ASVAB General Science Practice Test 308652 Results

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1

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

64% Answer Correctly

mitochondria

Golgi apparatus

cytoplasm

nucleus


Solution

The cell nucleus contains the genetic material of the cell and is where DNA replication takes place.


2

Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

anaerobic respiration

aerobic respiration

all of these

photosynthesis


Solution

Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.


3

Molecules and atoms that are outputs from a chemical reaction are known as which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

reactants

results

products

side effects


Solution

During a chemical reaction molecules and atoms (reactants) are rearranged into new combinations that result in new kinds of atoms or molecules (products).


4

__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.

64% Answer Correctly

scurvy

anemia

diabetes

shingles


Solution

Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.


5

Arteries carry __________ blood at __________ pressure.

65% Answer Correctly

deoxygenated, low

oxygenated, low

oxygenated, high

deoxygenated, high


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.