ASVAB General Science Practice Test 226343 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
Score 0% 71%

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1

Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:

69% Answer Correctly

micronutrients

proteins

carbohydrates

macronutrients


Solution

Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.


2

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

community

ecosystem

biome

population


Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).


3

In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?

60% Answer Correctly

milli

kilo

mega

centi


Solution

Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.


4

Which of these is not a component of blood?

82% Answer Correctly

plasma

white blood cells

marrow

red 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.


5

In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.

64% Answer Correctly

left, left

right, right

left, right

right, left


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.