ASVAB General Science Practice Test 3376 Results

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1

The most diverse kindgom of life is which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

protists

plants

animals

fungi


Solution

Below domain, life is classified into six kingdoms: plants, animals, archaebacteria, eubacteria, and fungi. The last kingdom, protists, include all microscopic organisms that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi.  (Archaebacteria and eubacteria are sometimes combined into a single kingdom, monera.)


2

Menstruation occurs when:

76% Answer Correctly

the fetus is formed 

the zygote is formed

the ovum fails to become fertilized

the ovum becomes fertilized


Solution

If the ovum fails to become fertilized, the lining of the uterus sloughs off during menstruation. From puberty to menopause, this cycle of menstruation repeats monthly (except during pregnancy).


3

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

26% Answer Correctly

both evaporation and transpiration

transpiration

precipitation

evaporation


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.


4

The rows of the Periodic Table of the Elements are called:

62% Answer Correctly

groups

shells

periods

families


Solution

The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number. 


5

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?

62% Answer Correctly

kilo

centi

mega

milli


Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.