ASVAB General Science Practice Test 891740 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.56
Score 0% 71%

Review

1

50°F is how many °C?

72% Answer Correctly

-10

122

58

10


Solution

The formula to convert from F° to C° is:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)

plugging in our values gives:

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (50 - 32)\)

\(C° = {5 \over 9} (18)\)

\(C° = {90 \over 9}\)

\(C° = 10\)


2

Carbohydrates are found in:

88% Answer Correctly

sugars and starches

vegetable oils

animal sources

food additives


Solution

Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).


3

In the metric system, what prefix represents 10-3?

62% Answer Correctly

milli

centi

mega

kilo


Solution

In the metric system, milli is the prefix for 10-3.


4

Examples of primary consumers include:

54% Answer Correctly

cows

fish

rats

all of these


Solution

Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus.  Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.


5

In cell biology, where does DNA replication take place?

64% Answer Correctly

cytoplasm

nucleus

Golgi apparatus

mitochondria


Solution

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