HESI Admission assessment Biology practice test questions with complete solutions

HESI Admission assessment Biology practice test questions
with complete solutions

A cell division occurs in a human. The resulting cells contain 23
chromosomes. This is a description of gametes formed by which
process?

A. Mitosis

B. Binary fission

C. Meiosis

D. Cytokinesis Correct Answer C

A molecule of water is bonded with another molecule of water
by what type of bond?

A. Ionic

B. Covalent

C. Hydrogen

D. Molecular Correct Answer C

After observing an event, you develop an explanation. This
statement is referred to as which of the following?

A. Hypothesis

, B. Experiment

C. Conclusion

D. Theory Correct Answer A

At which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur?

A. Prophase I

B. Prophase II

C. Metaphase I

D. Metaphase II Correct Answer A

Because genetics is the study of heredity, many human disorders
can be determined by studying a person's chromosomes or by
creating which of the following?

A. Punnett square

B. Pedigree

C. Chromosome model

D. Genetic map Correct Answer B

Cells reproduce by different processes, all of which fall into
what two categories?