ASVAB MEPS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Mnemonic for classification - King Philip Came Over From Germany Soaked
3 unicellular kingdoms - archaebacteria, eubacteria, Protista
3 multicellular kingdoms - fungi, plantae, animalia
Unicellular kingdom that has nucleus and organelles - Protista
10 animal phyla - porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes, nematoda, rotifera, annelida,
mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata, chordate
3 muscle types - cardiac, skeletal, smooth
Organ that regulates excretion - kidney
Site where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream - small intestine
Site where water and minerals are absorbed into the body - large intestine
Urinary systems order - kidney (nephron), ureter, bladder, urethra
Throat - pharynx
Voicebox - larynx
Epiglottis - flap covering trachea
Blood leaves the heart to body - left ventricle
Blood enters heart from body - right atrium
Blood leaves heart to lungs - right ventricle
Blood enters heart from lungs - left atrium
Exchange oxygen, nutrients, and wastes with the tissues of the body - capillaries
Arteries - carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Veins - carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Universal blood donor - type O
,Universal blood recipient - type AB
2 parts of nervous system - central & peripheral
2 parts of peripheral nervous system - somatic & autonomic
2 pats of autonomic nervous system - sympathetic & parasympathetic
Controls all voluntary activities and receives sensory input - cerebrum
Coordinates motor activity - cerebellum
Regulates homeostasis and secrets hormones - hypothalamus
Controls involuntary actions such as breathing and swallowing - medulla
Deficiency causes night blindness, skin infections, loss of appetite, diarrhea - vitamin A
Deficiency causes loss of appetite, beriberi - vitamin B1
Deficiency causes weakness, skin infections - vitamin B2
Deficiency causes anemia, nerve degeneration - vitamin B12
Deficiency causes scurvy - vitamin C
Deficiency causes rickets, tooth decay - vitamin D
Deficiency causes anemia - vitamin E
Deficiency causes excessive bleeding - vitamin K
Sorts and packages proteins - Golgi body
Digest old organelles and foreign substances - lysosomes
Produce energy for the cell - mitochondria
Part of the nucleus that makes ribosomes - nucleolus
Control center of the cell and contains chromosomes - nucleus
Form spindle fibers during cellular division - centrioles
Site of protein synthesis - ribosomes
Makes proteins to be exported out of the cell - rough ER
,Makes lipids and detoxifies enzymes - smooth ER
Stores wastes and other materials - vacuole
Phases of mitosis - interphases, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Primitive plants lacking true stems - bryophytes
2 types of tracheophytes - gymnosperms & angiosperms
2 types of angiosperms - monocots & dicots
The area of the earth where all living things exists - biosphere
A large region of the earth - biome
The interaction of living and nonliving things - ecosystem
The area in which a group of populations live - community
A group of individuals that belong to the same species - population
4 geologic time periods - Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
3 marine biome zones - intertidal, neritic, oceanic
4 layers of atmosphere from lowest to highest - troposphere, stratosphere,
mesosphere, thermosphere
Large pieces of space rock - asteroids
Small pieces of space rock and metal - meteoroids
Meteoroids that pass through earth's atmosphere - meteors
Meteors that strike the ground - meteorites
Make up of rock, dusts, methane, and ice - comets
When the moon moves between the sun and earth - solar eclipse
When the earth moves between the sun and moon - lunar eclipse
Freezing point of water (C,F,K) - 0, 32, 273.15
Boiling point of water (C,F,K) - 100, 212, 373.15
Formula to convert F to C - F=9/5C+32
, Formula to convert C to F - C=5/9(F-32)
Formula for momentum - mass x speed
Formula for power - work / time
Formula for speed - distance / time
Electromagnetic spectrum from highest frequency - G, X, UV, visible, IR, microwaves,
radiowaves
Atomic number equals - number of protons
Atom that has positive or negative charge - ion
Mass number equals - number of protons and neutrons
Ph higher than 7 - base
Ph lower than 7 - acid
What are the planets in our solar system from closest to farthest from the sun? -
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
In the SI system, _____ is the unit of length, _____ is the unit of time, and _____ is the unit of
mass. - meter, or m; seconds, or s; kilogram, or kg
Elements are made up of _____, which are made up of positively charged _____, negatively
charged _____, and neutrally charged _____. - atoms; protons; electrons; neutrons
What are the four different blood types? - A, B, AB, and O
What are the planets in our solar system from closest to farthest from the sun? -
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is the taxonomic rank breakdown from most inclusive to least inclusive? -
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species
Dr. King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti."
