ASVAB General Science Practice Test 175223 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

tides

day and night cycle

seasons

the northern lights


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


2

In the food chain, consumers are classified as which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

all of these

secondary

tertiary

primary


Solution

Most animals consume other organisms to survive. Consumers (heterotrophs) are divided into three types, primary, secondary, and tertiary, based on their place in the food chain.


3

In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:

64% Answer Correctly

complex carbohydrates

amino acids

simple sugars

glycerol and fatty acids


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.


4

Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?

71% Answer Correctly

genus

species

family

domain


Solution

The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.


5

When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:

60% Answer Correctly

less complex

similarly complex

none of these

more complex


Solution

Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.