ASVAB General Science Practice Test 489262 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.45
Score 0% 69%

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1

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

72% Answer Correctly

atria

capillaries

valves

platelets


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

Stratus clouds are __________clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. 

63% Answer Correctly

all-altitude

mid-altitude

high-altitude

low-altitude


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


3

Which of the following is a decomposer?

89% Answer Correctly

ferret

pine tree

fungi

mosquito


Solution

Decomposers (saprotrophs) are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the organic matter in the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients.


4

A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:

74% Answer Correctly

a dominant trait

a chromosome

a recessive trait

a gene


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.


5

DNA is encoded through a combination of which of the following?

47% Answer Correctly

genes

gametes

nucleotides

helix


Solution

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that contains genetic information. DNA is encoded through a combination of nucleotides that bind together in a specific double helix pattern.