ASVAB General Science Practice Test 331368 Results

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Questions	5	5
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Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

72% Answer Correctly

	scavengers
	primary consumers
	secondary consumers
	tertiary consumers

Solution

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

Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:

48% Answer Correctly

	capillaries
	veins
	arterioles
	plasma

Solution

The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.

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

	producers
	scavengers
	primary consumers
	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.

Cellular fermentation takes place:

50% Answer Correctly

	in the presence of oxygen
	in plant cells
	anaerobically
	aerobically

Solution

If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.

Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

67% Answer Correctly

	reflection
	radiation
	convection
	conduction

Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments through conduction, convection, or radiation.