ASVAB General Science Practice Test 959101 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Examples of secondary consumers include:

53% Answer Correctly

wolves

plankton

chickens

grasshoppers


Solution

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


2

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the __________ to help break down protein.

77% Answer Correctly

large intestine

mouth

small intestine

stomach


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


3

In cell biology, what part of the cell contains organelles?

55% Answer Correctly

cytoplasm

nucleus

cell wall

cell membrane


Solution

The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell contains the genetic material of the cell and is surrounded by cytoplasm which contains many organelles.


4

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

genus

species

family

domain


Solution

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


5

Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?

47% Answer Correctly

asteroids contain frozen water

comets have an atmosphere

comets orbit the Sun

asteroids have a coma


Solution

A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.