ASVAB General Science Practice Test 290531 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.33
Score 0% 67%

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1

Which of these is not a recognized blood type?

90% Answer Correctly

O

AO

AB

B


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.


2

Plant cells are surrounded by:

64% Answer Correctly

only a cell membrane

a cell membrane and a cell wall

only a cell wall

neither a cell membrane nor a cell wall


Solution

Animal cells are surrounded by a semipermeable membrane which allows for the transfer of water and oxygen to and from the cell. In plant cells, the cell membrane is surrounded by a somewhat rigid cell wall which provides the cell structure and support.


3

Materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called:

83% Answer Correctly

insulators

conductors

refractors

reflectors


Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments and conduction is the simplest way this transfer can occur. It is accomplished through direct contact between materials and materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called conductors while those that conduct heat poorly, such as plastic, are called insulators.


4

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

72% Answer Correctly

primary consumers

producers

secondary consumers

decomposers


Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis


5

During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?

27% Answer Correctly

precipitation

both evaporation and transpiration

evaporation

transpiration


Solution

The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.