ASVAB General Science Practice Test 173742 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Cellular fermentation takes place:

50% Answer Correctly

anaerobically

in the presence of oxygen

aerobically

in plant cells


Solution

If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.


2

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period? 

57% Answer Correctly

eon

epoch

period

age


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.


3

Blood is delivered to bodily tissues through:

48% Answer Correctly

capillaries

veins

plasma

arterioles


Solution

The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.


4

In the classification of life, which of the following is not a domain?

58% Answer Correctly

animalia

archaea

bacteria

eukaryota


Solution

The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.


5

Which of the following is sedimentary rock?

73% Answer Correctly

sandstone

obsidian

basalt

slate


Solution

The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.