ASVAB General Science Biology and Ecology

Question 1

What is the basic unit of life?

Accepted Answer

Cell

Answer

Atom

Answer

Molecule

Answer

Organ

Question 2

Which organelle is responsible for producing energy in a cell?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Answer

Ribosome

Answer

Golgi apparatus

Answer

Nucleus

Question 3

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into food?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Answer

Cellular respiration

Answer

Fermentation

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Osmosis

Question 4

Which level of ecological organization includes all the organisms of the same species living in a particular area?

Accepted Answer

Population

Answer

Community

Answer

Ecosystem

Answer

Biome

Question 5

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Break down dead organic matter

Answer

Produce oxygen

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Consume primary producers

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Fix nitrogen from the atmosphere

Question 6

DNA is composed of repeating units called what?

Accepted Answer

Nucleotides

Answer

Amino acids

Answer

Fatty acids

Answer

Monosaccharides