ASVAB General Science Practice Test 791470 Results

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1

When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:

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similarly complex

less complex

more complex

none of these


Solution

Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.


2

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:

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tendons

ligaments

vertebra

cartilage


Solution

Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).


3

Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period? 

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period

age

epoch

eon


Solution

The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.


4

Regulation of heart rhythm occurs in:

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cerebrum

medulla

cerebellum

nerves


Solution

Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.


5

An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?

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Mars and Jupiter

Mars and Earth

Jupiter and Saturn

Mercury and Venus


Solution

The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.