ASVAB General Science Practice Test 84816 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.58
Score 0% 72%

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1

Saturated fats can __________ LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can __________ it.

78% Answer Correctly

stabilize, raise

decrease, raise

decrease, stabilize

raise, decrease
Solution

Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.

2

During continental drift, the drifting plates move across which of the following?

50% Answer Correctly

sediment

liquid mantle

water

fault lines
Solution

The crust and the rigid lithosphere (upper mantle) is made up of approximately thirty separate plates. These plates more very slowly on the slightly more liquid mantle (asthenosphere) beneath them. This movement has resulted in continental drift which is the gradual movement of land masses across Earth's surface. Continental drift is a very slow process, occurring over hundreds of millions of years.

3

Cellular fermentation takes place:

50% Answer Correctly

in the presence of oxygen

in plant cells

aerobically

anaerobically
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.

4

Materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called:

83% Answer Correctly

insulators

conductors

refractors

reflectors
Solution

Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments and conduction is the simplest way this transfer can occur. It is accomplished through direct contact between materials and materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called conductors while those that conduct heat poorly, such as plastic, are called insulators.

5

Which of blood component fights infection?

89% Answer Correctly

white blood cells

red blood cells

platelets

plasma
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.