ASVAB ASVAB General Science Biology and Ecology 4

Question 1

Which type of symbiosis benefits one organism while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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Competition

Question 2

What is the primary role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients

Answer

Produce oxygen through photosynthesis

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Convert nitrogen gas into ammonia

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Transfer energy from producers to consumers

Question 3

Which organelle is responsible for producing ATP through cellular respiration?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Answer

Nucleus

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Ribosome

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Golgi apparatus

Question 4

A population of rabbits grows rapidly with unlimited food. This best describes which type of population growth?

Accepted Answer

Exponential growth

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Logistic growth

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Linear growth

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Cyclical growth

Question 5

What term describes the maximum population size an environment can sustainably support?

Accepted Answer

Carrying capacity

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Population density

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Biotic potential

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Ecological niche

Question 6

Which process moves water from the soil into a plant and eventually into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

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Precipitation

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Condensation

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Percolation

Question 7

Which blood cells are primarily responsible for fighting bacterial infections?

Accepted Answer

White blood cells

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Red blood cells

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Platelets

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Plasma cells