ASVAB General Science Practice Test 338813 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.96
Score 0% 59%

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1

Convert 0C° to F°.

72% Answer Correctly

16

32

-32

0


Solution

To convert from C° to F° use:

\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)

\(F° = {9 \over 5}(0) + 32\)

\(F° = 0 + 32 = 32\)

 


2

In the food chain, consumers are classified as which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

tertiary

all of these

secondary

primary


Solution

Most animals consume other organisms to survive. Consumers (heterotrophs) are divided into three types, primary, secondary, and tertiary, based on their place in the food chain.


3

Cellular fermentation takes place:

50% Answer Correctly

in plant cells

aerobically

in the presence of oxygen

anaerobically


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.


4

Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

arteries

heart

veins

capillaries


Solution

Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.


5

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

peripheral

autonomic

central

somatic


Solution

The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.