ASVAB General Science Practice Test 55436 Results

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1

In the foood chain, producers 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:

47% Answer Correctly

chemosynthesis

photosynthesis

decomposition

autotrophs
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

2

In the food chain, bacteria and fungi convert the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. Bacteria and fungi are:

86% Answer Correctly

primary consumers

producers

decomposers

scavengers
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.

3

What part of the brain is responsible for the major senses (thinking, hearing, seeing)?

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brainstem

cerebellum

cerebrum

medulla
Solution

The cerebrum is the major part of the brain and is responsible for the main senses (thinking, hearing, seeing).

4

The crust and upper mantle of the earth is called the:

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atmosphere

hydrosphere

geosphere

lithosphere
Solution

The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).

5

When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:

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less complex

more complex

none of these

similarly complex
Solution

Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.