ASVAB General Science Practice Test 500078 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.67
Score	0%	73%

Review

Which of the following is a decomposer?

90% Answer Correctly

	fungi
	ferret
	mosquito
	pine tree

Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?

68% Answer Correctly

	none of these
	solid
	gas
	liquid

Solution

Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.

In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?

62% Answer Correctly

	domains
	species
	kingdoms
	classes

Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.

These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.

70% Answer Correctly

	cirrus clouds
	cumulus clouds
	nimbus clouds
	stratus clouds

Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.

Menstruation occurs when:

78% Answer Correctly

	the fetus is formed
	the ovum becomes fertilized
	the ovum fails to become fertilized
	the zygote is formed

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).