What are the major systems that make up the human body? - Nervous System,
Circulatory System, Digestive System, Reproductive System, Musculoskeletal System, and the
Respiratory System
ANSWERS
Mnemonic for classification - King Philip Came Over From Germany Soaked
3 unicellular kingdoms - archaebacteria, eubacteria, Protista
3 multicellular kingdoms - fungi, plantae, animalia
Unicellular kingdom that has nucleus and organelles - Protista
10 animal phyla - porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes, nematoda, rotifera, annelida,
mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata, chordate
3 muscle types - cardiac, skeletal, smooth
Organ that regulates excretion - kidney
Site where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream - small intestine
Site where water and minerals are absorbed into the body - large intestine
Urinary systems order - kidney (nephron), ureter, bladder, urethra
Throat - pharynx
Voicebox - larynx
Epiglottis - flap covering trachea
Blood leaves the heart to body - left ventricle
Blood enters heart from body - right atrium
Blood leaves heart to lungs - right ventricle
Blood enters heart from lungs - left atrium
Exchange oxygen, nutrients, and wastes with the tissues of the body - capillaries
Arteries - carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Veins - carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Universal blood donor - type O
,Universal blood recipient - type AB
2 parts of nervous system - central & peripheral
2 parts of peripheral nervous system - somatic & autonomic
2 pats of autonomic nervous system - sympathetic & parasympathetic
Controls all voluntary activities and receives sensory input - cerebrum
Coordinates motor activity - cerebellum
Regulates homeostasis and secrets hormones - hypothalamus
Controls involuntary actions such as breathing and swallowing - medulla
Deficiency causes night blindness, skin infections, loss of appetite, diarrhea - vitamin A
Deficiency causes loss of appetite, beriberi - vitamin B1
Deficiency causes weakness, skin infections - vitamin B2
Deficiency causes anemia, nerve degeneration - vitamin B12
Deficiency causes scurvy - vitamin C
Deficiency causes rickets, tooth decay - vitamin D
Deficiency causes anemia - vitamin E
Deficiency causes excessive bleeding - vitamin K
Sorts and packages proteins - Golgi body
Digest old organelles and foreign substances - lysosomes
Produce energy for the cell - mitochondria
Part of the nucleus that makes ribosomes - nucleolus
Control center of the cell and contains chromosomes - nucleus
Form spindle fibers during cellular division - centrioles
Site of protein synthesis - ribosomes
Makes proteins to be exported out of the cell - rough ER
,Makes lipids and detoxifies enzymes - smooth ER
Stores wastes and other materials - vacuole
Phases of mitosis - interphases, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Primitive plants lacking true stems - bryophytes
2 types of tracheophytes - gymnosperms & angiosperms
2 types of angiosperms - monocots & dicots
The area of the earth where all living things exists - biosphere
A large region of the earth - biome
The interaction of living and nonliving things - ecosystem
The area in which a group of populations live - community
A group of individuals that belong to the same species - population
4 geologic time periods - Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
3 marine biome zones - intertidal, neritic, oceanic
4 layers of atmosphere from lowest to highest - troposphere, stratosphere,
mesosphere, thermosphere
Large pieces of space rock - asteroids
Small pieces of space rock and metal - meteoroids
Meteoroids that pass through earth's atmosphere - meteors
Meteors that strike the ground - meteorites
Make up of rock, dusts, methane, and ice - comets
When the moon moves between the sun and earth - solar eclipse
When the earth moves between the sun and moon - lunar eclipse
Freezing point of water (C,F,K) - 0, 32, 273.15
Boiling point of water (C,F,K) - 100, 212, 373.15
Formula to convert F to C - F=9/5C+32
, Formula to convert C to F - C=5/9(F-32)
Formula for momentum - mass x speed
Formula for power - work / time
Formula for speed - distance / time
Electromagnetic spectrum from highest frequency - G, X, UV, visible, IR, microwaves,
radiowaves
Atomic number equals - number of protons
Atom that has positive or negative charge - ion
Mass number equals - number of protons and neutrons
Ph higher than 7 - base
Ph lower than 7 - acid
What are the planets in our solar system from closest to farthest from the sun? -
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
In the SI system, _____ is the unit of length, _____ is the unit of time, and _____ is the unit of
mass. - meter, or m; seconds, or s; kilogram, or kg
Elements are made up of _____, which are made up of positively charged _____, negatively
charged _____, and neutrally charged _____. - atoms; protons; electrons; neutrons
What are the four different blood types? - A, B, AB, and O
What are the planets in our solar system from closest to farthest from the sun? -
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is the taxonomic rank breakdown from most inclusive to least inclusive? -
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species
Dr. King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti."
What are the major systems that make up the human body? - Nervous System,
Circulatory System, Digestive System, Reproductive System, Musculoskeletal System, and the
Respiratory System
