ASVAB General Science Practice Test 637798 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.37
Score 0% 67%

Review

1

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

53% Answer Correctly

small intestine

esophagus

stomach

large intestine


Solution

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


2

A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic

all of these are correct

a sound wave is much slower than a light wave

a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum


Solution

A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.


3

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

79% Answer Correctly

biome

community

population

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).


4

Which of these is not a type of fat?

76% Answer Correctly

monounsaturated

cholesterol

saturated

polyunsaturated


Solution

Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).


5

Antigens in the blood determine:

53% Answer Correctly

blood type

blood oxygen capacity

Rh factor

negative or positive status


Solution

Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.