ASVAB General Science Practice Test 890740 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.58
Score 0% 72%

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1

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

63% Answer Correctly

herbivores

scavengers

carnivores

omnivores


Solution

Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.


2

The four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?

74% Answer Correctly

the planets are Earth-like

the planets have moons

the planets have magnetic fields

the planets have water


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.


3

Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one __________ to another.

82% Answer Correctly

family

species

cell

generation


Solution

Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. Heredity is made possible via large strings of chromosomes which carry information encoded in genes.


4

Which of blood component carries oxygen?

83% Answer Correctly

platelets

white blood cells

red blood cells

plasma


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


5

In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:

57% Answer Correctly

chromatids

cells

nuclei

chromosomes


Solution

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