ASVAB General Science, asvab, asvab general science Test 2023

ASVAB General Science, asvab, asvab general science Test 2023 Mnemonic for classification - ANSWER King Philip Came Over From Germany Soaked 3 unicellular kingdoms - ANSWER archaebacteria, eubacteria, Protista 3 multicellular kingdoms - ANSWER fungi, plantae, animalia Unicellular kingdom that has nucleus and organelles - ANSWER Protista 10 animal phyla - ANSWER porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes, nematoda, rotifera, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata, chordate 3 muscle types - ANSWER cardiac, skeletal, smooth Organ that regulates excretion - ANSWER kidney Site where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream - ANSWER small intestine Site where water and minerals are absorbed into the body - ANSWER large intestine Urinary systems order - ANSWER kidney (nephron), ureter, bladder, urethra Throat - ANSWER pharynx Voicebox - ANSWER larynx Epiglottis - ANSWER flap covering trachea Blood leaves the heart to body - ANSWER left ventricle Blood enters heart from body - ANSWER right atrium Blood leaves heart to lungs - ANSWER right ventricle Blood enters heart from lungs - ANSWER left atrium Exchange oxygen, nutrients, and wastes with the tissues of the body - ANSWER capillaries Arteries - ANSWER carry oxygenated blood away from the heart Veins - ANSWER carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart Universal blood donor - ANSWER type O Universal blood recipient - ANSWER type AB 2 parts of nervous system - ANSWER central & peripheral 2 parts of peripheral nervous system - ANSWER somatic & autonomic 2 pats of autonomic nervous system - ANSWER sympathetic & parasympathetic Controls all voluntary activities and receives sensory input - ANSWER cerebrum Coordinates motor activity - ANSWER cerebellum Regulates homeostasis and secrets hormones - ANSWER hypothalamus Controls involuntary actions such as breathing and swallowing - ANSWER medulla Deficiency causes night blindness, skin infections, loss of appetite, diarrhea - ANSWER vitamin A Deficiency causes loss of appetite, beriberi - ANSWER vitamin B1 Deficiency causes weakness, skin infections - ANSWER vitamin B2 Deficiency causes anemia, nerve degeneration - ANSWER vitamin B12 Deficiency causes scurvy - ANSWER vitamin C Deficiency causes rickets, tooth decay - ANSWER vitamin D Deficiency causes anemia - ANSWER vitamin E Deficiency causes excessive bleeding - ANSWER vitamin K Sorts and packages proteins - ANSWER Golgi body Digest old organelles and foreign substances - ANSWER lysosomes Produce energy for the cell - ANSWER mitochondria Part of the nucleus that makes ribosomes - ANSWER nucleolus Control center of the cell and contains chromosomes - ANSWER nucleus Form spindle fibers during cellular division - ANSWER centrioles Site of protein synthesis - ANSWER ribosomes Makes proteins to be exported out of the cell - ANSWER rough ER Makes lipids and detoxifies enzymes - ANSWER smooth ER Stores wastes and other materials - ANSWER vacuole Phases of mitosis - ANSWER interphases, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase Primitive plants lacking true stems - ANSWER bryophytes 2 types of tracheophytes - ANSWER gymnosperms & angiosperms 2 types of angiosperms - ANSWER monocots & dicots The area of the earth where all living things exists - ANSWER biosphere A large region of the earth - ANSWER biome The interaction of living and nonliving things - ANSWER ecosystem The area in which a group of populations live - ANSWER community A group of individuals that belong to the same species - ANSWER population 4 geologic time periods - ANSWER Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic 3 marine biome zones - ANSWER intertidal, neritic, oceanic 4 layers of atmosphere from lowest to highest - ANSWER troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere Large pieces of space rock - ANSWER asteroids Small pieces of space rock and metal - ANSWER meteoroids Meteoroids that pass through earth's atmosphere - ANSWER meteors Meteors that strike the ground - ANSWER meteorites Make up of rock, dusts, methane, and ice - ANSWER comets