ASVAB General Science Practice Test 699272 Results

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1

Which of these is not a component of blood?

82% Answer Correctly

white blood cells

plasma

red blood cells

marrow


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

A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with:

75% Answer Correctly

a chromosome

a recessive trait

a gene

a dominant trait


Solution

The traits represented by genes are inherited independently of each other  (one from the male and one from the female gamete) and a trait can be dominant or recessive.  A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with a recessive trait while two copies of a recessive trait (one from each parent) must be present for the recessive trait to be expressed.


3

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:

82% Answer Correctly

recessive alleles

dominant alleles

phenotypes

both dominant and recessive alleles


Solution

A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.


4

What type of cloud is responsible for fog?

63% Answer Correctly

cumulonimbus

stratus

cumulus

cirrus


Solution

Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.


5

Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?

48% Answer Correctly

a magnitude only

a magnitude and a direction

a magnitude and a polarity

a direction only


Solution

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.  In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only.  A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol:  \(\vec{v}\)