Hesi A2 Biology v1/v2 Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What organelle helps in the organization of microtubules during cell division?
✔✔Centrioles
What is the jelly-like material between the cell membrane and nucleus?
✔✔Cytosol
What organelle stores water, nutrients, and waste in plant cells?
✔✔Central vacuole
What is the outermost protective layer of a prokaryotic cell?
✔✔Cell wall
What structure allows communication between plant cells through small pores?
✔✔Plasmodesmata
1
,What is the powerhouse of prokaryotic cells since they lack mitochondria?
✔✔Cell membrane
What organelle is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP for the cell?
✔✔Mitochondria
What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
✔✔Cell membrane
What is the main function of ribosomes in a cell?
✔✔Protein synthesis
Which organelle packages and distributes proteins and lipids within the cell?
✔✔Golgi apparatus
What is the semifluid substance inside the cell where organelles are suspended?
✔✔Cytoplasm
2
,What organelle contains digestive enzymes to break down waste and cellular debris?
✔✔Lysosome
What structure provides support and shape to plant cells but is absent in animal cells?
✔✔Cell wall
What is the genetic material found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells?
✔✔DNA
What organelle is the site of photosynthesis in plant cells?
✔✔Chloroplast
What is the primary function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
✔✔Lipid synthesis and detoxification
What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
✔✔Protein modification and transport
3
, What part of the cytoskeleton is responsible for cell movement and shape?
✔✔Microfilaments
What are the small hair-like projections that help some cells move?
✔✔Cilia
What long whip-like structure helps single-celled organisms like bacteria move?
✔✔Flagellum
What process occurs in the mitochondria to generate ATP?
✔✔Cellular respiration
What cellular process uses ribosomes, tRNA, and mRNA to build proteins?
✔✔Translation
What is the control center of the cell that directs cell activities?
✔✔Nucleus
4
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What organelle helps in the organization of microtubules during cell division?
✔✔Centrioles
What is the jelly-like material between the cell membrane and nucleus?
✔✔Cytosol
What organelle stores water, nutrients, and waste in plant cells?
✔✔Central vacuole
What is the outermost protective layer of a prokaryotic cell?
✔✔Cell wall
What structure allows communication between plant cells through small pores?
✔✔Plasmodesmata
1
,What is the powerhouse of prokaryotic cells since they lack mitochondria?
✔✔Cell membrane
What organelle is responsible for producing energy in the form of ATP for the cell?
✔✔Mitochondria
What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?
✔✔Cell membrane
What is the main function of ribosomes in a cell?
✔✔Protein synthesis
Which organelle packages and distributes proteins and lipids within the cell?
✔✔Golgi apparatus
What is the semifluid substance inside the cell where organelles are suspended?
✔✔Cytoplasm
2
,What organelle contains digestive enzymes to break down waste and cellular debris?
✔✔Lysosome
What structure provides support and shape to plant cells but is absent in animal cells?
✔✔Cell wall
What is the genetic material found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells?
✔✔DNA
What organelle is the site of photosynthesis in plant cells?
✔✔Chloroplast
What is the primary function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
✔✔Lipid synthesis and detoxification
What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
✔✔Protein modification and transport
3
, What part of the cytoskeleton is responsible for cell movement and shape?
✔✔Microfilaments
What are the small hair-like projections that help some cells move?
✔✔Cilia
What long whip-like structure helps single-celled organisms like bacteria move?
✔✔Flagellum
What process occurs in the mitochondria to generate ATP?
✔✔Cellular respiration
What cellular process uses ribosomes, tRNA, and mRNA to build proteins?
✔✔Translation
What is the control center of the cell that directs cell activities?
✔✔Nucleus
4
