ASVAB General Science Practice Test 612375 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.36
Score 0% 67%

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1

During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?

53% Answer Correctly

large intestine

esophagus

small intestine

stomach


Solution

Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.


2

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. At what elevation to cirrus clouds form?

70% Answer Correctly

high-altitude

mid-altitude

ground level

low-altitude


Solution

Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.


3

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

55% Answer Correctly

allele

heterozygous

chromosome

homozygous


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.


4

A transition zone between two air masses is called:

71% Answer Correctly

thunderstorm

boundary

fog

front


Solution

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.


5

The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?

87% Answer Correctly

circulatory

nervous

reproductive

digestive


Solution

Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.