ASVAB General Science Practice Test 293849 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.66
Score	0%	73%

Review

The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?

87% Answer Correctly

	digestive
	nervous
	circulatory
	reproductive

Solution

Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.

In the food chain, bacteria and fungi convert the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. Bacteria and fungi are:

86% Answer Correctly

	primary consumers
	producers
	scavengers
	decomposers

Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

	sublimation
	phase transition
	heating
	cooling

Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.

Water has a refractive index of 1.33. Which of the following is true?

64% Answer Correctly

	light is 1.33 times dimmer in a vacuum than it is in water
	light travels 1.33 times faster in a vacuum than it does in water
	light is 1.33 times brighter in a vacuum than it is in water
	light travels 1.33 times slower in a vacuum than it does in water

Solution

The speed of light varies based on the material that the waves are passing through. The refractive index of a material indicates how easily light travels through it compared to how easily light travels through a vacuum. For example, the refractive index of water is 1.33, meaning that light travels 1.33 times faster in a vacuum than it does in water.

Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?

61% Answer Correctly

	avocados
	eggs
	olive oil
	vegetable oils

Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.