ASVAB General Science Practice Test 357936 Results

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1

Which of the following is true about species groups?

46% Answer Correctly

an ecosystem is a biological population

a community is made up of a group of populations

a population is made up of a group of communities

a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres


Solution

population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.


2

Cellular fermentation takes place:

50% Answer Correctly

in plant cells

anaerobically

in the presence of oxygen

aerobically


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.


3

What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?

72% Answer Correctly

platelets

atria

capillaries

valves


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


4

Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?

46% Answer Correctly

comets orbit the Sun

asteroids contain frozen water

comets have an atmosphere

asteroids have a coma


Solution

A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.


5

Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?

64% Answer Correctly

breaking down starches

breaking down fats

absorbing nutrients

breaking down proteins


Solution

Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.