HESI Biology Practice Test 1

Which one of these processes is not the same as the others?

Which one of these organisms is not an autotroph?

What is an important characteristic of the scientific process?

Which of these organelles is likely to appear in high quantities in skeletal muscle tissue?

Which carbohydrate is found in plants but not in human tissue?

Many point mutations in humans are caused by prolonged exposure to which of the following?

DNA polymerase read DNA in the 3’ to 5’ direction, which means which of the following?

A gray female rabbit with fur color alleles Bb mates with a black male rabbit with fur color alleles BB. What is the phenotype of the female rabbit?

The appearance of new strains of coronavirus and antibiotic-resistant bacteria support what biological concept?

Which one of these changes would not increase the rate of photosynthesis of a green plant?

A lizard, a hawk, and a salmon would share the same ___________ but be in a different ______________.

Which of the following statements is not true about mutations?

If a cell is placed in an isotonic solution, what will likely happen?

What type of bond connects the sugar and phosphate in DNA?

Neurons must add sodium to the cell body to generate the final action potential. This process is done by which of the following?

A grasshopper, a trout, and a lion would all belong to which of the following?

The function of a stop codon is which of the following?

Which of these macromolecules consist of polysaccharides and are broken down by an enzyme found in saliva and the pancreas?

If two parents who are heterozygous for a gene that can cause a hereditary disease have a child, what is the probability that their child will also be a carrier?

If you placed a human nerve cell in distilled water, the direction of osmosis will cause the cell