HESI A2 Biology Multiple Choice Questions
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1. which of the following properties of water causes wa- c) surface tension:
ter droplets to form beads on surfaces, such as on a pulls together the
leaf? molecules on the
surface of water,
a) adhesion forcing them to
b) specific heat form a sphere, or
c) surface tension bead
d) ability to dissolve substances
2. which of the following polymers is created by joining c) proteins: are
amino acids? built by joining
amino acids
a) DNA
b) lipid
c) protein
d) carbohydrate
3. which of the following nucleotides is NOT found in b) uracil: a nu-
DNA? cleotide found in
RNA, not DNA
a) adenine
b) uracil
c) thymine
d) cytosine
4. which of the following compounds is NOT created by d) guanine: a nu-
joining monosaccharides? cleic acid, not a
polysaccharide
a) glycogen
b) starch
c) cellulose
d) guanine
5. the Golgi apparatus is responsible for which of the b) intracellular and
following tasks? extracellular trans-
port: the Golgi
a) protein synthesis apparatus pack-
b) intracellular and extracellular transport ages and trans-
ports proteins pro-
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c) storage and replication of DNA duced on the en-
d) production of ATP doplasmic reticu-
lum
6. which of the following structures is embedded in the a) proteins: em-
cell membrane to facilitate the movement of mole- bedded in the cell
cules across the membrane? membrane are in-
tegral to many cell
a) proteins functions, includ-
b) ATP ing active trans-
c) glucose port and some
d) lipids types of passive
transport
7. a student places a cell with 50 mM intracellular ion b) water will move
content into a solution containing a 20 mM ion con- into the cell, in-
tent. which of the following will happen in this sys- creasing the size
tem? of the cell: the con-
centration of ions
a) water will move out of the cell, decreasing the size is higher inside the
of the cell cell than outside,
b) water will move into the cell, increasing the size of so water will move
the cell into the cell from
c) ions will move into the cell the environment,
d) there will be no movement of water or ions across increasing the size
the cell membrane of the cell
8. which of the following substances cannot travel d) glucose: a glu-
across a cell membrane without the use of energy? cose molecule is
too large to pass
a) water through the cell
b) potassium membrane without
c) sodium the help of special-
d) glucose ized proteins
9. all of the following molecules are used in the Calvin a) O2: is released
Cycle EXCEPT during the light-de-
pendent stage
a) O2 of photosynthesis
b) CO2 and is not used
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c) ATP during the Calvin
d) NADPH Cycle. the other
choices are used
during the Calvin
Cycle to produce
glucose
10. which of the following stages of cellular respiration d) ETC: produces
produces the largest number of ATP molecules? 30-32 molecules
of of ATP made
a) glycolysis during cellular res-
b) fermentation piration. the other
c) Krebs cycle choices each pro-
d) electron transport chain duce only two mol-
ecules of ATP
11. a scientist takes DNA samples from a cell culture at a) interphase G1:
two different times, each same having the same cell during the G1
count. in the first sample, he finds that there is a 6.5 pg phase of inter-
of DNA whereas in the second sample, he finds that phase, the cell has
there is a 13 pg of DNA. which state of the cell cycle not replicated its
is the first sample in? DNA, doubling the
amount of DNA in
a) interphase G1 the cell
b) interphase S
c) interphase G2
d) mitotic phase
12. at the end of which phase of mitosis are chromo- b) prophase: dur-
somes first clearly visible under the light microscope? ing prophase,
the DNA replicat-
a) interphase ed during inter-
b) prophase phase condens-
c) metaphase es into chromo-
d) anaphase somes, which are
clearly visible un-
der a light micro-
scope
13.
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1. which of the following properties of water causes wa- c) surface tension:
ter droplets to form beads on surfaces, such as on a pulls together the
leaf? molecules on the
surface of water,
a) adhesion forcing them to
b) specific heat form a sphere, or
c) surface tension bead
d) ability to dissolve substances
2. which of the following polymers is created by joining c) proteins: are
amino acids? built by joining
amino acids
a) DNA
b) lipid
c) protein
d) carbohydrate
3. which of the following nucleotides is NOT found in b) uracil: a nu-
DNA? cleotide found in
RNA, not DNA
a) adenine
b) uracil
c) thymine
d) cytosine
4. which of the following compounds is NOT created by d) guanine: a nu-
joining monosaccharides? cleic acid, not a
polysaccharide
a) glycogen
b) starch
c) cellulose
d) guanine
5. the Golgi apparatus is responsible for which of the b) intracellular and
following tasks? extracellular trans-
port: the Golgi
a) protein synthesis apparatus pack-
b) intracellular and extracellular transport ages and trans-
ports proteins pro-
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c) storage and replication of DNA duced on the en-
d) production of ATP doplasmic reticu-
lum
6. which of the following structures is embedded in the a) proteins: em-
cell membrane to facilitate the movement of mole- bedded in the cell
cules across the membrane? membrane are in-
tegral to many cell
a) proteins functions, includ-
b) ATP ing active trans-
c) glucose port and some
d) lipids types of passive
transport
7. a student places a cell with 50 mM intracellular ion b) water will move
content into a solution containing a 20 mM ion con- into the cell, in-
tent. which of the following will happen in this sys- creasing the size
tem? of the cell: the con-
centration of ions
a) water will move out of the cell, decreasing the size is higher inside the
of the cell cell than outside,
b) water will move into the cell, increasing the size of so water will move
the cell into the cell from
c) ions will move into the cell the environment,
d) there will be no movement of water or ions across increasing the size
the cell membrane of the cell
8. which of the following substances cannot travel d) glucose: a glu-
across a cell membrane without the use of energy? cose molecule is
too large to pass
a) water through the cell
b) potassium membrane without
c) sodium the help of special-
d) glucose ized proteins
9. all of the following molecules are used in the Calvin a) O2: is released
Cycle EXCEPT during the light-de-
pendent stage
a) O2 of photosynthesis
b) CO2 and is not used
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c) ATP during the Calvin
d) NADPH Cycle. the other
choices are used
during the Calvin
Cycle to produce
glucose
10. which of the following stages of cellular respiration d) ETC: produces
produces the largest number of ATP molecules? 30-32 molecules
of of ATP made
a) glycolysis during cellular res-
b) fermentation piration. the other
c) Krebs cycle choices each pro-
d) electron transport chain duce only two mol-
ecules of ATP
11. a scientist takes DNA samples from a cell culture at a) interphase G1:
two different times, each same having the same cell during the G1
count. in the first sample, he finds that there is a 6.5 pg phase of inter-
of DNA whereas in the second sample, he finds that phase, the cell has
there is a 13 pg of DNA. which state of the cell cycle not replicated its
is the first sample in? DNA, doubling the
amount of DNA in
a) interphase G1 the cell
b) interphase S
c) interphase G2
d) mitotic phase
12. at the end of which phase of mitosis are chromo- b) prophase: dur-
somes first clearly visible under the light microscope? ing prophase,
the DNA replicat-
a) interphase ed during inter-
b) prophase phase condens-
c) metaphase es into chromo-
d) anaphase somes, which are
clearly visible un-
der a light micro-
scope
13.
