ASVAB General Science Practice Test 594503 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of the following is a decomposer?

89% Answer Correctly

pine tree

fungi

ferret

mosquito


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.


2

Meteoroids, meteors and meteorites are categorized based on which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

their location

their temperature

their size

their density


Solution

Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.


3

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

community

population

biome

ecosystem


Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).


4

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

64% Answer Correctly

cytoplasm

mitochondria

Golgi apparatus

nucleus


Solution

The cell nucleus contains the genetic material of the cell and is where DNA replication takes place.


5

Which of these is not a phase in cell division?

62% Answer Correctly

interphase

megaphase

cytokinesis

anaphase


Solution

Cell division is the process by which cells replicate genetic material in the nucleus and consists of several phases, beginning with interphase and ending with cytokinesis.