ASVAB General Science Practice Test 643940 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?

64% Answer Correctly

breaking down proteins

absorbing nutrients

breaking down starches

breaking down fats


Solution

Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.


2

The Sun is a __________-type main-sequence star.

64% Answer Correctly

D

G

S

E


Solution

The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.


3

What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?

72% Answer Correctly

secondary consumers

producers

decomposers

primary consumers


Solution

Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis


4

In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?

63% Answer Correctly

ascorbic acid or peptides

starches

water

lactic acid or alcohol


Solution

If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.


5

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

64% Answer Correctly

nucleus

Golgi apparatus

mitochondria

cytoplasm


Solution

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