ASVAB General Science Practice Test 782807 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.81
Score 0% 76%

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1

Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?

80% Answer Correctly

heating

cooling

phase transition

sublimation


Solution

A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.


2

In the food chain, consumers are classified as which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

secondary

tertiary

all of these

primary


Solution

Most animals consume other organisms to survive. Consumers (heterotrophs) are divided into three types, primary, secondary, and tertiary, based on their place in the food chain.


3

The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.

75% Answer Correctly

diaphragm

trachea

bronchioles

pulmonary


Solution

The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.


4

__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

81% Answer Correctly

diabetes

scurvy

anemia

shingles


Solution

Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.


5

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

genus

domain

family

species


Solution

The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.