ASVAB General Science Practice Test 618066 Results

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1

Which of these vitamins doesn't come from food?

75% Answer Correctly

A

C

D

Potassium


Solution

Vitamins are necessary for a wide variety of bodily processes. Some vitamins like Vitamins A and C come from diet but others, like Vitamin D, are generated in response to sunlight.


2

Plant cells may generate energy through which of the following?

73% Answer Correctly

aerobic respiration

all of these

anaerobic respiration

photosynthesis


Solution

Some plant cells produce their own energy through photosynthesis which is the process by which sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water react to make sugar and oxygen. Animal cells cannot produce their own energy and, instead, generate energy when mitochondria consume outside sugar and oxygen through aerobic respiration.


3

Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?

67% Answer Correctly

thermosphere

mesosphere

troposphere

stratosphere


Solution

The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.


4

The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

thermosphere

stratosphere

mesosphere

troposphere


Solution

Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.


5

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

65% Answer Correctly

mitochondria

cytoplasm

Golgi apparatus

nucleus


Solution

The cell nucleus contains the genetic material of the cell and is where DNA replication takes place.