ASVAB General Science Practice Test 219649 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

65% Answer Correctly

scavengers and decomposers

primary consumers and omnivores

herbivores and autotrophs

producers and tertiary consumers


Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.


2

In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?

63% Answer Correctly

starches

lactic acid or alcohol

water

ascorbic acid or peptides


Solution

If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.


3

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

somatic

peripheral

central

autonomic


Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.


4

Absolute zero is which of the following?

58% Answer Correctly

the freezing point of oxygen

the coldest temperature possible in the universe

the freezing point of hydrogen

0°C


Solution

In contrast to the Celsius scale (measured in degrees centigrade) that fixes 0° at the freezing point of water and the Fahrenheit scale that uses 32°, the Kelvin scale fixes 0 at absolute zero (-273°C) which is the lowest temperature possible in the universe.


5

Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?

48% Answer Correctly

air

metal

vacuum

water


Solution

The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium.  Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).