ASVAB General Science Practice Test 468447 Results

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1

Which of these is not a type of fat?

76% Answer Correctly

monounsaturated

cholesterol

saturated

polyunsaturated


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).


2

Within DNA, a variety of a particular gene is called a(n):

55% Answer Correctly

chromosome

heterozygous

homozygous

allele


Solution

The gene is the base unit of inheritance and is contained within DNA. A gene may come in several varieties (alleles) and there are a pair of alleles for every gene. If the alleles are alike, a person is homozygous for that gene. If the alleles are different, heterozygous.


3

Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?

60% Answer Correctly

heart

arteries

capillaries

veins


Solution

Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.


4

The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?

77% Answer Correctly

the northern lights

seasons

day and night cycle

tides


Solution

Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.


5

Which of the following is not a base unit in the metric system?

87% Answer Correctly

meter

gram

liter

degree Fahrenheit


Solution

The Fahrenheit scale is used for measuring temperature in the British system. The metric system uses the Celsius scale.