ASVAB General Science Practice Test 544079 Results

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1

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

46% Answer Correctly

O-negative

O

AB-positive

AB


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.


2

The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.

75% Answer Correctly

bronchioles

diaphragm

trachea

pulmonary


Solution

The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.


3

Menstruation occurs when:

78% Answer Correctly

the ovum fails to become fertilized

the ovum becomes fertilized

the zygote is formed

the fetus 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).


4

The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?

66% Answer Correctly

mesosphere

thermosphere

stratosphere

troposphere


Solution

The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.


5

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

59% Answer Correctly

bacteria

eukaryota

animalia

archaea


Solution

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