HESI nursing entrance exam - Biology|
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Rough ER - ✔ ✔ A section of the endoplasmic reticulum that is covered with
ribosomes. Responsible for protein synthesis and membrane production
Smooth ER - ✔ ✔ section of the endoplasmic reticulum that lacks in ribosomes.
functions in detoxification and metabolism of multiple molecules.
Steroids - ✔ ✔ lipid that is a component of a cell membrane. many steroids
are precursors to significant hormones
Stop codon - ✔ ✔ sequence of bases that terminates translation during
protein synthesis
Why is polarity the most important characteristic of water? - ✔ ✔ The results of
polarity are hydrogen bonding, a high specific heat value, and its versatile solvent
properties
Athletes are often concerned of what they need in their diets to increase
muscle mass and strength. What biologic molecule would you recommend that
would accomplish this? - ✔ ✔ Proteins
, Which organelle would you expect to be present in a cell responsible for
detoxifying multiple molecules? - ✔ ✔ Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
A cell from heart muscle would more than likely contain an unusually high
proportion of? - ✔ ✔ Mitochondria
Which part of cellular respiration produces the greatest amount of ATP? -
✔ ✔ Electron transport chain
When plants do not receive enough water their photosynthetic rated drops. This is
because: - ✔ ✔ Water is a raw mineral for the light reactions in photosynthesis
Which of the following statements is true about Krebs cycle and the Calvin cycle?
- ✔ ✔ Both result in a net production of ATP and NADH
Why is it important for cells to undergo mitosis? - ✔ ✔ Mitosis produces cells
for growth and repair of body tissue
72 chromosomes undergo meiosis. How many chromosomes will be in each
gamete? - ✔ ✔ 36
Which of the following shows how information is transformed to make a protein?
- ✔ ✔ DNA-RNA-Protein
Alleles - ✔ ✔ alternate version of a gene
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Rough ER - ✔ ✔ A section of the endoplasmic reticulum that is covered with
ribosomes. Responsible for protein synthesis and membrane production
Smooth ER - ✔ ✔ section of the endoplasmic reticulum that lacks in ribosomes.
functions in detoxification and metabolism of multiple molecules.
Steroids - ✔ ✔ lipid that is a component of a cell membrane. many steroids
are precursors to significant hormones
Stop codon - ✔ ✔ sequence of bases that terminates translation during
protein synthesis
Why is polarity the most important characteristic of water? - ✔ ✔ The results of
polarity are hydrogen bonding, a high specific heat value, and its versatile solvent
properties
Athletes are often concerned of what they need in their diets to increase
muscle mass and strength. What biologic molecule would you recommend that
would accomplish this? - ✔ ✔ Proteins
, Which organelle would you expect to be present in a cell responsible for
detoxifying multiple molecules? - ✔ ✔ Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
A cell from heart muscle would more than likely contain an unusually high
proportion of? - ✔ ✔ Mitochondria
Which part of cellular respiration produces the greatest amount of ATP? -
✔ ✔ Electron transport chain
When plants do not receive enough water their photosynthetic rated drops. This is
because: - ✔ ✔ Water is a raw mineral for the light reactions in photosynthesis
Which of the following statements is true about Krebs cycle and the Calvin cycle?
- ✔ ✔ Both result in a net production of ATP and NADH
Why is it important for cells to undergo mitosis? - ✔ ✔ Mitosis produces cells
for growth and repair of body tissue
72 chromosomes undergo meiosis. How many chromosomes will be in each
gamete? - ✔ ✔ 36
Which of the following shows how information is transformed to make a protein?
- ✔ ✔ DNA-RNA-Protein
Alleles - ✔ ✔ alternate version of a gene
