BIOLOGY POCKET-PREP REVIEW - HESI A2 EXAM

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BIOLOGY POCKET-PREP REVIEW - HESI A2 EXAM

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Question 1: Which of the following correctly identifies the two types of cells?

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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic

Question 2: Which of the following best describes phenotype?

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All the observable characteristics of an organism

Question 3: What is the responsibility of the Golgi apparatus within the cell?

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Transport proteins

Question 4: What does the stomach do?

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Break down and digest food

Question 5: Which of the following molecules contains the code that is required for replication?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Question 6: an organelle that is found in plants and is the site of photosynthesis

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Chloroplasts Question 7: Which stage of mitosis is occurring when the chromosomes gather on either side of the separating cell?

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Telophase Question 8: Which of the following organelles contains hydrolytic enzymes which break down and digest macromolecules?

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Lysosomes Question 9: Cells with a high rate of protein synthesis generally have a large number of which of the following cellular structures?

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Ribosomes Question 10: During which stage of photosynthesis is solar energy converted to chemical energy?

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During light reactions Question 11: The most important function of carbohydrates is which of the following?

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Store and provide energy for the body

Question 12: molecules that is used for storage, structure, and energy?

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Carbohydrates

Question 13: What are the organized masses of DNA located within the nucleus of a cell known as?

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Chromosomes Question 14: Glycolysis is the conversion of _______ to _______ in the process of cellular respiration.

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Glucose, pyruvate

Question 15: What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA has one less oxygen than RNA Question 16: The organelle that transports material from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to other parts of the cell is known as which of the following?

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Golgi apparatus Question 17: Which stage of mitosis is occurring when the chromosomes begin separating and the chromatids are considered separate chromosomes?

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Anaphase Question 18: What must first occur before a cell can be divided to grow, develop, and reproduce organisms?

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DNA replication Question 19: Which of the following options correctly lists biology's hierarchic organizational system?

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 20: identifies the products of cell respiration?

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Water, carbon dioxide, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Question 21: Which of the following describes the set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products?

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Cellular respiration Question 22: Which of the following describes the sum of all chemical reactions that occur in an organism?

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Metabolism

Question 23: Prokaryotic cells lack which of the following?

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Membrane bound organelles

Question 24: transcription of DNA

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RNA copies DNA to produce mRNA Question 25: Which of the following cell parts surrounds the cell, delimiting the cell from the environment around it?

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Cellular membrane Question 26: The first process step of the conversion of glucose to pyruvate is known as which of the following?

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Glycolysis