ASVAB General Science Practice Test 513288 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.34
Score	0%	67%

Review

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

55% Answer Correctly

	chromosome
	homozygous
	allele
	heterozygous

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.

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

79% Answer Correctly

	community
	population
	biome
	ecosystem

Solution

An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).

Which of the following is not true of light waves?

62% Answer Correctly

	travel faster than sound waves
	are mechanical waves
	are electromagnetic waves
	can travel through a vacuum

Solution

Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.

__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.

65% Answer Correctly

	anemia
	scurvy
	shingles
	diabetes

Solution

Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.

The connective tissue that connects bones to other bones at joints is called:

71% Answer Correctly

	tendons
	knuckles
	cartilage
	ligaments

Solution

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).