HESI A2 Entrance Exam Biology Questions And Answers

HESI A2 Entrance Exam Biology
Questions And Answers

Aqpeaqplantqhasqallelesqforqtheqdominantqtallqgeneq(T)qandqtheqrecessiveqshortqgeneq(t).qTh
erefore,qitqappearsqasqTt.qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqwillqcorrectlyqdescribeqitsqphenotypeqifqther
eqisqcompleteqdominance?qAndqwhichqdescribesqincompleteqdominance?q(complete,qinco
mplete)q


A)Tall,qTall
B)Average.qTall
C)Tall,qAverage
D)Tall,qShortq-qCORRECTqqANSWER-C)Tall,qAverage

Aqscientistqconductsqanqexperimentqtoqdiscoverqtheqeffectqofqmusicqonqplantqgrowth.qHeqhy
pothesizesqthatqtheqmusicqwillqhelpqplantsqgrowqatqaqfasterqrateqthanqplantsqwithoutqmusic.q
Byqtheqendqofqtheqexperiment,qplantsqgrownqwithqmusicqplayingqgrewqtoqanqaverageqheightq
ofq5.6qinches,qwhileqplantsqgrownqwithoutqmusicqplayingqgrewqtoqanqaverageqheightqofq2.3qi
nches.qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqisqtheqscientist'sqcorrectqconclusion?q


A)Allqplantsqgrowqbetterqwithqmusic.
B)Inqtheqexperiment,qplantsqgrownqwithqmusicqgrewqbetterqthanqthoseqgrownqwithoutqit.
C)Inqtheqexperiment,qplantsqgrownqwithoutqmusicqgrewqbetterqthanqthoseqgrownqwithoutqit.
D)Allqplantsqgrowqbetterqwithoutqmusic.q-qCORRECTqqANSWER-
B)Inqtheqexperiment,qplantsqgrownqwithqmusicqgrewqbetterqthanqthoseqgrownqwithoutqit.

Aqscientistqisqproposingqanqexperimentqtoqstudyqtheqeffectqofqaqcertainqchemicalqonqratqbrai
nqdevelopment.qTheqscientistqbelievesqthatqthisqchemicalqwillqenhanceqtheqrats'qbrainqdevel
opment.qWhichqofqtheqfollowingqtermsqdescribesqthisqstepqofqtheqscientificqprocess?q


A)Hypothesis.
B)Experiment.
C)Analysis.
D)Conclusion.q-qCORRECTqqANSWER-A)Hypothesis.

AllqgenesqcanqbeqdescribedqusingqtheqPunnettqSquareqmethod.qTrueqorqFalse?q


A)True
B)Falseq-qCORRECTqqANSWER-B)False

, Anqorganismqthatqhasqaqgenotypeqofqtwoqdominantqallelesqforqoneqgeneqis:q


A)Heterozygous.
B)Homozygous.
C)Multiparous.
D)Nulliparousq-qCORRECTqqANSWER-B)Homozygous.

Basedqonqtheqinherentqpropertiesqofqwaterqmolecules,qwhatqeffectqwouldqaqlargeqbodyqofqw
aterqhaveqonqtheqtemperatureqofqaqclimate?q


A)Increase.
B)Decrease.
C)Stabilize.
D)Destabilize.q-qCORRECTqqANSWER-C)Stabilize.

Cellsqwithqaqhighqrateqofqproteinqsynthesisqgenerallyqhaveqaqlargeqnumberqofqwhichqofqtheqf
ollowingqcellularqstructures?q


A)Mitochondria.
B)Ribosomes.
C)Lysosomes.
D)Golgiqapparati.q-qCORRECTqqANSWER-B)Ribosomes.

Dietsqthatqcontainqhighqamountsqofqsaturatedqfattyqacidsqareqlinkedqtoqwhatqdiseaseqtype?q


A)Renal.
B)Coronal.
C)Cardiovascular.
D)Pleural.q-qCORRECTqqANSWER-C)Cardiovascular.

Forqeveryqglucoseqmoleculequtilizedqduringqcellularqrespiration,qapproximatelyqhowqmanyq
ATPqmoleculesqcanqbeqproduced?q


A)14qtoq18.
B)18qtoq25.
C)32qtoq36.
D)68qtoq70.q-qCORRECTqqANSWER-C)32qtoq36.

Glycolysisqisqtheqconversionqofq_______qtoq______qinqtheqprocessqofqcellularqrespiration.q