HESI A2 BIOLOGY TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ How many chromosomes do sperm and egg produce in mitosis?
Answer: 46
◉ What helps the cell shape and cell to adapt? Answer: cytoskeleton
◉ What gives the cell the ability to move and proper? Answer:
microtubules
◉ What is the main component of blood plasma? Answer: water
◉ What is the first step in metabolism of food to cellular energy?
Answer: glycolysis
◉ What drives the cell/ pushes it forward? Answer: propulsion
◉ All humans have how many pairs of chromosomes? Answer: 23
pairs
,◉ The plasma membrane is made of/ composed of what? Answer:
lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
◉ What organelle is responsible for packaging, processing, and
shipping? Answer: Golgi Apparatus
◉ Plant cells have what organelle that functions as storage, waste
disposal, and protection? Answer: vacuoles
◉ What is the site of cellular respiration? (eukaryotic cells) Answer:
mitochondria
◉ What are plasma membranes mostly made of? Answer: lipids
◉ What is the magnification of an ocular lens on a microscope?
Answer: 10x
◉ What part of the microscope is the side going to be placed on?
Answer: stage
◉ What holds the genetic code for each person? Answer: DNA
◉ What is DNA made of? Answer: nucleotides
, ◉ is the most important component of the cell, contributing to
protection, communication, and the passage of substances into and
out the cell. Answer: The cellular membrane
◉ the plasma membrane is made of how many phospholipid layers?
Answer: 2
◉ The mRNA strand is what DNA strand? Answer: identical except T
is replaced with U
◉ How is oxygen transported through blood or body? Answer:
circulatory system
◉ What organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and
membrane production? Answer: endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)
◉ What is the intake of food through the cell membrane creating
food vacuole? Answer: phagocytosis
◉ The bird's body and function of wings? Answer: hereditary
◉ What phase does replication take place in? Answer: S phase
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ How many chromosomes do sperm and egg produce in mitosis?
Answer: 46
◉ What helps the cell shape and cell to adapt? Answer: cytoskeleton
◉ What gives the cell the ability to move and proper? Answer:
microtubules
◉ What is the main component of blood plasma? Answer: water
◉ What is the first step in metabolism of food to cellular energy?
Answer: glycolysis
◉ What drives the cell/ pushes it forward? Answer: propulsion
◉ All humans have how many pairs of chromosomes? Answer: 23
pairs
,◉ The plasma membrane is made of/ composed of what? Answer:
lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
◉ What organelle is responsible for packaging, processing, and
shipping? Answer: Golgi Apparatus
◉ Plant cells have what organelle that functions as storage, waste
disposal, and protection? Answer: vacuoles
◉ What is the site of cellular respiration? (eukaryotic cells) Answer:
mitochondria
◉ What are plasma membranes mostly made of? Answer: lipids
◉ What is the magnification of an ocular lens on a microscope?
Answer: 10x
◉ What part of the microscope is the side going to be placed on?
Answer: stage
◉ What holds the genetic code for each person? Answer: DNA
◉ What is DNA made of? Answer: nucleotides
, ◉ is the most important component of the cell, contributing to
protection, communication, and the passage of substances into and
out the cell. Answer: The cellular membrane
◉ the plasma membrane is made of how many phospholipid layers?
Answer: 2
◉ The mRNA strand is what DNA strand? Answer: identical except T
is replaced with U
◉ How is oxygen transported through blood or body? Answer:
circulatory system
◉ What organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and
membrane production? Answer: endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)
◉ What is the intake of food through the cell membrane creating
food vacuole? Answer: phagocytosis
◉ The bird's body and function of wings? Answer: hereditary
◉ What phase does replication take place in? Answer: S phase
