ASVAB General Science Practice Test 30378 Results

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1

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

60% Answer Correctly

vegetable oils

olive oil

eggs

avocados
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.

2

Which of the following is not one of the outer planets?

72% Answer Correctly

Uranus

Venus

Jupiter

Neptune
Solution

In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.

3

Which of the following is a decomposer?

89% Answer Correctly

fungi

mosquito

pine tree

ferret
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.

4

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

72% Answer Correctly

tertiary consumers

secondary consumers

primary consumers

scavengers
Solution

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

5

Which of the following represents the largest value?

61% Answer Correctly

1 mL

1 ML

1 kL

1 cL
Solution

Mega (M) is 106, kilo (k) is 103, centi (c) is 10-2, milli (m) is 10-3 so 1 ML represents the largest value.