ASVAB General Science Practice Test 774870 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.70
Score	0%	74%

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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

	producers
	primary consumers
	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.

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of __________ animals, including humans.

85% Answer Correctly

	sentient
	spiny
	vertebrate
	arthropod

Solution

An endoskeleton (internal skeleton) is a charateristic of vertebrate animals, including humans.

I biome is made up of naturally occurring flora and fauna. Fauna is which of the following?

60% Answer Correctly

	minerals
	plants
	habitats
	animals

Solution

A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).

In taxonomy, domains are the broadest classification of life. How many domains are there?

60% Answer Correctly

	5
	3
	6
	dozens

Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.

Menstruation occurs when:

76% Answer Correctly

	the zygote is formed
	the ovum fails to become fertilized
	the ovum becomes fertilized
	the fetus is formed

Solution

If the ovum fails to become fertilized, the lining of the uterus sloughs off during menstruation. From puberty to menopause, this cycle of menstruation repeats monthly (except during pregnancy).