ASVAB General Science Practice Test 188029 Results

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1

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

fish

rats

cows

all of these


Solution

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


2

In which type of compound does one atom borrow an electron from another atom?

58% Answer Correctly

chemical

covalent

acidic

ionic


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.


3

Which of these is not a phase in cell division?

62% Answer Correctly

megaphase

cytokinesis

interphase

anaphase


Solution

Cell division is the process by which cells replicate genetic material in the nucleus and consists of several phases, beginning with interphase and ending with cytokinesis.


4

Which of these layers is found directly below the Earth's crust?

71% Answer Correctly

inner core

mantle

continents

outer core


Solution

The crust is the Earth's outermost layer and is divided into oceanic and continental types. Oceanic crust is 3 miles (5 km) to 6 miles (10 km) thick and is composed primarily of denser rock. Continental crust is 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km) thick and composed primarily of less dense rock. The crust makes up approximately one percent of the Earth's total volume.


5

Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?

64% Answer Correctly

breaking down starches

breaking down proteins

absorbing nutrients

breaking down fats


Solution

Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.