ASVAB GENERAL SCIENCE ALL
YOU NEED; QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS AND SIMPLIFIED EXAM
SUMMARY
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
YOU NEED; QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS AND SIMPLIFIED EXAM
SUMMARY
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
