HESI A2 (BIOLOGY) ELSEVIER
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Why is polarity the most important characteristic of water? ✔✔The results of the polarity are hydrogen bonding, a high specific heat value, and its versatile solvent properties.
Athletes are often concerned with the question of what they need in their diets to increase muscle mass and strength. What biologic molecule would you recommend that would accomplish this?✔✔Proteins
Which organelle would you expect to be present in a cell responsible for detoxifying multiple molecules? ✔✔Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
A cell from heart muscle would more than likely contain an unusually high proportion of: ✔✔Mitochondria
Which part of cellular respiration produces the greatest amount of ATP? ✔✔Electron transport chain
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When plants do not receive enough water their photosynthetic rated drops. This is because: ✔✔Water is a raw material for the light reactions in photosynthesis.
Which of the following statements is true about the Krebs cycle and the Calvin Cycle? ✔✔Both result in a net production of ATP and NADH.
Why is it important for cells to undergo mitosis? ✔✔Mitosis produces cells for growth and repair of body tissue.
72 Chromosomes undergo meiosis. How many chromosomes will be in each gamete? ✔✔36
Which of the following shows how information is transformed to make a protein? ✔✔DNA- RNA- protein
In the hierarchic system of classification, which of the following is the least inclusive?✔✔Species
After observing an event, you develop an explanation. This statement is referred to as which of the following? ✔✔Hypothesis
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