ASVAB General Science Practice Test 269336 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.47
Score	0%	69%

Review

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

	animal sources
	sugars and starches
	food additives
	vegetable oils

Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).

Velocity and displacement are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. Velocity and displacement are which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

	scalar quantities
	vector quantities
	combinational quantities
	composite quantities

Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)

In the food chain, omnivores may be which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

	secondary or tertiary consumers
	primary or secondary consumers
	secondary consumers or scavengers
	primary or tertiary consumers

Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

73% Answer Correctly

	scavengers
	secondary consumers
	primary consumers
	tertiary consumers

Solution

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

What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?

54% Answer Correctly

	spinal cord
	autonomic
	cerebrum
	medulla

Solution

The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.