ASVAB General Science Practice Test 49428 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.61
Score 0% 72%

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1

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

biome

ecosystem

community

population


Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).


2

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a kingdom?

63% Answer Correctly

fungi

plants

animals

bacteria


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.)


3

What is the body's largest artery?

72% Answer Correctly

arteriole

capillary

vena cava

aorta


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.


4

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

72% Answer Correctly

secondary consumers

scavengers

primary consumers

tertiary consumers


Solution

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


5

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?

75% Answer Correctly

occluded

stationary

cold

warm 


Solution

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.