ASVAB General Science Practice Test 386504 Results

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1

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

72% Answer Correctly

capillaries

valves

platelets

atria


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.


2

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

sugars and starches

food additives

animal sources

vegetable oils


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


3

In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:

64% Answer Correctly

atomic number

family

group

period


Solution

The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.


4

Poor balance could indicate an issue with which part of the nervous system?

64% Answer Correctly

spinal cord

cerebrum

medulla

cerebellum


Solution

The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.


5

A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:

74% Answer Correctly

a chromosome

a gene

a dominant trait

a recessive trait


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.