ASVAB General Science Practice Test 203948 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?

58% Answer Correctly

bacteria

archaea

animalia

eukaryota


Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.


2

Which of these is not a recognized blood type?

90% Answer Correctly

O

B

AO

AB


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.


3

Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?

46% Answer Correctly

comets orbit the Sun

asteroids have a coma

comets have an atmosphere

asteroids contain frozen water


Solution

A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.


4

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

scurvy

diabetes

anemia

shingles


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


5

During continental drift, the drifting plates move across which of the following?

50% Answer Correctly

fault lines

sediment

water

liquid mantle


Solution

The crust and the rigid lithosphere (upper mantle) is made up of approximately thirty separate plates. These plates more very slowly on the slightly more liquid mantle (asthenosphere) beneath them. This movement has resulted in continental drift which is the gradual movement of land masses across Earth's surface. Continental drift is a very slow process, occurring over hundreds of millions of years.