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This document contains HESI Biology question and answer material designed to support nursing and health science exam preparation. It covers essential biology topics such as cell structure, genetics, human physiology, and basic biochemical processes commonly tested in HESI assessments. The content is structured to strengthen understanding of core biological principles and improve test performance. It is ideal for revision, practice questions, and exam readiness.

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1. Which statement confirms that the cell membrane sodium ions must
is selectively permeable? travel through ion
channels to enter the
cell

2. which organelles work together to protect a plant cell wall and cell
from its external environment? membrane

3. Which organisms are heterotrophs? bears

4. Which organism would be considered a con- heterotroph
sumer?

5. Which of the following is supported by the cell cells are alive and
theory? recognized as the
building blocks of life

6. why does photosynthesis need atp? to create sugar mole-
cules

7. what organism makes a cell plate during cytoken- plant
esis?

8. Which gives the correct order of cellular respira- Glycolysis, Acetyl
tion? coA, Citric acid cy-
cle, Electron trans-
port chain

9. what phase is the cell cycle part of? Interphase

10. What metabolic process helps yield a large chemiosmosis
amount of ATP?

11. A child falls down and punctures his skin. What cell reproduction
biological process must occur to repair the dam-
aged skin?

12. What is the function of a peptide bond? to link amino acids to-
gether



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13. What is the end product of translation? amino acids

14. What is the purpose of RNA polymerase? to function as an en-
zyme

15. Right before cell division, a DNA molecule and its coil tightly
associated proteins

16. what is the function of a centromere? to connect two chro-
matids

17. Mendel discovered the pattern associated with heredity
_____after developing a series of rules in genetics.

18. In a study, a researcher describes what happens making an observa-
to a plant following exposure to a dry and hot tion
environment. What step of the scientific method
does this most likely describe?

19. Which is part of the monomer structure of a nucle- thymine
ic acid?

20. Which process is anabolic? lipid synthesis

21. Why are metabolic pathways cyclic? the reactions are con-
tinuous as long as re-
actants are available

22. which would benefit from the use of a taxonomic a researcher discov-
system? ers a new organism at
the lake

23. Why is hydrogen bonding with water important? it creates weak inter-
actions among water
molecules

24. A researcher classifies a newly discovered organ- kingdom
ism in the class taxonomy level. What other taxo-
nomic level is this new organism classified in?

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