ASVAB General Science Practice Test 562001 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.51
Score	0%	70%

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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
	autotrophs
	decomposition
	photosynthesis

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

What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

82% Answer Correctly

	one controls thinking, the other controls feeling
	one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity
	each belongs to a different nervous system
	one is inherited, the other is learned

Solution

Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

82% Answer Correctly

	scurvy
	shingles
	anemia
	diabetes

Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

The dwarf planet Pluto is located where?

63% Answer Correctly

	in the asteroid belt
	between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn
	in the Kuiper Belt
	outside the solar system

Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.

Which of these layers is found directly below the Earth's crust?

71% Answer Correctly

	continents
	outer core
	inner core
	mantle

Solution

The crust is the Earth's outermost layer and is divided into oceanic and continental types. Oceanic crust is 3 miles (5 km) to 6 miles (10 km) thick and is composed primarily of denser rock. Continental crust is 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km) thick and composed primarily of less dense rock. The crust makes up approximately one percent of the Earth's total volume.