Deck 1: Hesi: Biology

Question 1

Which of the following is the site of protein synthesis?

A)Cell wall
B)Ribosomes
C)Vacuoles
D)DNA polymerase
E)RNA polymerase

Answer 1

Ribosomes

Question 2

Which of the following is a mammal?

A)Whale
B)Snake
C)Grasshopper
D)Protozoon
E)Chicken

Answer 2

Whale

Question 3

Which of the following is responsible for the coagulation of blood?

A)Neutrophils
B)Plasma
C)Red blood cells
D)Platelets
E)Lymphocytes

Answer 3

Platelets

Question 4

A scientist is studying the inheritance of two traits encoded by two different genes: eye color and hair color. Brown eye color is dominant of green eye color; brunette hair color is dominant over blond hair color. If parent A is homozygous for both brown eyes and brunette hair and parent B is heterozygous for brown eye color and brunette hair, what is the likelihood that an offspring will be born with green eyes and blond hair?

A)50%
B)25%
C)15%
D)10%
E)0%

Question 5

Which of the following describes having three copies of a chromosome?

A)Monosomy
B)Disomy
C)Trisomy
D)Tetrasomy
E)Pentasomy

Question 6

Over the course of 150 years, an area filled with weeds becomes more diverse and weeds are replaced by grasses, shrubs, and ultimately oaks. This process is defined as

A)Mutation
B)Adaptation
C)Succession
D)Divergence
E)Convergence

Question 7

As a means to spot prey, both snow leopards and owls have developed extraordinary night vision. This is an example of:

A)Divergent evolution
B)Speciation
C)Coevolution
D)Convergent evolution
E)Biological magnification

Question 8

What is the by-product of anaerobic respiration in muscle tissue?

A)Lactic acid
B)Nitrogen
C)Oxygen
D)Carbon dioxide
E)Glycogen

Question 9

The transfer of genetic materal between a pair of chromosomes is called __________.

A)Translation
B)Transcription
C)Translocation
D)Substitution
E)Transduction

Question 10

Which of the following factors does not influence human fertility rates?

A)Culture
B)Nutrition
C)Economics
D)Geography
E)Emotions

Question 11

Which of the following pairs is not an example of analogous structures?

A)Wings of a butterfly and wings of a bat
B)Eyes of a human and the eyes of a mollusk
C)Legs of a cat and the legs of a dog
D)Arm of a chimpanzee and the flipper of a dolphin
E)Claw of a bear and the claw of a wolf

Question 12

What term describes the evolutionary process by which new species arise?

A)Adaptive radiation
B)Lamarkism
C)Speciation
D)Natural selection
E)Sexual selection