ASVAB General Science Practice Test 106778 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:

64% Answer Correctly

starches

fat

protein

sugars


Solution

The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.


2

A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat is:

75% Answer Correctly

a population

a food chain

a community

a biome


Solution

A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).


3

A transition zone between two air masses is called:

71% Answer Correctly

front

fog

boundary

thunderstorm


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


4

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

valves

ventricles

atria

aorta


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


5

In a eukaryotic cell, which organelles deal with proteins?

62% Answer Correctly

ribosomes

endoplasmic reticulum

all of these deal with proteins

Golgi apparatus


Solution

The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell contains the genetic material of the cell and is surrounded by cytoplasm which contains many organelles. Ribosomes produce proteins, endoplasmic reticulum helps synthesize proteins and fats, and Golgi apparatus prepares proteins for use.