Hesi A2 Biology
How many chromosomes do sperm and egg produce in meiosis? Answer- 23
How many chromosomes do sperm and egg produce in mitosis? Answer- 46
What helps the cell shape and cell to adapt? Answer- cytoskeleton
What gives the cell the ability to move and proper? Answer- microtubules
What is the main component of blood plasma? Answer- water
What is the first step in metabolism of food to cellular energy? Answer- glycolysis
What drives the cell/ pushes it forward? Answer- propulsion
All humans have how many pairs of chromosomes? Answer- 23 pairs
The plasma membrane is made of/ composed of what? Answer- lipids, proteins, and
carbohydrates
What organelle is responsible for packaging, processing, and shipping? Answer- Golgi
Apparatus
Plant cells have what organelle that functions as storage, waste disposal, and
protection? Answer- vacuoles
What is the site of cellular respiration? (eukaryotic cells) Answer- mitochondria
What are plasma membranes mostly made of? Answer- lipids
What is the magnification of an ocular lens on a microscope? Answer- 10x
What part of the microscope is the side going to be placed on? Answer- stage
What holds the genetic code for each person? Answer- DNA
What is DNA made of? Answer- nucleotides
is the most important component of the cell, contributing to protection, communication,
and the passage of substances into and out the cell. Answer- The cellular membrane
the plasma membrane is made of how many phospholipid layers? Answer- 2
, The mRNA strand is what DNA strand? Answer- identical except T is replaced with U
How is oxygen transported through blood or body? Answer- circulatory system
What organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and membrane production? Answer-
endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)
What is the intake of food through the cell membrane creating food vacuole? Answer-
phagocytosis
The bird's body and function of wings? Answer- hereditary
What phase does replication take place in? Answer- S phase
What are different versions of a gene? (variations) Answer- alleles
is the sequence of reactions by which most living cells general energy during the
process of aerobic respiration; it take place in the mitochondria Answer- The Krebs
Cycle
What kind of cells are in meiosis (sex cells) Answer- gametes
What organelle pushes water out of the cell? Answer- vacuoles (contractile)
What is an animal cell? Answer- eukaryotic
Movement of ions and other molecular substances across cell membranes without the
need of energy is Answer- Passive transport
What is the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from areas of high
concentration to areas of low concentration? Answer- osmosis
The expulsion or discharge of substances from the cell (removal)? Answer- exocytosis
What does aerobic respiration require? Answer- oxygen
Which movement requires carrier protein but no direct cellular energy? Answer-
Facilitated transport
Which term denotes the movement of glucose molecules from an area of lower
concentration to an area of higher concentration? Answer- Active transport
Plasmolysis is a term describing? Answer- Cellular shrinkage, which occurs when cells
are immersed in hypertonic solution
How many chromosomes do sperm and egg produce in meiosis? Answer- 23
How many chromosomes do sperm and egg produce in mitosis? Answer- 46
What helps the cell shape and cell to adapt? Answer- cytoskeleton
What gives the cell the ability to move and proper? Answer- microtubules
What is the main component of blood plasma? Answer- water
What is the first step in metabolism of food to cellular energy? Answer- glycolysis
What drives the cell/ pushes it forward? Answer- propulsion
All humans have how many pairs of chromosomes? Answer- 23 pairs
The plasma membrane is made of/ composed of what? Answer- lipids, proteins, and
carbohydrates
What organelle is responsible for packaging, processing, and shipping? Answer- Golgi
Apparatus
Plant cells have what organelle that functions as storage, waste disposal, and
protection? Answer- vacuoles
What is the site of cellular respiration? (eukaryotic cells) Answer- mitochondria
What are plasma membranes mostly made of? Answer- lipids
What is the magnification of an ocular lens on a microscope? Answer- 10x
What part of the microscope is the side going to be placed on? Answer- stage
What holds the genetic code for each person? Answer- DNA
What is DNA made of? Answer- nucleotides
is the most important component of the cell, contributing to protection, communication,
and the passage of substances into and out the cell. Answer- The cellular membrane
the plasma membrane is made of how many phospholipid layers? Answer- 2
, The mRNA strand is what DNA strand? Answer- identical except T is replaced with U
How is oxygen transported through blood or body? Answer- circulatory system
What organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and membrane production? Answer-
endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER)
What is the intake of food through the cell membrane creating food vacuole? Answer-
phagocytosis
The bird's body and function of wings? Answer- hereditary
What phase does replication take place in? Answer- S phase
What are different versions of a gene? (variations) Answer- alleles
is the sequence of reactions by which most living cells general energy during the
process of aerobic respiration; it take place in the mitochondria Answer- The Krebs
Cycle
What kind of cells are in meiosis (sex cells) Answer- gametes
What organelle pushes water out of the cell? Answer- vacuoles (contractile)
What is an animal cell? Answer- eukaryotic
Movement of ions and other molecular substances across cell membranes without the
need of energy is Answer- Passive transport
What is the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from areas of high
concentration to areas of low concentration? Answer- osmosis
The expulsion or discharge of substances from the cell (removal)? Answer- exocytosis
What does aerobic respiration require? Answer- oxygen
Which movement requires carrier protein but no direct cellular energy? Answer-
Facilitated transport
Which term denotes the movement of glucose molecules from an area of lower
concentration to an area of higher concentration? Answer- Active transport
Plasmolysis is a term describing? Answer- Cellular shrinkage, which occurs when cells
are immersed in hypertonic solution
