ASVAB General Science Practice Test 518234 Results

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1

Which of blood component carries oxygen?

84% Answer Correctly

white blood cells

platelets

red blood cells

plasma


Solution

Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.


2

The __________ is a system of muscles that allows breathing.

75% Answer Correctly

pulmonary

trachea

bronchioles

diaphragm


Solution

The diaphragm is a system of muscles that allows breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm expands and air rushes in to fill the space created. Then, during exhalation, the diaphragm contracts and forces the air back out.


3

Menstruation occurs when:

77% Answer Correctly

the ovum fails to become fertilized

the fetus is formed 

the ovum becomes fertilized

the zygote is formed


Solution

If the ovum fails to become fertilized, the lining of the uterus sloughs off during menstruation. From puberty to menopause, this cycle of menstruation repeats monthly (except during pregnancy).


4

The crust and lithosphere of the Earth is made up of which of the following?

58% Answer Correctly

metamorphic rock

plates

sedimentary rock

continents


Solution

The crust and the rigid lithosphere (upper mantle) is made up approximately thirty separate plates. These plates more very slowly on the slightly more liquid mantle (asthenosphere) beneath them. This movement has resulted in continental drift which is the gradual movement of land masses across Earth's surface. Continental drift is a very slow process, occurring over hundreds of millions of years.


5

In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:

64% Answer Correctly

complex carbohydrates

glycerol and fatty acids

simple sugars

amino acids


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.