ASVAB General Science Practice Test 729976 Results

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1

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

64% Answer Correctly

Golgi apparatus

cytoplasm

mitochondria

nucleus


Solution

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


2

In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:

64% Answer Correctly

simple sugars

amino acids

glycerol and fatty acids

complex carbohydrates


Solution

The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion.  Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.


3

The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?

61% Answer Correctly

minerals

rock

frozen methane, ammonia, and water

gaseous methane, ammonia, and water


Solution

The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.


4

During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?

26% Answer Correctly

precipitation

evaporation

transpiration

both evaporation and transpiration


Solution

The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.


5

In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.

55% Answer Correctly

atrium, ventricle

ventricle, ventricle

ventricle, atrium

atrium, atrium


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.