ASVAB General Science Practice Test 532727 Results

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1

Scavengers break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into which of the following?

65% Answer Correctly

producers

complex carbohydrates

carrion

simple nutrients
Solution

Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.

2

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

72% Answer Correctly

secondary consumers

primary consumers

producers

decomposers
Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis

3

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

62% Answer Correctly

carnivores

omnivores

herbivores

scavengers
Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.

4

The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?

79% Answer Correctly

gravitational

potential

transitional

kinetic
Solution

Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.

5

Regulation of heart rhythm occurs in:

61% Answer Correctly

nerves

cerebellum

cerebrum

medulla
Solution

Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.