ASVAB General Science Practice Test 656279 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:

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autotrophs

chemosynthesis

photosynthesis

decomposition
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

Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.

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tertiary consumers

secondary consumers

scavengers

primary consumers
Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus.  Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.

3

In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.

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pulmonary

capillary

atrial

aorta
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

The connective tissue that connects bones to other bones at joints is called:

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tendons

ligaments

cartilage

knuckles
Solution

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).

5

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

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Mercury

Jupiter

Earth

Venus
Solution

The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.