ASVAB General Science Practice Test 335600 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

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1

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

62% Answer Correctly

carnivores

omnivores

scavengers

herbivores


Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.


2

What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?

73% Answer Correctly

platelets

valves

capillaries

atria


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


3

Which of the following is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element?

75% Answer Correctly

element

molecule

neutron

atom


Solution

An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element.


4

50°F is how many °C?

72% Answer Correctly

-10

10

58

122


Solution

The formula to convert from F° to C° is:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (50 - 32)\)

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (18)\)

\(C° = {90 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 10\)


5

Examples of tertiary consumers include:

73% Answer Correctly

sharks

fish

cows

chickens


Solution

Tertiary consumers eat primary consumers and secondary consumers and are typically carnivorous predators. Tertiary consumers may also be omnivores. Examples include wolves, sharks, and human beings.