ASVAB General Science Practice Test 821219 Results

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1

This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

81% Answer Correctly

exoskeleton

bone

endoskeleton

vertebrate
Solution

An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.

2

In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:

64% Answer Correctly

simple sugars

glycerol and fatty acids

complex carbohydrates

amino acids
Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.

3

Examples of tertiary consumers include:

73% Answer Correctly

chickens

fish

sharks

cows
Solution

Tertiary consumers eat primary consumers and secondary consumers and are typically carnivorous predators. Tertiary consumers may also be omnivores. Examples include wolves, sharks, and human beings.

4

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

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producers

secondary consumers

decomposers

primary consumers
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

5

A transition zone between two air masses is called:

71% Answer Correctly

fog

front

boundary

thunderstorm
Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.