ASVAB General Science Practice Test 945357 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

fish

rats

cows

all of these


Solution

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


2

Which of blood component allows blood to clot?

74% Answer Correctly

white blood cells

red blood cells

plasma

platelets


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.


3

Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?

81% Answer Correctly

makes up most of Earth's volume

all of these

hot

dense


Solution

Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.


4

Which of these is not a recognized blood type?

90% Answer Correctly

O

B

AO

AB


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.


5

An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?

86% Answer Correctly

similar density

similar moisture

similar temperature

all of these


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.