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).


5

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

73% Answer Correctly

slate

obsidian

sandstone

basalt


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.