TEST BANK FOR HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following is a correct description of metaphase
during mitosis?
A) The nuclear envelope disappears and the chromosomes
begin to attach to the spindle that forms along the axis of
the cell.
B) Chromosomes gather on either side of the now
separating cell.
C)Chromosomes start to separate.
D) Chromosomes align along the center of the cell. -
ANSWER >>>>>D) Chromosomes align along the center of
the cell.
Where can ribosomes be found inside a cell?
A) Attached to the endoplasmic reticulum and in the
cytoplasm.
B) Only in the cytoplasm.
C) Only attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
,D) None of the above. - ANSWER >>>>>A) Attached to
the endoplasmic reticulum and in the cytoplasm.
What is the role of the Golgi apparatus in the cell?
A)To provide intracellular digestion.
B)To provide transportation of materials throughout the
cell.
C)To uptake food through the cell membrane.
D)To produce cellular respiration. - ANSWER >>>>>B)To
provide transportation of materials throughout the cell.
What characteristic of water allows for hydrogen bonding
between molecules?
A)Its high specific heat.
B)Its cohesive properties.
C)Its covalent bonds.
D)Its polar nature. - ANSWER >>>>>D)Its polar nature.
Which of the following is the MOST inclusive in the
hierarchic system of organization?
,A)Kingdom.
B)Class.
C)Genus.
D)Species. - ANSWER >>>>>A)Kingdom
In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
A)G1
B)S
C)G2
D)D1 - ANSWER >>>>>B)S
Which of the following processes reduces cells originally
classified as diploid to haploid?
A)Meiosis.
B)Mitosis.
C)Both meiosis and mitosis.
D)Neither meiosis and mitosis. - ANSWER
>>>>>A)Meiosis.
Which of the following is an example of a cell created by
meiosis?
, A)Kidney cell.
B)Sperm cell.
C)Brain cell.
D)Skin cell. - ANSWER >>>>>B)Sperm cell
he Krebs cycle is a process described as:
A)the creation of ATP and Pyruvate.
B)the creation of GTP and NADH.
C)the process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and
produce oxygen.
)a linear method of creating energy. - ANSWER
>>>>>B)the creation of GTP and NADH.
The plasma membranes of cells are composed of:
A)a single layer of phospholipid molecules.
B)a bilayer of phospholipid molecules.
C)proteins that act as transport highways.
D)mitochondria. - ANSWER >>>>>B)a bilayer of
phospholipid molecules.
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following is a correct description of metaphase
during mitosis?
A) The nuclear envelope disappears and the chromosomes
begin to attach to the spindle that forms along the axis of
the cell.
B) Chromosomes gather on either side of the now
separating cell.
C)Chromosomes start to separate.
D) Chromosomes align along the center of the cell. -
ANSWER >>>>>D) Chromosomes align along the center of
the cell.
Where can ribosomes be found inside a cell?
A) Attached to the endoplasmic reticulum and in the
cytoplasm.
B) Only in the cytoplasm.
C) Only attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
,D) None of the above. - ANSWER >>>>>A) Attached to
the endoplasmic reticulum and in the cytoplasm.
What is the role of the Golgi apparatus in the cell?
A)To provide intracellular digestion.
B)To provide transportation of materials throughout the
cell.
C)To uptake food through the cell membrane.
D)To produce cellular respiration. - ANSWER >>>>>B)To
provide transportation of materials throughout the cell.
What characteristic of water allows for hydrogen bonding
between molecules?
A)Its high specific heat.
B)Its cohesive properties.
C)Its covalent bonds.
D)Its polar nature. - ANSWER >>>>>D)Its polar nature.
Which of the following is the MOST inclusive in the
hierarchic system of organization?
,A)Kingdom.
B)Class.
C)Genus.
D)Species. - ANSWER >>>>>A)Kingdom
In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
A)G1
B)S
C)G2
D)D1 - ANSWER >>>>>B)S
Which of the following processes reduces cells originally
classified as diploid to haploid?
A)Meiosis.
B)Mitosis.
C)Both meiosis and mitosis.
D)Neither meiosis and mitosis. - ANSWER
>>>>>A)Meiosis.
Which of the following is an example of a cell created by
meiosis?
, A)Kidney cell.
B)Sperm cell.
C)Brain cell.
D)Skin cell. - ANSWER >>>>>B)Sperm cell
he Krebs cycle is a process described as:
A)the creation of ATP and Pyruvate.
B)the creation of GTP and NADH.
C)the process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and
produce oxygen.
)a linear method of creating energy. - ANSWER
>>>>>B)the creation of GTP and NADH.
The plasma membranes of cells are composed of:
A)a single layer of phospholipid molecules.
B)a bilayer of phospholipid molecules.
C)proteins that act as transport highways.
D)mitochondria. - ANSWER >>>>>B)a bilayer of
phospholipid molecules.
