ASVAB General Science Practice Test 966175 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.78
Score 0% 56%

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1

Which of the following describes how a person's genes express themselves in physical characteristics?

61% Answer Correctly

phenotype

DNA

chromotype

genotype


Solution

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.


2

Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:

62% Answer Correctly

omnivores

scavengers

herbivores

carnivores


Solution

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


3

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

64% Answer Correctly

D

S

G

E


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.


4

In the food chain, omnivores may be which of the following?

45% Answer Correctly

primary or secondary consumers

primary or tertiary consumers

secondary consumers or scavengers

secondary or tertiary consumers


Solution

Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.


5

Which of the following is true about species groups?

46% Answer Correctly

an ecosystem is a biological population

a population is made up of a group of communities

a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres

a community is made up of a group of populations


Solution

population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.