ASVAB General Science Practice Test 779193 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.61
Score 0% 52%

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1

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

cows

fish

rats

all of these


Solution

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


2

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

74% Answer Correctly

sandstone

obsidian

slate

basalt


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.


3

In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:

57% Answer Correctly

chromatids

cells

chromosomes

nuclei


Solution

During cell division, the cytokinesis phase occurs when cytoplasm and cell membranes complete their separation resulting in two separate cells.


4

During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?

53% Answer Correctly

small intestine

large intestine

esophagus

stomach


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


5

During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?

26% Answer Correctly

transpiration

both evaporation and transpiration

precipitation

evaporation


Solution

The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.