ASVAB General Science Practice Test 606618 Results

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1

Examples of secondary consumers include:

52% Answer Correctly

chickens

wolves

grasshoppers

plankton


Solution

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


2

What part of the brain is responsible for for balance, movement, and muscle coordination?

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cerebrum

cerebellum

brainstem

medulla


Solution

The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.


3

In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.

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left, right

right, right

right, left

left, left


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.


4

Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?

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fog

cirrus clouds

cumulus clouds

stratus clouds


Solution

Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.


5

Which of the following members of the food chain are most alike?

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herbivores and autotrophs

scavengers and decomposers

primary consumers and omnivores

producers and tertiary consumers


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.