ASVAB General Science Practice Test 274291 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.99
Score 0% 60%

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1

During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?

53% Answer Correctly

small intestine

stomach

esophagus

large intestine


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


2

Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?

45% Answer Correctly

solid

liquid

makes up most of the Earth's volume

primarily solid


Solution

The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).


3

A subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. This desribes which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

electron

isotope

proton

neutron


Solution

An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.


4

DNA is encoded through a combination of which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

gametes

helix

nucleotides

genes


Solution

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that contains genetic information. DNA is encoded through a combination of nucleotides that bind together in a specific double helix pattern.


5

Traits represented by genes may be which of the following?

82% Answer Correctly

recessive

dominant

expressed

all of these


Solution

The traits represented by genes are inherited independently of each other  (one from the male and one from the female gamete) and a trait can be dominant or recessive.  A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with a recessive trait while two copies of a recessive trait (one from each parent) must be present for the recessive trait to be expressed.