ASVAB General Science Practice Test 823660 Results

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1

Stratus clouds are __________clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. 

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high-altitude

all-altitude

mid-altitude

low-altitude


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.


2

Which of these is not a type of fat?

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saturated

monounsaturated

polyunsaturated

cholesterol


Solution

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


3

Within DNA, a variety of a particular gene is called a(n):

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heterozygous

allele

chromosome

homozygous


Solution

The gene is the base unit of inheritance and is contained within DNA. A gene may come in several varieties (alleles) and there are a pair of alleles for every gene. If the alleles are alike, a person is homozygous for that gene. If the alleles are different, heterozygous.


4

Atoms of an element whose atoms can vary in the number of neutrons in their nucleus are called which of the following?

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products

reactants

ions

isotopes


Solution

The atomic mass of an element listed in the Periodic Table represents the average mass of a single atom of that element and is measured in atomic mass units (amu). This number is an average as some elements have isotopes with atoms that vary in their number of neturons and, therefore, differ in weight.


5

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

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atrium, atrium

ventricle, atrium

atrium, ventricle

ventricle, ventricle


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.