ASVAB General Science Practice Test 248672 Results

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1

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:

82% Answer Correctly

dominant alleles

recessive alleles

both dominant and recessive alleles

phenotypes


Solution

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.


2

Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

power

work

kinetic energy

a force


Solution

Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.


3

What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?

54% Answer Correctly

medulla

cerebrum

autonomic

spinal cord


Solution

The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.


4

The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.

64% Answer Correctly

G

D

S

E


Solution

The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.


5

Menstruation occurs when:

76% Answer Correctly

the fetus is formed 

the ovum becomes fertilized

the ovum fails to become fertilized

the zygote is formed


Solution

If the ovum fails to become fertilized, the lining of the uterus sloughs off during menstruation. From puberty to menopause, this cycle of menstruation repeats monthly (except during pregnancy).