MEPS ASVAB General Science, ASVAB, ASVAB General
Science: Questions & Correct Solutions
Mnemonic for classification Right Ans - King Philip Came Over From
Germany Soaked
3 unicellular kingdoms Right Ans - archaebacteria, eubacteria, Protista
3 multicellular kingdoms Right Ans - fungi, plantae, animalia
Unicellular kingdom that has nucleus and organelles Right Ans -
Protista
10 animal phyla Right Ans - porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes,
nematoda, rotifera, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata,
chordate
3 muscle types Right Ans - cardiac, skeletal, smooth
Organ that regulates excretion Right Ans - kidney
Site where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream Right Ans -
small intestine
Site where water and minerals are absorbed into the body Right Ans -
large intestine
Urinary systems order Right Ans - kidney (nephron), ureter, bladder,
urethra
Throat Right Ans - pharynx
Voicebox Right Ans - larynx
Epiglottis Right Ans - flap covering trachea
Blood leaves the heart to body Right Ans - left ventricle
,Blood enters heart from body Right Ans - right atrium
Blood leaves heart to lungs Right Ans - right ventricle
Blood enters heart from lungs Right Ans - left atrium
Exchange oxygen, nutrients, and wastes with the tissues of the body
Right Ans - capillaries
Arteries Right Ans - carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Veins Right Ans - carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Universal blood donor Right Ans - type O
Universal blood recipient Right Ans - type AB
2 parts of nervous system Right Ans - central & peripheral
2 parts of peripheral nervous system Right Ans - somatic & autonomic
2 pats of autonomic nervous system Right Ans - sympathetic &
parasympathetic
Controls all voluntary activities and receives sensory input Right Ans -
cerebrum
Coordinates motor activity Right Ans - cerebellum
Regulates homeostasis and secrets hormones Right Ans - hypothalamus
Controls involuntary actions such as breathing and swallowing Right
Ans - medulla
Deficiency causes night blindness, skin infections, loss of appetite, diarrhea
Right Ans - vitamin A
Deficiency causes loss of appetite, beriberi Right Ans - vitamin B1
, Deficiency causes weakness, skin infections Right Ans - vitamin B2
Deficiency causes anemia, nerve degeneration Right Ans - vitamin B12
Deficiency causes scurvy Right Ans - vitamin C
Deficiency causes rickets, tooth decay Right Ans - vitamin D
Deficiency causes anemia Right Ans - vitamin E
Deficiency causes excessive bleeding Right Ans - vitamin K
Sorts and packages proteins Right Ans - Golgi body
Digest old organelles and foreign substances Right Ans - lysosomes
Produce energy for the cell Right Ans - mitochondria
Part of the nucleus that makes ribosomes Right Ans - nucleolus
Control center of the cell and contains chromosomes Right Ans - nucleus
Form spindle fibers during cellular division Right Ans - centrioles
Site of protein synthesis Right Ans - ribosomes
Makes proteins to be exported out of the cell Right Ans - rough ER
Makes lipids and detoxifies enzymes Right Ans - smooth ER
Stores wastes and other materials Right Ans - vacuole
Phases of mitosis Right Ans - interphases, prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, telophase
Primitive plants lacking true stems Right Ans - bryophytes
2 types of tracheophytes Right Ans - gymnosperms & angiosperms
Science: Questions & Correct Solutions
Mnemonic for classification Right Ans - King Philip Came Over From
Germany Soaked
3 unicellular kingdoms Right Ans - archaebacteria, eubacteria, Protista
3 multicellular kingdoms Right Ans - fungi, plantae, animalia
Unicellular kingdom that has nucleus and organelles Right Ans -
Protista
10 animal phyla Right Ans - porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes,
nematoda, rotifera, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata,
chordate
3 muscle types Right Ans - cardiac, skeletal, smooth
Organ that regulates excretion Right Ans - kidney
Site where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream Right Ans -
small intestine
Site where water and minerals are absorbed into the body Right Ans -
large intestine
Urinary systems order Right Ans - kidney (nephron), ureter, bladder,
urethra
Throat Right Ans - pharynx
Voicebox Right Ans - larynx
Epiglottis Right Ans - flap covering trachea
Blood leaves the heart to body Right Ans - left ventricle
,Blood enters heart from body Right Ans - right atrium
Blood leaves heart to lungs Right Ans - right ventricle
Blood enters heart from lungs Right Ans - left atrium
Exchange oxygen, nutrients, and wastes with the tissues of the body
Right Ans - capillaries
Arteries Right Ans - carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Veins Right Ans - carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Universal blood donor Right Ans - type O
Universal blood recipient Right Ans - type AB
2 parts of nervous system Right Ans - central & peripheral
2 parts of peripheral nervous system Right Ans - somatic & autonomic
2 pats of autonomic nervous system Right Ans - sympathetic &
parasympathetic
Controls all voluntary activities and receives sensory input Right Ans -
cerebrum
Coordinates motor activity Right Ans - cerebellum
Regulates homeostasis and secrets hormones Right Ans - hypothalamus
Controls involuntary actions such as breathing and swallowing Right
Ans - medulla
Deficiency causes night blindness, skin infections, loss of appetite, diarrhea
Right Ans - vitamin A
Deficiency causes loss of appetite, beriberi Right Ans - vitamin B1
, Deficiency causes weakness, skin infections Right Ans - vitamin B2
Deficiency causes anemia, nerve degeneration Right Ans - vitamin B12
Deficiency causes scurvy Right Ans - vitamin C
Deficiency causes rickets, tooth decay Right Ans - vitamin D
Deficiency causes anemia Right Ans - vitamin E
Deficiency causes excessive bleeding Right Ans - vitamin K
Sorts and packages proteins Right Ans - Golgi body
Digest old organelles and foreign substances Right Ans - lysosomes
Produce energy for the cell Right Ans - mitochondria
Part of the nucleus that makes ribosomes Right Ans - nucleolus
Control center of the cell and contains chromosomes Right Ans - nucleus
Form spindle fibers during cellular division Right Ans - centrioles
Site of protein synthesis Right Ans - ribosomes
Makes proteins to be exported out of the cell Right Ans - rough ER
Makes lipids and detoxifies enzymes Right Ans - smooth ER
Stores wastes and other materials Right Ans - vacuole
Phases of mitosis Right Ans - interphases, prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, telophase
Primitive plants lacking true stems Right Ans - bryophytes
2 types of tracheophytes Right Ans - gymnosperms & angiosperms
