ASVAB General Science Practice Test 400119 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.73
Score	0%	55%

Review

The __________ nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.

58% Answer Correctly

	autonomic
	somatic
	central
	peripheral

Solution

Part of the peripheral nervous system, the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.

Which of the following would be used in eye glasses to correct nearsightedness?

56% Answer Correctly

	concave lens
	convex lens
	convex mirror
	concave mirror

Solution

Unlike curved mirrors that operate on the principle of reflection, lenses utilize refraction. A convex lens is thicker in the middle than on the edges and converges light while a concave lens is thicker on the edges than in the middle and diffuses light. A common use for curved lenses is in eye glasses where a convex lens is used to correct farsightedness and a concave lens is used to correct nearsightedness.

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

73% Answer Correctly

	tertiary consumers
	primary consumers
	secondary consumers
	scavengers

Solution

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

Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.

42% Answer Correctly

	peripheral
	somatic
	autonomic
	central

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.

The universal recipient blood type can recieve any other blood type. Which blood type is the universal recipient?

45% Answer Correctly

	O
	O-negative
	AB
	AB-positive

Solution

Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.