ASVAB General Science Practice Test 40840 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
Score 0% 69%

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1

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

82% Answer Correctly

recessive alleles

dominant 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

Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:

69% Answer Correctly

proteins

macronutrients

micronutrients

carbohydrates


Solution

Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.


3

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?

75% Answer Correctly

stationary

warm 

cold

occluded


Solution

When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.


4

Earth's troposphere layer is which of the following?

72% Answer Correctly

closest to the surface

farthest from the surface

coldest

hottest


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.


5

Which of the following is true about species groups?

46% Answer Correctly

a population is made up of a group of communities

a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres

a community is made up of a group of populations

an ecosystem is a biological population


Solution

A 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.