ASVAB General Science Practice Test 955838 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.45
Score 0% 69%

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1

In the food chain, bacteria and fungi convert the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. Bacteria and fungi are:

86% Answer Correctly

decomposers

producers

primary consumers

scavengers
Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

2

Which of the following is a decomposer?

89% Answer Correctly

ferret

mosquito

fungi

pine tree
Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.

3

When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:

29% Answer Correctly

ice

snow

rain

snow or ice
Solution

Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.

4

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

population

biome

ecosystem

community
Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).

5

The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.

64% Answer Correctly

S

E

G

D
Solution

The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.